Central Freeway, 1983
It was convenient, but what a blight, fortunately that stub never got added to. Opera Plaza was pretty new and the State PUC building (Van Ness & McAllister) was yet to be built. there are a few more aerial shots around Civic Center in the latest update: https://sfmemory.org/Update/2025-04-16 #sfhistory #sfmemory
Check out tonight's virtual event with
Woody LaBounty & me, we'll follow James Stetson's account of the earthquake & fire as he walks the streets during those 3 terrible days ($10 - a benefit for non-profit SF Heritage) #1906Earthquake #sfhistory https://www.sfheritage.org/events/virtual-doomed-to-destruction-program/
From the Knave column, Oakland Tribune, Sunday, November 05, 1967:
IT ISN'T every day you meet a Countess running a brick-yard - especially one who has had more than 50 years of success in its management and admits to 87 years of vibrant living.
It's even more unusual when the Countess tells you she has dedicated her life to the memory of her French-Canadian parents and is as proud of her Oakland heritage as anything else she possesses. And her possessions are indeed prodigious.
There are other admirable characteristics about Countess Lillian Remillard Dandini, the brickyard proprietor who, we hasten to inform you, was born in a modest eight-room, two-story dwelling at Tenth and Clay Streets in Oakland ...
https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2025/04/knave-oakland-countess-made-bricks-that.html
More (about 190) episodes of the Knave here: https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/the-knave.html
#Oakland #SFHistory #SanFranciscoHistory #OaklandHistory #bricks #Remillard #Tribune #OaklandTribune #Knave
SFMemory Update!
340 new old images, a real mixed bag. Some great 1950s Oakland & East Bay Kodachromes, 1980s Trolley festivals, plus some familiar old buildings of course. #sfhistory https://sfmemory.org/Update/2025-04-16
Haight & Ashbury, 1968
What's wrong with this picture? When I got it with a few other tourist snaps I didn't think much of it, but looking closely I can see how things were changing in the neighborhood. (dated 1968 from others in the set) #sfmemory #sfhistory
Seals Stadium, April 15 1958
First Giants Game in San Francisco (the first Major League game on the west coast)
15 Amateur slides just discovered in the pile. Years ago I was told that the frame for that flower horseshoe was still in the backyard at Pinelli's Flowerland on Clement #sfhistory #sfmemory
Just Announced!
Doomed to Destruction - An Illustrated Narrative of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
I'll be joining my old partner
Woody LaBounty on Zoom & following the exploits of James Stetson through the events of April 1906 tix: https://www.sfheritage.org/events/virtual-doomed-to-destruction-program/ #sfhistory
Tomales Bay, 1952
The Great Oyster Robbery
(part of a huge collection of slides coming to SFMemory.org) #sfhistory #marin
Ocean Beach, January 1914
A huge storm battered the seawall in front of the original Beach Chalet (which was on the west side of Great Highway, duh) It survived the storm, but was later moved to 24th Avenue (where it caught fire and burned 
) recent photos soon to be added to SFMemory #sfhistory
Top of the Mark, circa 1948
I've never been up there, but if I go I'm ordering a pink drink and staring out at the poor saps on Alcatraz. (a great picture from a recent huge slide donation) #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #vista #alcatraz
Geary near 19th Ave, 1959
A little something for everyone on this Richmond District block. The Wonder-Lite Do-Nut Shop, Silhouette Slenderizing, and Arko Health Food. These buildings still stand in modified form. (from a negative in the SFPL Assessor's Collection) #sfhistory
SP's Bayshore Roundhouse, 1941 & 2025
Last week I rode my bike through an open gate to check out the Bayshore Roundhouse (then got locked in!) I have images showing the turntable being replaced in 1941. There's not much left there to orient the pics, but this is recognizable. #sfhistory
Octavia & Jackson , circa 1930
A view southeast from the intersection showing the large yard of the Spreckels Mansion (2080 Washington) Notable is the lack of the huge hedge that surrounds the yard now. Part of a collection of lantern slides I recently acquired. #sfhistory
Islais Creek, June 1901
View south from about Nevada & Crescent (near the farmers market) toward the Spring Valley Water pipe. Alemany Boulevard & the I280 Freeway dominate this view today, but water pipe (or a later version of it) still runs underground here. #sfhistory
Pennsylvania & 19th, circa 1956
Still doing some test scans on these Kodachrome stereo slides. (close to 1000 were recently discovered) I'm not convinced I should scan both images for all these. Here's a pair, I encourage people to show me what they can do with them #sfhistory #sanfrancisco
Broderick near Jackson, 1963
An amazing cache of house images with dates ranging from 1955-1970 have been discovered. There are over 1000 time capsule images from an unknown source. They're in a challenging format however, Kodachrome stereo views. this one is just a taste. #sfhistory
Alameda Aerial, October 1955
Spent a few hours at the National Archives in San Bruno, scanning over 150 aerial 1950s-60s views around the bay. Periodically we'd come across odd constructions with concentric arcs repeated in different locales. Can you guess what they are? #sfhistory
