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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIRE OX BRIDGE -- THE GOLDEN GATE

Happy 75th birthday Golden Gate Bridge! This part of our world is symbolized by a beautiful Art Deco masterpiece that separates the vast wide ocean...
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San Francisco's carnival atmosphere

Years agoSan Francisco was viewed by the rest of the world as an amusement park for families with kids because of the World Fairs, Sutro Baths,...
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San Francisco legends: Hills Bros. Coffee

No wonder San Francisco's bean scene is so vibrant. Home to Folgers and Hills Bros. Coffee brands for over 130 years, the locals must have...
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Sutro Baths: Memories of an earlier era

  • Sutro Baths
  • February 8, 2012
There’s a fascinating history to the Sutro Baths ruins in the northwestern corner of San Francisco. When Mayor Adolph Sutro opened the baths...
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San Francisco legends: What is the WaaTeeKaa train?

  • Bechtel museum
  • January 26, 2012
Perhaps you've stumbled across this tiny museum, which is actually an historic railway car sitting on the brick plaza in front of the Bechtel...
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San Francisco legends: who was Juan Bautista de Anza?

San Franciscans would be familiar with the name. In tribute to him, de Anza crops up here and there in town and street names, statues, schools, a...
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San Francisco legends: who was Thomas Starr King?

Even those who have lived a lifetime in San Francisco may not have noticed a small street with the unusual name of Starr King Way located between...
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Mission Dolores: An oasis of calm in a busy city

Oh gosh, where is Carlotta Valdes buried? What do you mean you never heard of her? That's the mystery woman that Kim Novak was obsessed with in...
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Heritage Celebrates 40 Years

This year marks the 40th anniversary of San Francisco Architectural Heritage as the City’s leading local historic preservation organization....
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Walking tour of Jackson Square

  • SF City Guide
  • May 11, 2011
If one Googles "Balance Street, San Francisco" nothing close to this unique area shows up. In fact it may not even be on most tourists...
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