Events
WNP Events Calendar
Will Connolly enjoys a stereopticon viewer while Paul Judge waits his turn. 9th WNP Meet-up at the Cliff House, April 21, 2008. - WNP photoWe're happy to appear at street fairs, festivals, and other community events to show old photos of the neighborhood, give out free booklets, and chat with people about west SF history.
We also do slide shows and lectures for community groups, classrooms, preschools, clubs, historical societies, and other organizations who'd like to hear more about topics like the Sunset district, the old Rancho San Miguel, earthquake shacks, and "Carville".
Email us for more information!
Upcoming Events
- May 18th, 2008 1:00pm (Sunday)
Land's End Tour for WNP Members
NOTE: the day of this walk has changed to the 18th! Former National Park Service ranger John Martini leads a walking tour of the Land's End area for WNP members. We'll learn all about the history of the area: Sutro Baths, long-gone scenic railroads, shipwrecks, and more. This tour is free, but limited to WNP members and has a maximum capacity of just 30 people. Email woody@outsidelands.org with the number of your party. The 2.5 mile walk is semi-strenuous with lots of stairs. - Contact: woody@outsidelands.org - May 19th, 2008 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
WNP Meet-Up
The 10th monthly WNP Meet-Up at the Cliff House! Join WNP founders David Gallagher, Woody LaBounty and friends for a drink. A cozy, casual affair, open to anyone interested in SF west side history. At the last meet-up Paul Rosenberg sang the Golden Grain pasta jingle. Maybe he'll do it again! All are welcome, and we always have good company and some interesting items to show off. We meet about 7PM in the bar area just to the left as one enters the Cliff House. If you have questions, or don't know where the Cliff House is, contact David... he's good at giving directions. - Cliff House West edge of North America Contact: David Gallagher david@outsidelands.org - May 24th, 2008 10:00am (Saturday) at West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street
West Portal History Walk
A City Guides walk led by Emmet McDonagh. From a sleepy ranch owned by Adolph Sutro in 1880, West Portal rapidly grew into a shopping and transit hub after the Twin Peaks tunnel opened the west of Twin Peaks area to development in 1918. We'll see buildings designed by architects who later gained fame for the Golden Gate Bridge and for building art deco apartments across the city. We'll glimpse the remnants of a deep ravine that ran under West Portal Avenue. And we'll see the legacy of Fernando Nelson & Sons, the firm that developed West Portal, in a career that spanned the Victorian era to the 1940s. - West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street Corner of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street
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