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Ocean Park Motel
San Francisco's first motel
Beer Town
Beer Town was the name given to a five-block stretch of Fulton Street, which started in the 1870s with watering holes servicing patrons of the Bay District Race Track.
Streetwise: Run Out of Town
The Richmond District used to be criss-crossed with streetcar lines.
Surf Theater
Irving Street at 45th Avenue
Richmond Banner, March 19, 1920
Images and excerpts from a neighborhood newspaper
Sunset Nursery School
This Great Highway Co-Op has a long history

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Lorri Ungaretti on Sunset District History
Jan 30, 2012 7:00pm (Monday) at Sunset Branch Library
Lorri Ungaretti gives a slide presentation about her new book, Then & Now: San Francisco's Sunset District, featuring vintage and modern photographs from the Western Neighborhoods Project and private collections. More Info...
A Madcap Romp Through San Francisco Political History
Jan 31, 2012 7:00pm-9:00pm (Tuesday) at St Phillip's Church
Supervisor Chris J Christensen was elected to the board of supervisors in the November, 1947, municipal election and was sworn in on Thursday, January 8, 1948. More Info...
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