The Neighborhoods Include:
Richmond District
(North of Golden Gate Park, south of the Presidio, bounded by the ocean and Masonic Avenue.)Includes: Sea Cliff, Presidio Terrace, Jordan Park.
Recent Richmond District Additions
- Playland Memories
Ronna Brandt remembers visiting Playland attractions. - Golden Gate Park---Oasis and Obstacle
The Legacy of the Fight for a Cross-Park Streetcar Route - Playland Movies, 1960
Great footage of Playland rides shot in 1960. - Richmond Memories from Ken Ross
Selling Liberty Magazine, Sarge's pool hall, and the Coliseum Theater - Terrorism in the Richmond District in 1927
Exploding luggage on Balboa Street and the "black hand."
Sunset District
(South of Golden Gate Park, north of Sloat Boulevard, bounded by the ocean on the west and Stanyan Street/Golden Gate Heights on the east.)Includes: Parkside, Golden Gate Heights, Parkway Terrace.
Recent Sunset District Additions
- Streetwise - A Fine & Fancy Ramble
Frank Dunnigan remembers childhood rambles at the San Francisco Zoo. - Carl Larsen: The Gentle Dane
Sunset District pioneer and benefactor. - Remembering the 1957 Earthquake
Former St. Cecilia's student remember San Francisco's 1957 earthquake. - Growing Up in the Sunset's desert
Living in the sandy Sunset District in the 1940s and 1950s. - Golden Gate Park---Oasis and Obstacle
The Legacy of the Fight for a Cross-Park Streetcar Route
West of Twin Peaks
Includes: West Portal, St. Francis Wood, Forest Hill, Balboa Terrace, Westwood Park, Miraloma Park and Sunnyside.
Recent West of Twin Peaks Additions
- Streetwise - Up & Down West Portal
A walk on West Portal Avenue is a walk down Memory Lane. - Streetwise - Dad & Bill's Night Out
Memories of the 1950s fight against the Western Freeway. - Sherwood Forest
A tiny neighborhood on the side of Mount Davidson. - Homewood Terrace Orphanage
Jewish orphanage that faced Ocean Avenue from 1921 to 1960s - Forest Hill Station
Laguna Honda or Forest Hill MUNI Subway Station
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18th Avenue and Vicente Street
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180 Westwood Drive, 1922
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St. Cecilia 1951 Kindergarten AM
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St. Cecilia 1951 Kindergarten PM
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Mercedes Way, 1910s
Lake Merced to OMI
Includes: Ingleside, Ocean View, Merced Heights, Lakeside, Parkmerced, Stonestown, Lakeshore, Ingleside Terraces.
Recent OMI Additions
- OMI News, May 2, 1969
The Publication of the OMI Community Association in the early 1970s. - Ocean Avenue Firehouse
Stood from 1906 to 1957 at the corner of Ocean and San Jose Avenues. - Ingleside Racetrack
Fourth in a series on west side racetracks. - Ingleside Terraces Video
1920s Newsreel footage of Ingleside Terrace and "Villa Maria" house. - Streetwise: A Boxer's Death
Alex Gdovin died from a punch to the chest that stopped his heart in a boxing match.
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Balboa Theater Ceiling Art
Playland Food Stand, 1970s
Inner Richmond Walk, May 2009
George Turner Marsh home, 1890s
6th Avenue and Clement, 1970s
Larsen's Chicken Ranch
Larsen Park Jet
Inner Sunset, 1937
Sunset Boulevard near Kirkham, 1931
Sunset Sand Dunes, 1920s
Ocean View Station
Ocean Avenue Walk, 2008
Ocean Avenue Walk, 2008
Harold Lloyd Movie on a Streetcar