Past Events
WNP Events Calendar
We'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!
- May 4th, 2008 11:00am (Sunday) 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.
- May 3rd, 2008 2:00pm (Saturday) at Merced Branch Library
Lake Merced Neighborhoods History Talk
Woody LaBounty will be giving a slide show presentation on the history of the Lake Merced area and the neighborhoods and institutions that now surround it, in conjunction with a 50th anniversary celebration of the Merced Branch Public Library. From Native American and Spanish uses of the area to American squatters, water wars, golf courses, and roadhouses, we'll move to the creation of the Lakeside, Lakeshore, Merced Manor and Parkmerced neighborhoods. Lot of old photos, good stories, and time for questions!
- Apr 23rd, 2008 7:00pm (Wednesday) at Parkside Branch Library
History of the Sunset-Parkside District
WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti returns to the Parkside Branch Library for her popular slide show history on the Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods. Special guest know-it-all Woody LaBounty may be there too. Always a full house, so arrive on time for a seat.
- Apr 21st, 2008 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
WNP Meet-Up
The ninth 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. Maybe you drag-raced on Great Highway in the 1960s, or just moved here from Rhode Island and want to know more about the two-bedroom $800,000 home you just bought. Either way, 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 been there before.
RECAP - We had over 20 lively souls, and, as always, there were new faces mixing with regulars. Tom Bratton brought memorabilia and memories from his days working in Sutro Baths. David Gallagher received a stereopticon viewer for his birthday and everyone took a turn looking at the 1890s Cliff House in 3-D. Lorri Ungaretti brought a plat map of Westwood Highlands, which included names of the first purchasers, and Mark Adams showed up with some unique views of Richmond District businesses. The highlight had to be Paul Rosenberg singing Bay Area business jingles from years gone by. Wish we'd had a recorder for that!
- Apr 14th, 2008 7:00pm (Monday) at Sunset Branch Library
History of the Richmond District
Lorri Ungaretti gives a slide show presentation and talk about the Richmond District at the Sunset Branch Library. (Yes, a Richmond talk in the Sunset branch.) Special guest stars may include Woody LaBounty. These talks are usually very popular so arrive on time for a seat.
- Apr 5th, 2008 11:00am (Saturday) at Star of the Sea School Auditorium
Richmond History Day
The Richmond Library Campaign is hosting a 2nd annual Richmond History Day in the auditorium at Star of the Sea Elementary School, on Ninth Avenue between Clement and Geary. WNP will be there, and there will be old photos, a slide show, interviews with long-time residents and more.
RECAP - The Friends of the Library raised over $2,000 for the Richmond branch, and the crowd heard some fascinating interviews with long-time Richmond District residents, business owners, and researchers. We scanned some unique photos of the area brought to us by attendees, and board member Lorri Ungaretti gave a great slide show on neighborhood history.
- Mar 19th, 2008 7:00pm (Wednesday) at Cliff House
WNP Meet-Up
Special Wednesday night version of our popular get-together 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. Maybe you went to school out here, or just moved in from somewhere else and would like to learn more. 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 at david@outsidelands.org.
RECAP - From Paul Judge: "Our hosts Woody and David were chatted up by the production folks planning a music concert in the GG Park later this summer. Stephanie, an old pal of Woody's, and her mom and dad, Joe, were first timers in attendance. Paul Rosenberg and Will continue to charm and awe us with their stories and wealth of knowledge. Peter Pratt shared a DVD documentary, 'The Way Things Were' about San Francisco produced by KQED (?) that portrayed some wonderful home movie footage of memories from the past. Jim Cassedy projectionist at the Balboa Theater who claims not to be a postcard collector, nonetheless shared some great classic postcards with us. Tammy Aramian and Paul Rosenberg are preparing for the big Richmond History Day celebration coming up soon on April 5th John Martini (Check the Upcoming Events listing on the WNP Main Page. John Martini is preparing to lead an interpretive walk along Lands End, Saturday May 19th - see WNP Event Page) and John Freeman, came packing with humorous observations and great history tidbits. Vicky Walker and Wade from the Bernal History Project added to those present with hefty historical research chops.
And you know what it's like at these Meet-Ups, there are a dozen or a score or more people engaged in wonderful banter and sharing stories and you don't get the chance in a single evening to meet or talk with everyone so this account certainly isn’t definitive.
- Feb 27th, 2008 7:00pm (Wednesday) at Balboa Theater
Balboa Birthday Bash
The Balboa Theatre will celebrate its 81st Birthday on Wednesday, February 27 with a special screening of Douglas Fairbanks' swashbuckling classic THE BLACK PIRATE. Frederick Hodges will provide a live original musical score to accompany the beautiful Technicolor 35mm Archival print. A live vaudeville show featuring Suzanne "Kitten on the Keys" Ramsey and Magician Extraordinare James Hamilton plus classic short subjects will entertain the audience in a recreation of a night at the movies in 1926, the year the Balboa Theatre opened. Audience members are encouraged to come dressed in clothing of the Roaring 20s.... or as Pirates. There will be prizes and surprises. Birthday cake and libations will follow the program. The Balboa Birthday Bash will start at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30. General Admission is $12.00. Children under 12 and seniors: $9.00 Advance Tickets can be purchased at the Balboa Box Office during business hours or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/26562
- Feb 18th, 2008 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
WNP Meet-Up
Join WNP founders David Gallagher, Woody LaBounty and friends for a drink at the venerable Cliff House. A cozy, casual affair, open to anyone interested in SF west side history. Maybe you went to school out here, or just moved in from somewhere else and would like to learn more. 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 at david@outsidelands.org.
RECAP - We had our biggest crowd (23!) for a WNP Meet-Up on February 18, with a mix of folks from their early 20s to mid-80s. Funny thing was, strangers quickly found they had something in common with whomever they met. In many ways San Francisco can be a small town in that way. Paul Rosenberg demonstrated the "Shopping News" fold used by paper boys 50 years ago. Star of the Sea Academy alums chatted with veteran Rec & Park gardeners. Old radio spots, 1894 Midwinter fair advertisments and high school yearbooks were passed carefully around the drinks and snacks. I couldn't keep up with everything, so this recap may have to move to the message board to let everyone get their say in!
- Jan 24th, 2008 7:30pm (Thursday) at The Randall Museum
The History of San Francisco's Ocean Beach
Join Bob Battalio for in-depth look at the recent history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach. As a professional civil engineer practiced in coastal processes, Battalio has studied and authored several reports on the physical processes at Ocean Beach. He has also surfed in the area extensively. His professional curiosity and recreational interests have combined to make Ocean Beach one of his life’s passions. Battalio has worked with the Surfrider Foundation and Friends of Ocean Beach, and by request of the Mayor's Office, has served on the Ocean Beach Task Force and led the Physical Processes Committee addressing coastal erosion issues. Come early at 7:00 to enjoy videos taken at Mavericks!
Past Events
October 7, 2007 (Sunday), 10:00am
Sutro Forest History Walk
Join City Guide Emmet McDonagh and explore the legacy of Adolph Sutro's Arbor Day celebrations (and discover the remains of Ishi's "cave"), stroll a city reservoir, and more. A steep, long, strenuous walk, but taken at an easy pace and rewarded with spectacular views!
Meet at the northwest corner of Stanyan and Frederick. Free of Charge. Public transportation: MUNI line 43, N streetcar.
October 6, 2007 (Saturday), 10:00am
West Portal History Walk
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.
Meet at the Walgreen's across from the West Portal Muni Station at Ulloa and West Portal Avenues. Free of Charge. Public transportation: MUNI lines K, L, M streetcars.
September 30, 2007 (Saturday), 11:00am - 5:30pm
San Francisco City Guides Summer of Love Treasure Hunt.
Retrace the steps of the Grateful Dead, visit Hippie Hill, and celebrate other adventures of the Haight while searching for clues. Test your powers of deduction and wit - whether you're a super sleuth, or just want to have fun in Golden Gate Park. Register your team at:
http://www.sfcityguides.org or call (415) 557-4266
Starts and ends at Kezar Pavillion, 755 Stanyan
September 29, 2007 (Saturday), 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sunset Community Festival
Always a good time. We'll be there again with historical materials and selling books and showing off old stuff. Sunset Recreation Center, 28th Avenue and Lawton street.
September 17, 2007 (Monday), 7:00pm
First ever WNP MEET-UP.
Come to the Cliff House and have a drink with David Gallagher and Woody LaBounty on a quiet Monday night. No big deal, just a friendly get-together with the WNP crowd. Invite your west-side friends. Go into the Cliff House, and turn left into the old part. We'll try to be obvious, maybe wear boutonnieres. Hopefully the fog will be in and the place won't be too crowded. We can talk about the old days and those darned kids today. You do know where the Cliff House is, right? Feel free to email David if you have any questions: david@outsidelands.org.
September 15, 2007 (Saturday), 12noon - 4:00pm
OMI Family Festival
Come to a cozy street festival on Faxon Avenue, between Ocean Avenue and DeMontfort. We'll be there with a table handing out booklets and showing off old photos.
August 28, 2007 (Tuesday), 7:00pm
History of West Portal Neighborhoods
WNP board member and historian Richard Brandi will present a history of West Portal neighborhoods at the West Portal branch library, 190 Lenox Way at Ulloa Street.
Using vintage photos and maps, Richard traces the area's past, from forest and farmland in the late 1800s, to Garden Cities in the 1910s. West Portal, Forest Hill, and St. Francis Wood were begun in anticipation a tunnel running under Twin Peaks. The opening of the Municipal Railway streetcar tunnel in 1917 ushered in a burst of construction that reached its peak in 1925 and created the neighborhoods we see today. Free of charge.
July 14, 2007 (Saturday), 2:30pm
San Francisco from On High
WNP member and author Jacquie Proctor gives a slide show history of the City's highest hill, Mount Davidson, and the surrounding West of Twin Peaks District. West Portal Branch Library, 190 Lenox Way (at Ulloa Street).
June 16, 2007 (Saturday), 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Parkside History Day at Dianne Feinstein Elementary School, site of the old Parkside School, at 2550 25th Avenue (between Ulloa and Vicente).
We hosted a "History Day" for San Francisco's Parkside neighborhood, featuring historical photos and scrapbooks. The public was encouraged to bring pre-1966 photos, ephemera, and memories to share.
WNP is in the process of creating a historical context statement on the Parkside District's development. Community members are encouraged to bring old photos, stories, and any information about Parkside homes, streets, groups, or businesses to help document the history of the neighborhood. Materials and information that pre-date 1966 are especially helpful. Refreshments will be provided.
June 2, 2007 (Saturday): 10:30 am. Ingleside/Westwood Park Neighborhood History Presentation. Over 60 people came to the Ingleside branch library (1649 Ocean Avenue at Faxon) to hear Woody LaBounty talk about the history of the Ingleside and Westwood Park neighborhoods.
May 21, 2007 (Monday): 7:00 pm Exploring Historic Resources in the "Oceanside". A presentation at SPEAK's annual membership meeting held in the lower hall (Fellowship Hall) of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at 3201 Ulloa Street. Lorri Ungaretti and Woody LaBounty give a presentation on Oceanside and Carville.
April 14, 2007 (Saturday): 11am - 3pm. Richmond History Day. Star of the Sea auditorium, 9th Avenue between Clement and Geary. Living History interviews, a slide show by Lorri Ungaretti at 2pm, and lots of neighborhood history.
February 27, 2007 (Tuesday): 7pm. The Balboa Theater celebrates its 81st anniversary with the annual Big Balboa Birthday Bash.
February 17, 2007 (Saturday): Old Tombstone Tales: A Cemetery History Walk of Laurel Hill, Lone Mountain and Jordan Park. Deanna Kastler met everyone at the southwest corner of Euclid and Collins for a free cemetery history walk of the Laurel Heights, Jordan Park and Lone Mountain areas. Thanks to Deanna for offering her great walk to WNP!
December 9, 2006 (Saturday): - Meet Jacquie Proctor, author of San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks, at Waldenbooks, 255 West Portal Avenue, 1-3PM.
December 3, 2006 (Sunday): - West Side History Event: Meet Jacquie Proctor, Richard Brandi, and Lorri Ungaretti, authors of "San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks, West Portal, Sunset and Richmond Districts," at Borders Bookstore, Stonestown Galleria, 1-3PM.
November 13, 2006 (Monday): A presentation on the development of the Sunset and Parkside districts by Woody LaBounty and Lorri Ungaretti. Sponsored by SPEAK at the Grace Lutheran Church, corner of 33rd Avenue and Ulloa Street, 7pm.
September 30, 2006 (Saturday): Sunset Community Festival at Sunset Playground and Rec Center, 28th Avenue and Lawton street, 11:00am to 4:00pm. Free with music, games, and a WNP table (with giveaways and books for sale). Come and say hi again!
September 16, 2006 (Saturday): OMI International Family Festival, Faxon street, between Ocean Avenue and DeMontfort, Noon to 4:00pm. Free with music, games for kids, community resources and a WNP table (with giveaways and books for sale). Come by and say hi!
September 10, 2006 (Sunday): WNP member Jacquie Proctor will be giving a presentation on her new book San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks neighborhoods at the new Bookshop West Portal (80 West Portal Avenue near Vicente) at 2:00PM. Free. Wine and other refreshments will be served.
September 9, 2006 (Saturday): First WNP Gala, 6:00PM to 10:00PM, at the Janet Pomeroy Center (formerly the Recreation Center for the Handicapped), 207 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, 94132. Music, food, wine and trivia! Buy your tickets now online.
Saturday, July 15, 2006 - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will receive the first-ever Walter G. Jebe, Sr. Neighborhood History Award for her work on the Sunset and Richmond
Districts.
The 10th Annual Awards Dinner sponsored by the San Francisco History Association:
Double Play Restaurant
16th and Bryant Streets, SF
$40 per person
RSVP by July 10 by calling (415) 750-9986
No-host bar at 6:30 pm
Dinner at 7:30 pm
May 13, 2006 (Saturday) Lorri Ungaretti will lead a walking tour of the Inner Sunset. Sponsored by SF City Guides (www.sfcityguides.org), this tour is free and offered on the second Saturday of every month. Free (donations accepted). No reservations required. Meet at 11 am at Hugo and Arguello.
May 11, 2006 (Thursday) WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will reprise her talk on the history of the RICHMOND District at the Columbarium, One Loraine Court, SF, 7 pm. Free. For more information, contact 771-0717.
May 7, 2006 (Sunday) Lorri Ungaretti will lead a walking tour of Golden Gate Heights Stairways. Sponsored by SF City Guides (www.sfcityguides.org), this tour is free and offered only twice a year. Free (donations accepted). No reservations required. Meet at 2 pm at 15th Avenue and Kirkham Street.
April 30, 2006 (Sunday) - San Francisco History Day, a benefit for the Sunset branch of the SF Public Library. Presentations throughout the day on SF neighborhoods, including Woody LaBounty (Carville/Oceanside), Richard Brandi (West Portal Neighborhoods), Rand Richards (historic SF walks), Carl Nolte and Fred Larson, and more. Tables featuring information about SF history groups and collectibles. County Fair Building, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information: Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. Or call 415-626-7512, ext 101 or 103.
April 27, 2006 (Thursday) - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will reprise her talk on the history of the SUNSET District at the Columbarium, One Loraine Court, SF, 7 pm. Free. For more information, contact 771-0717.
April 3 - April 29, 2006 - Our first restored earthquake cottage is on display on Market Street between 3rd and 4th streets. More information.
February 27, 2006 (Monday) - Balboa Theater's 80th birthday party! Pre-Show at 7pm, Films start at 7:30.
*Rudolph Valentino in THE EAGLE
*Plus selected short subjects
*Live musical accompaniment
*Vaudeville Show with magic, music and more.
*Special guests and surprises including:
Emily Leider, author of "Dark Lover -- Rudolph Valentino"
Jack Tillmany, author of Theatres of San Francisco
Lorri Ungaretti, author of San Francisco's Sunset District and San Francisco's Richmond District
(Proceeds from Jack and Lorri's books will benefit WNP!
Come dressed for a special 1926 night at the movies.
All seats $10.00 includes post film party.
Advance tickets available at the Balboa starting Feb. 14.
Balboa Theatre
3630 Balboa (at 37th Avenue)
San Francisco, Ca. 94121
(415) 221-8184
www.BalboaMovies.com
February 14, 2006 (Tuesday) - Doggie Dedication Celebration, Sloat & 45th Avenue, San Francisco, 11:30am. Everyone's favorite Doggie Diner Head will get a community plaque unveiled in its honor on Valentine's Day. Come join us and get a cookie!
February 11, 2006 (Saturday) - The Sunnyside History Project of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association and the Sunnyside Elementary School Reunion Committee of the PTA are holding a history day at the Sunnyside Elementary School Auditorium (250 Foerster Street, San Francisco) on Saturday, February 11, 2006 from 12 noon until 3 pm. Current and former residents of Sunnyside and former Sunnyside School students are asked to bring photos for scanning into on site computers, along with other memorabilia for sharing with the neighborhood.
There will be ongoing slide shows of historic photos of the area as well as displays of Sunnyside landmarks such as the Sunnyside Conservatory, local schools and other institutions. People will have the opportunity to view rarely available photos of what used to be the City Jail that are now part of the City College archives.
There is no admission charge for the history fair which will take place at the Dr. Margaret Penn Auditorium, Sunnyside Elementary School, 250 Foerster Street, San Francisco.
For further information please contact Bill Wilson at (415) 239 - 8203
January 24, 2006 (Tuesday) - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will give a slide presentation and be signing her new book on Richmond district history for the SF History Association monthly meeting. (Free to members; $5 for visitors), 7:30 pm, Mission School Auditorium, 16th and Church Streets.
November 8, 2005 (Tuesday) - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will conduct a discussion and book signing at the Book Bay, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, 6:30 pm.
November 5, 2005 (Saturday) - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will sign copies of her new Richmond District book at Green Apple Books, 506 Clement Street at 6th Avenue, 1-2pm.
November 3, 2005 (Thursday) - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti will give a slide presentation and be signing her new book on Richmond district history at the historic Columbarium. See you at 1 Loraine Court (near Geary and Stanyan) at 7pm.
October 22, 2005 (Saturday) - Walking tour of St. Francis Wood neighborhood:
"The developer of St. Francis Wood, Duncan McDuffie, built his version of the garden suburb movement that was sweeping the country at the turn of the 20th century. We'll see how his ideals were realized by the nationally renowned landscapers Olmsted Brothers and Beaux-Arts architects such as John Galen Howard and Julian Morgan. The Wood is a collection of Italian Renaissance, Spanish-Moorish, Colonial, and Roman-Beaux Arts styles with more architect-designed homes than any other neighborhood in San Francisco. Meet at the intersection of St. Francis Blvd and San Anselmo Ave. Muni Lines 10 or a short walk from MUNI West Portal Station lines K, L, or M."
October 15, 2005 (Saturday) - Walking tour of Forest Hill neighborhood:
"Forest Hill boasts stately staircases and large homes influenced by the Burnham plan for beautifying San Francisco and the City Beautiful Movement circa 1912. We'll see the work of notable Bay Area architects such as Bernard Maybeck. Learn how Mark Daniels, the landscape architect behind Sea Cliff, took the hilly site and used terraces to create a picturesque neighborhood within a forest. Hear how a group of residents took over management of the tract from the developer."
October 9, 2005 (Sunday) - Walking tour of West Portal neighborhood:
"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."
September 24, 2005 (Saturday) - Sunset Community Festival!
September 17, 2005 - OMI Family Festival on Faxon Avenue between Ocean Avenue and DeMontfort. It was foggy and cold, but the next two days... sunny weather in the 70s! That's west SF for you...
September 4, 2005 - San Francisco History Day. We helped raise thousands of dollars for the Friends of the Library fund benefitting the Sunset branch library. The talks were full houses and we're looking to do this successful event again!
August 20, 2005 (Saturday) - WNP board member Richard Brandi signed copies of his new book on West Portal neighborhoods at Waldenbooks on West Portal Avenue, 12 noon to 2pm. Drop by and say hello!
July 23, 2005 (Saturday) - Work party at the Kirkham shacks (SF Zoo). If you'd like to volunteer for future work email Woody LaBounty or call him at 415-759-6429.
July 16, 2005 (Saturday) - Among other honorees, Woody LaBounty received the Dr. Albert Shumate Memorial Award from the San Francisco History Association at the 9th Annual Awards Dinner.
July 9, 2005 (Saturday) - Hands On Bay Area assisted WNP in distributing booklets celebrating the Parkside's 100th anniversary.
June 24, 2005 - The OMI radio drama based on our OMI interviews aired on the KPFA FM 94.1 "Radio Chronicles".
April 23, 2005 - Woody LaBounty gave a guided tour of the OMI History Walk to about 20 people.
February 14, 2005 - The Doggie Diner head was rededicated at 45th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, 11am!
February 27, 2005 - Balboa Theatre Birthday Bash! More info at www.balboamovies.com.
December 4, 2004 --- Trina Lopez had a free screening of her terrific new film "A Second Final Rest: The History of
San Francisco's Lost Cemeteries". San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, August Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts Building, Room 101. Reception at 6pm, Screening at 7pm. Free of Charge.
We've had the opportunity to see this great look at the "forgotten" cemeteries that were moved from the Richmond district, and highly recommend it. If you can't make it Saturday, there's still hope. Ms. Lopez will likely allow WNP to host another screening soon!
November 15, 2004 - WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti gave a slide show history of the Sunset at the Sunset Branch library, 18th Avenue and Irving Street at 7pm.
October 20, 2004 - Fifty people came to see Woody LaBounty and Jane Cryan give a slide show and talk about earthquake cottages at the Bernal Heights branch library. (Thank you Bernal Heights Preservation!)
October 2, 2004 - 10th Annual Sunset Community Festival. The theme was "Our Neighborhood History", and WNP was out in force. We did Sunset history slide shows, and display of old photos.
September 18, 2004 - 4th Annual OMI International Family Festival. We were there with old photos, free booklets, and balloon animals (long story)!
July 30, 2004 Woody LaBounty did a presentation about Carville, earthquake shacks, and WNP for the residents at the St. Francis of Assisi Senior Community.
June 14, 2004 (Monday) - Lorri Ungaretti will be doing her slide presentation, "The Sunset District: The Early Years" for the third time at the Sunset branch library, 18th Avenue and Irving Street, 7PM. Get there early, as the past two times it filled up!
June 12, 2004 (Saturday) - After her 11am City Guides tour of the Inner Sunset, Lorri Ungaretti will be signing her Sunset book at Waldenbooks on West Portal Avenue, 2:30-4:30.
June 12, 2004 (Saturday) - As part of the I am OMI program, Arts Connection will present a theatrical production based on the history of the OMI neighborhood: "Once Upon an Time, Now and Then". Free of charge at the Diego Rivera Theatre, City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Avenue. 8pm.
May 27, 2004 (Thursday) - Woody LaBounty presented the short film "Building of Westwood Park" for 35 members of the San Francisco History Association.
May 10, 2004 (Monday) - Woody LaBounty gave a slide show and talk about Carville, earthquake shacks, and WNP for the "Sixty Plus Beta" program at San Francisco State.
April 25, 2004: (Sunday) Shades of San Francisco Photo Collection Day
WNP members helped the library process and copy photos from over 50 donors at the Ortega branch. A terrific day, some great photos, and even better stories. We'll let you know when the photos are available to the public.
April 18, 2004 (Sunday) - Sunset History slide show
Lorri Ungaretti reprised her slide show on the development of the Sunset District and sold copies of her book "San Francisco's Sunset District." About 80 people were in attendance, some from St. Paul's and others who had heard about the free presentation. Also in attendance was Jane Cryan, known for her work on 1906 earthquake shacks. Ms. Cryan had convinced the Board of Supervisors in 1982 to declare a city landmark the house made up of earthquake shacks on 24th Avenue in the Sunset. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared April 18, 2004 (the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake) "Jane Cryan Day." The proclamation was read to the attendees, who applauded Ms. Cryan for all her work to preserve a piece of San Francisco history.
March 30, 2004 (Tuesday) - Rancho San Miguel slide show lecture
WNP board member Richard Brandi shared the history of Adolph Sutro's 1,200-acre Rancho San Miguel to an audience of 40 at the West Portal Branch Library.
March 27, 2004 (Saturday) - OMI History Day
A crowd of 150 watched a historical newsreel from 1917, youth videos, and a scene from the "I am OMI" play at the Voice of Pentecost Church (the old El Rey Theatre)! (Photos and More information)
February 26, 2004: Balboa Theatre celebrates 78th birthday. WNP brings "Alexandria" lyrics for a sing-along.
December 15, 2003: (Monday) WNP board member Lorri Ungaretti gives a slide show history of the Sunset at the Sunset Branch library, 18th Avenue and Irving Street.
October 25, 2003: Woody LaBounty gives presentation on earthquake shacks and Carville at San Francisco Heritage's Fall Symposium.
October 18, 2003: WNP president David Gallagher shows old Richmond district photos at the Clement Street Fair.
October 11, 2003: WNP hosts the first OMI History Day!
September 27, 2003: WNP board members Lorri Ungaretti and Arnold Woods at the Sunset Community Festival.
September 20, 2003: WNP gives away history booklets at the OMI Family festival.
Page launched 4 March 2006; updated 2 October 2007.