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!

• Feb 27th, 2010 11:00am (Saturday)
  Mountain Lake and More Walk
  For our quarterly WNP member history walk, Woody LaBounty will lead a stroll around and in his childhood stomping grounds of Mountain Lake Park in the Richmond District on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 11:00am.
  
  We'll talk about Spanish explorers, a secret cemetery, haunted rope swings, famous architects and alligators, and other local history. The walk is flat, and the weather could be a sunny 70 degrees, or an overcast 40 degrees. Heavy rain cancels.
  
  The tour is free, but limited to WNP members and their guests, and has a maximum capacity of 30 people. To make your reservation, email Woody LaBounty, and he'll confirm with the meeting place. -
  map to:
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org
  
• Jan 26th, 2010 7:30pm (Tuesday) at St. Phillips Catholic Church
  Carville-by-the-Sea
  A presentation on Carville-by-the-Sea by Woody LaBounty for the San Francisco History Association. St. Phillips Catholic Church, 665 Elizabeth Street (near Diamond Street in Noe Valley). Parking lot behind the church off Elizabeth Street. Admission $5, free to SFHA members. Doors open about 7:00pm and the meeting begins at 7:30 -
  map to: St. Phillips Catholic Church 665 Elizabeth Street
  more info: http://www.sanfranciscohistory.org/meetings/
  
• Jan 18th, 2010 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
  WNP Meet-Up
  Stop by the Cliff House and join others interested in the history and culture of western San Francisco for a drink and some conversation. We meet in the lounge area just to the left as you enter the building. -
  map to: Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos Avenue
  Contact: David Gallagher david@outsidelands.org
  
• Jan 9th, 2010 11:00am (Saturday)
  Inner Sunset History Walk (City Guides)
  Join City Guide Lorri Ungaretti on a historical walk through the Inner Sunset District. Meet at Arguello and Hugo streets. Free of charge, but donations to City Guides accepted. Read more at the City Guides Web site. -
  map to: Arguello and Hugo streets
  Contact: Lorri Ungaretti lorri@outsidelands.org
  more info: http://www.sfcityguides.org/desc.html?tour=44
  
• Dec 21st, 2009 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
  NO WNP Meet-Up
  CANCELLED---By popular acclaim and vote, there will be no WNP Meet-up at the Cliff House in December. We can't stop you from going and having a good time, of course, but no official WNP personnel will be there. -
  map to: Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos Avenue
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org
  
• Dec 14th, 2009 7:00pm (Monday) at Sunset branch library
  Carville-by-the-Sea
  Woody LaBounty will give a presentation about Carville-by-the-Sea, the 1890s bohemian streetcar community of the Outer Sunset District, for the Sunset branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Free, and open to the public. 1305 18th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 355-2808 -
  map to: Sunset branch library 1305 18th Avenue
  
• Dec 12th, 2009 11:00am (Saturday)
  Inner Sunset History Walk (City Guides)
  Join City Guide Lorri Ungaretti on a historical walk through the Inner Sunset District. Meet at Arguello and Hugo streets. Free of charge, but donations to City Guides accepted. Read more at the City Guides Web site. - -
  map to: Arguello and Hugo streets
  Contact: Lorri Ungaretti lorri@outsidelands.org
  more info: http://www.sfcityguides.org/desc.html?tour=44
  
• Dec 5th, 2009 11:00am (Saturday) at Sunnyside Conservatory
  Sunnyside Conservatory Reopening
  Come join the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory, the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, City officials and the neighborhood to celebrate the grand re-opening of the historic Sunnyside Conservatory after ten years of community effort and one year's construction. The official ribbon-cutting with invited dignitaries will be at noon. -
  map to: Sunnyside Conservatory 236 Monterey Boulevard
  more info: http://www.sunnysideconservatory.org/
  
• Nov 19th, 2009 6:00pm (Thursday) at San Francisco Architectural Heritage
  Carville-by-the-Sea
  Woody LaBounty will give a presentation about Carville-by-the-Sea, the 1890s bohemian streetcar community of the Outer Sunset District, for San Francisco Heritage $8 for members/students, $12 for non-members. -
  map to: San Francisco Architectural Heritage 2007 Franklin Street
  more info: http://www.sfheritage.org
  
• Nov 16th, 2009 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
  WNP Meet-Up
  Our casual monthly get-together at the Cliff House. We meet in the comfortable bar area just to the left as you enter the building. Come by, have a drink, and see some old stuff. -
  map to: Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos Avenue
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org
  
• Nov 14th, 2009 11:00am (Saturday)
  Inner Sunset History Walk (City Guides)
  Join City Guide Lorri Ungaretti on a historical walk through the Inner Sunset District. Meet at Arguello and Hugo streets. Free of charge, but donations to City Guides accepted. Read more at the City Guides Web site. - -
  map to: Arguello and Hugo streets
  Contact: Lorri Ungaretti lorri@outsidelands.org
  more info: http://www.sfcityguides.org/desc.html?tour=44
  
• Nov 14th, 2009 10:30am (Saturday)
  Outer Sunset History Walk for WNP Members
  Join Woody LaBounty on a walking tour of the Outer Sunset District and learn how recreational activities and an early steam train line helped develop sand dunes into San Francisco's largest district. We'll walk around the site of "Carville-by-the-Sea," an 1890s bohemian settlement of obsolete horse cars and cable cars inhabited by artists, judges, and lady bicyclists. The walk is flat all the way. Heavy rain cancels. The tour is free, but limited to WNP members and their guests, and has a maximum capacity of 30 people. To make your reservation, email Woody and he'll confirm with the meeting place: woody@outsidelands.org -
  map to:
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org
  
• Nov 13th, 2009 3:00pm (Friday) at Columbarium
  Carville-by-the-Sea
  Woody LaBounty will give a presentation about Carville-by-the-Sea, the 1890s bohemian streetcar community of the Outer Sunset District, for the Neptune Society at the Columbarium. Free, and open to the public. -
  map to: Columbarium 1 Lorainne Court
  more info: http://www.neptune-society.com/
  
• Nov 11th, 2009 7:00pm (Wednesday) at Green Apple Books
  Book Signing
  Woody LaBounty will be signing his new book, Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb, at Green Apple Books. -
  map to: Green Apple Books 506 Clement Street
  more info: http://www.greenapplebooks.com/
  
• Nov 10th, 2009 7:00pm (Tuesday) at Jewish Community Center - Kanbar Hall
  Beachside Bohemia: Carville-by-the-Sea and the Birth of the Outer Sunset District
  A San Francisco Museum and Historical Society event cosponsored by the Western Neighborhoods Project.
  
  Author and historian Woody LaBounty will showcase one of the quirkiest and least-remembered communities in San Francisco's history. "Carville-by-the-Sea" flowered as an 1890s beach retreat on the sand dunes south of Golden Gate Park when bohemians, judges, lady bicyclists, and sand-bath prescribing physicians transformed old transit cars into cottages and clubhouses. Creative carpenters stacked obsolete horse cars, cable cars, and trolley cars into mansions and churches. Famous capitalists, writers, painters and journalists visited Carville to work, play, and enjoy what was touted as the "oddest village in the world."
  
  Admission is free to SFMHS and WNP members. Admission for non-members is $5. Parking is available at the JCC for $5. The JCC is served by MUNI Lines #1 California; #2 Clement; #3 Jackson, and #43 Masonic. -
  map to: Jewish Community Center - Kanbar Hall 3200 California Street at Presidio Avenue
  Contact: info@sfhistory.org
  more info: http://www.sfhistory.org/index.php?pageid=118#915
  
• Nov 7th, 2009 11:00am (Saturday) at Dianne Feinstein School
  Sunset Parkside History Day
  Explore the rich history of the Sunset District and learn more on how you can help revitalize the neighborhood branch libraries in the Sunset District for generations to come. Sponsored by the Sunset Lions Club and in partnership with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, the event benefits the Ortega and Parkside Library Campaigns. -
  map to: Dianne Feinstein School 2550 25th Avenue
  Contact: Tamara G. Scheulov tscheulov@friendssfpl.org
  more info: http://www.friendssfpl.org/?Event&id=210
  
• Nov 4th, 2009 6:30pm (Wednesday) at Cliff House
  Cliff House Centennial Gala
  A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the current Cliff House building with a benefit gala for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Gourmet hors d'oeuvres, beverages, dancing, live music, history exhibits, and silent and live auctions for unusual and unique items.
  
  Black tie or Vintage Attire. Tickets are $175 per person and may be purchased at the Cliff House Gift Shop every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, by phone at 415-666-4005 or online at www.cliffhouse.com/1909gala. -
  map to: Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos Avenue
  more info: http://www.cliffhouse.com/1909gala
  
• Nov 1st, 2009 1:00pm (Sunday) at Sunset Youth Services
  Book Release Party
  Book release party for Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb at Sunset Youth Services on Judah Street. Free of charge. -
  map to: Sunset Youth Services 3918 Judah Street
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org
  
• Oct 24th, 2009 1:00pm (Saturday) at Star of the Sea School
  Carville-by-the-Sea
  Woody LaBounty gives a presentation on the bohemian streetcar community of Carville for the San Francisco Post Card Club. Meet in the Auditorium -
  map to: Star of the Sea School 351 9th Avenue
  more info: http://www.postcard.org/calendar.htm
  
• Oct 19th, 2009 7:00pm (Monday) at Cliff House
  WNP Meet-Up
  Our casual monthly get-together at the Cliff House. We meet in the comfortable bar area just to the left as you enter the building. Come by, have a drink, and see some old stuff. -
  map to: Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos Avenue
  Contact: Woody LaBounty woody@outsidelands.org