St. Francis Wood Pamphlet

St. Francis Wood Sales Pamphlet

This series of twelve reasons to buy in St. Francis Wood was issued by Mason-McDuffie and Baldwin & Howell in newspapers in 1912. A complete sales pamphlet was issued with the reasons. Thanks to the West Portal Branch of the San Francisco Public Library for making the material available to copy.

Introduction

1. "Central Location"
2. "Unequaled Transportation"
3. "Protecting Restrictions"
4. "Highest Class Improvements"
5. "Architectural Embellishments"
6. "Community Features"
7. "Panoramic View"
8. "City Conveniences"
9. "St. Francis Home Association"
10. "Landscape Design"
11. "Unmatched Investment"
12. "Real Homes for San Franciscans"

Contribute your own stories about St. Francis Wood!

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  Farms, Fire and Forest

  Sutro's ownership of the old Rancho San Miguel ( Jan 1, 2005)
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  Streetwise: Forest Hill

  Architect David Coleman designed the first completed home in Forest Hill at 266 Pacheco Street. ( Jan 1, 2006)
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  100 Stonecrest Drive

  Henry Stoneson built this house in Lakeside for his own use. ( Jan 1, 2006)
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  Duncan McDuffie

  A first-person account of the building of St. Francis Wood from one of the partners of the real estate firm of Mason-McDuffie. ( Jan 1, 2006)
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  A Short History of West of Twin Peaks

  Residence parks and other neighborhoods in San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks area. ( Jan 1, 2006)
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  Homewood Terrace Orphanage

  Jewish orphanage that faced Ocean Avenue from 1921 to 1960s ( Sep 2, 2007)
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  Sherwood Forest

  A tiny neighborhood on the side of Mount Davidson. ( Jan 4, 2008)
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  Henry H. Gutterson

  Supervising Architect of St. Francis Wood ( Jan 27, 2008)
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  Streetwise - Dad & Bill's Night Out

  Memories of the 1950s fight against the Western Freeway. ( Jan 28, 2009)
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  Streetwise - Up & Down West Portal

  A walk on West Portal Avenue is a walk down Memory Lane. ( Mar 1, 2009)

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