Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Unique. I used to love that word. I would say it to just about anyone who would listen. That was when I was a kid and learning new words. I […]
Tag Archives: San Francisco History
Legion of Honor
History of the Legion of Honor “Alma Spreckels persuaded her husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to recapture the beauty of the pavilion as a new art museum for San […]
Octagon House: Beautifully Historical
Octagon House is a unassuming historical house built in 1861. According to Wikipedia, “Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and […]
Pictures of Hyde Street Pier Maritime Visitor Center / Museum
Located near the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround, this visitor center and museum features San Francisco and Bay Area Maritime History. The museum holds a large collection of objects and […]
Nostalgic and Historic v. Present Moment, my thoughts on the closing of another San Francisco classic…
I read in our local paper, The Chronicle (okay, I actually read it online, but I like calling it the local paper ) today and it said that another San […]
Historically beautiful dome…
I love local history and San Francisco’s got plenty of history. Erected in 1896, this beautiful dome was part of the Emporium (later Emporium-Capwell), and after many changes, it’s now […]
Pictures of the Balclutha
Ahoy mate!
Stop raining although we are expecting more of that in the coming days… As promised, here are more pictures of the ship exhibits at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical […]
