Golden Gate Park, circa 1915 Horses were once a common sight in the park, 2 large stables were nearby. Here Esther Crow shows off her horse in front of the memorial Museum and Dore Vase in the Music Concourse. more: sfmemory.org/Update/2026-... #sfhistory #sfmemory #goldengatepark #sanfrancisco

Sutro Baths, 1910 These (better scans) and about 300 others from photographer Sam Crow are up on the site. take a look #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

PPIE, 1915 The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which took place in what would become our Marina District, had 1000s in photos taken. The latest SFMemory update includes over 100 unusual views of the fair, including this officious front gate staff sfmemory.org/Update/2026-... #sfhistory

SFMemory Update! 291 glass plate negatives from 1910-1920 by photographer Sam Crow. These were stored in a garage for decades until recently scanned. Some remarkable views like I've never seen #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

La Playa & Balboa 1963 Municipal Railway (Muni) Fageol Twin coach trolley bus #656 at the Playland terminal, Sutro Heights in the background. (Roy Proffer Photo) #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Display/sfm0...

Bart Tube Construction, 1967 The over 50 sections of the Bart Tube were constructed at Bethlehem Steel at Potrero Hill, Pier 70. The paint outline at Crane Cove Park doesn’t do them justice. #sfhistory #sfmemory

Bay area transit fans take note!

Great Highway, 1914 Just a happy group of young men in a car on the Esplanade in front of what would become Playland? But start pulling threads and... 1/3 #sfhistory #sanfrancisco Another from the large glass plate negative collection I recently acquired

Yerba Buena Island, circa 1933 A view from the bay toward early excavation for the Bay Bridge Tunnel #sfhistory

Rena Bransten, my brother’s mother-in-law, was a kind & generous person who always had time for me. Glad I got to spend a couple hours with her recently. Thoughts to my sister-in-law Trish, my niece and nephew, along with the rest of Bransten Family & friends whose lives she touched.

San Francisco & Peninsula Friends! NEW TIME 6pm - This time for sure, really your last chance to see my great niece Mckenna (McDub) & her fantastic Archbishop Mitty High School team play in San Francisco Friday night, Feb 27 6pm on the hilltop at USF 's Memorial Gym

Check out what Berkeley's downtown station used to look like! Replacing an earlier shack from 1876, this depot (erected 1890s?) greeted commuters, clad in bowler hats, at the start of their journey to SF. As the city grew, it was replaced by an even bigger station in 1908 — topic for a later post!

Market near 3rd St, circa 1912 3 Percheron horses pull a smoking SF fire engine down Market Street, Photographer Sam Crow was adept at capturing a high speed scene. (scanned from a deteriorating 4"x5" glass negative) #sfmemory #sfhistory

Fantastic Book! Highly recommended!you will read it over and over again

Ferry Building, 1918 Three volunteer women smiling at a counter at the Red Cross Canteen in the Ferry Building (I assume) Thousands of Red Cross Canteens were set up in transit stations across the country to welcome home service people from World War I. #sfhistory #sfmemory (Sam Crow glass negative)

Greetings from Winter wonderland ( tried walking down to the creek but gave up 30 feet in, no boots!)

Made it to Pennsylvania

Golden Gate Park, 1905 The Conservatory of Flowers and the Melvin Earl Cummings (installed 1905). Not sure of the date, but the child, Andrew Crow, was born in 1903 & I think the Conservatory had some glass replaced after 1906. Part of the huge glass negative collection recently acquired. #sfmemory

I now know what to do with these old bowling trophies i have sitting around #sendtrumpatrophy

Idora Park Oakland, 1916 The annual "Bathing Girl Pageant" at Idora Park (entrance at 57th & Telegraph) not sure of the date of this one, the pageants ran from 1916 to the mid 1920s, the amusement park was demolished in 1929. #sfmemory

Unidos somos América.

Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

David Gallagher mentioned (in the collective "help of friends") Ok, I wasn't mentioned.

go off jack white

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Thought I was done writing about the bullshit that outside media says about S.F. But this pair — making fun of unhoused people in wheelchairs — coaxed me out of retirement. On loving the city, and the fragility of visiting adult male Patriots fans. Gift link 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Stopped by Fisherman’s Wharf on my #bikeride to check on the Alioto’s demolition & noticed these windows in Fishermen’s Grotto. I was all, “huh?” Then i found a 1946 shot in my own collection. #sfhistory

Great Highway, 1914 Just a happy group of young men in a car on the Esplanade in front of what would become Playland? But start pulling threads and... 1/3 #sfhistory #sanfrancisco Another from the large glass plate negative collection I recently acquired

Van Ness & McAllister, 1912 Bring the Liberty Bell to SF for the 1915 PPIE. A petition signed by Californians was an 80 foot long roll paraded down Market Street en route to Philadelphia. Spoiler: it was shown at the PPIE. This is another from the giant donation of glass negs #sfhistory #sfmemory

Sutro Baths, circa 1915 A couple portraits of swimmers taken outside of Sutro's at the intake pool, Part of an amazing gift I received yesterday of approximately 1000 glass plate negatives. It will take a while to get these onto SFMemory.org but I wanted to share them with you. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Sutro Baths,circa 1915 Going through 1000 glass negatives and came across these racy pinup shots of your great grandmother in a wool bathing suit #sfmemory #sanfrancisco

Interested in local transit history? Cambridge is a great follow More Key System here: sfmemory.org/search/index...

17th & Wisconsin, 1980s Much talk of the demise of Thee Parkside (spent many afternoons there after Sunday softball at Jackson Playground) Not sure of the date, but here's a shot from photographer Jo Babcock when it was Frank's Place. The Ferrerro family owned Frank's place for 42 years. #sfhistory

In the first draft I had Homan speaking these words, but at the moment Bovino was the more visible face of the occupation so I swapped him out

REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”

They're lying!

According to Tacoma, WA area Redditors, this was the work of ILWU Local 91 in Oakland, CA

Van Ness & McAllister, 1912 Bring the Liberty Bell to SF for the 1915 PPIE. A petition signed by Californians was an 80 foot long roll paraded down Market Street en route to Philadelphia. Spoiler: it was shown at the PPIE. This is another from the giant donation of glass negs #sfhistory #sfmemory

Wonderful show and a great night, a who’s who of San Francisco transit lovers, young and old. The show is still up, go see it!

Sutro Baths, circa 1915 A couple portraits of swimmers taken outside of Sutro's at the intake pool, Part of an amazing gift I received yesterday of approximately 1000 glass plate negatives. It will take a while to get these onto SFMemory.org but I wanted to share them with you. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Working through the mapping on these, some great stuff here!

Ferry Building, June 1922 A view northeast on Market from about Steuart. Streetcars, people ,and the Ferry Building decorated for the Shriners Convention. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.

Brisbane, 1956 The Candlestick Causeway for US101 Bayshore Freeway being constructed over the open waters of San Francisco Bay. I ride my bike this way to visit my sister in San Bruno (ok sometimes go around the other side of San Bruno Mountain) #sfhistory #construction #sfmemory

look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in

Market near Sutter, 1968 Bart Construction on Market Street, this block is virtually unrecognizable today save for the small footprint of the former Stacey's Bookstore. Part of the James Martin /Tiffany Cabinet slides. #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #neon #sfmemory sfmemory.org/TiffanyCabinet/