A crowd of onlookers gathers atop a Sunset District sand dune to watch the launch of McGill Glider No. 813N, by the Pacific Glider School at 33rd Avenue and Kirkham Street, on May 24, 1930.
Historical Photo – Glider Soars Over Sunset Sand Dunes
Before the Condos
Playland at the Beach, located between Balboa and Fulton streets at Ocean Beach, featured a fun house, rides, carnival games and the famous “It’s It” cookie ice cream sandwiches.
Historical Photo – Monarch the Grizzly
Monarch the Grizzly lived in a Golden Gate Park bear pit which was situated on the knoll between today’s California Academy of Sciences and the AIDS Memorial Grove.
Local Historian ‘Wrote the Book’ on SF’s West Side
Growing up right across the street from Abraham Lincoln High School, Ungaretti did not really know all of the intricate details of the area until she began doing research and talking to people.
Historic Rail Yard
This photograph, circa 1940, shows the Municipal Railway’s storage yard for streetcars,
which was located between Lincoln Way and Irving Street and 12th and Funston avenues.
Coliseum celebrates centennial
To commemorate the centennial of the opening of the old Coliseum Theatre, the local history organization Western Neighborhoods Project will host two presentations on west side neighborhood movie houses at its “home for history,” located at 1617 Balboa St.
Playing at Playland
Historical photo from a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Observing the Observatory
Historical photo from San Francisco’s past.
Historic Streetcar Photos
Historic photo of Muni streetcar.
Quiet on the Playland Front
Photo of Playland at the Beach, circa 1940.
