California Historical Society Ever wonder what the end of Haight Street looked like way back when? Here’s what.
Archival: Stanyan Then and Now
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Category Archives: history
Archival: Naming San Francisco
by Camden Avery •
Noah Veltman Yesterday we stumbled on a marvelous map of our fair city. We couldn’t help sharing it with you.
Archival: Meet the Spencer House
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In our perambulations we’ve often wondered about that big Victorian masterpiece at Haight and Baker, just across the corner from Buena Vista Park. We decided to find out more.
Haight Ashbury History Lesson: LSD Producer Bear Stanley
by Amy Stephenson •
We’re coming up on the two-year anniversary of the death of one of the major LSD producers of the Psychedelic era. Bear Stanley was from a political family in Kentucky. He was the Grateful Dead’s sound engineer, and the inspiration … Continue reading
“The Hippies Are Capable of Extremely Hard Work.”
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San Francisco Public Library Archives We went hunting, and unearthed a few little historical gems.
Odds & Ends, a history roundup
by Camden Avery •
San Francisco Public Library Archives Two histories of old haunts in the Haight popped up this week. Come find out what they are.