Western Neighborhoods Project - San Francisco History

Upcoming Events

Cliff House and Sutro Heights History Walk
Sep 30, 2021 11:30am-1:30pm (Thursday)

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History Happy Hour with Gary Stark + Cliffhouseproject.com Friends(WNP Event)
Oct 14, 2021 5:30pm-6:30pm (Thursday) at Online

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Lost Cemetery of Lincoln Park History Walk(WNP Event)
Oct 24, 2021 5:00pm-7:00pm (Sunday) at Lincoln Park Golf Course

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Save the Cliff House Collection

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Stories of the Western Neighborhoods

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Podcast Episode 106: Sutro Heights
Sutro Heights, a San Francisco park high above the Pacific Ocean, was the personal estate of Adolph Sutro - a land of fake Greek statues, fake rocks, and maybe the real remains of Sutro himself.
Podcast Episode 230: Sutro Forest
The story of the San Francisco tree plantation that once stretched from the Inner Sunset to the Ingleside District.
Backyard History
Marty Larkin has added bit and pieces of San Francisco's history to the backyard of his Outer Sunset District home.
Podcast Episode 150: Willard Worden
Researcher and author Jim Ganz on bringing a great San Francisco photographer back into the spotlight.
38th Avenue and Balboa Street, Then and Now
Views of the corner of 38th Avenue and Balboa Street in 1951 and 2006.
Podcast Episode 251: Presidio of San Francisco, Part 2
Former National Park Service ranger John Martini returns to tell more Presidio history.