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Chinese in the Richmond

Chinese in the Richmond

Illuminating the lives of Chinese Americans on the west side of San Francisco from the community’s point of view

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Sutro Baths

Now San Francisco's favorite ruin, Sutro Baths was Adolph Sutro's amusement destination at Lands End

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Playland at the Beach

San Francisco's beachside amusement park from the 1920s until 1972.

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House Detective: Tricks for Researching Your Home(WNP Event)
Apr 22, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm (Thursday) at Online Event

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Save the Cliff House Collection

We did it! Thanks to our generous donors, we saved over 50 important historical items from the Cliff House Collection! This is just the beginning, there is still more to do!

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Streetwise: Cliff House Memories
A timeline of the west side landmark roadhouse and restaurant
Podcast Episode 425: Greg Gaar - Rock Photographer
Over 1000 images of the SF music scene from the 70s and 80s have been added to OpenSFHistsory.org. The photographer who captured images of the Grateful Dead, Santana, the Rolling Stones, and many more, Greg Gaar joins the pod to share stories of his life and work.
Podcast Episode 424: Gary Warne
San Francisco in the 60s gave rise to the counter-culture movement and Gary Warne was front and center. The Pod this week welcomes author John Law, who knew Gary and recalls the underground places and events that shape San Francisco to this day.
Streetwise: a COVID-era Childhood
Kids today don't know what they're missing.
Podcast Episode 423: Saving the Cliff House Collection
When the Cliff House suddenly closed in December 2020, its collection of treasures from Sutro Baths, Playland, and the Cliff House itself were put up for auction. Learn how a scrappy group of like-minded preservationists banded together to save some of the most significant pieces of the collection and what's next for the collection.

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