Articles by Frank Dunnigan
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Streetwise: Lost School Buildings of the Western Neighborhoods
Go back - way back - to school with Frank Dunnigan ( Sep 8, 2023) -
Streetwise: Summertime in the Western Neighborhoods
Join Frank Dunnigan for a celebration of west side summer activities. ( Aug 11, 2023) -
Streetwise: Changing Houses of Worship
Frank Dunnigan looks at closed, merged, and repurposed houses of worship on the west side. ( Jul 14, 2023) -
Streetwise: Music in the Western Neighborhoods
The Outside Lands have been filled with music for a long time. Frank Dunnigan samples the sounds through the years. ( Jun 10, 2023) -
Streetwise: SF Police Department On Duty
Frank Dunnigan shares photos of the SFPD in the western neighborhoods. ( May 11, 2023) -
Streetwise: Signs of the Times
Frank Dunnigan checks out some of the iconic signage of the western neighborhoods. ( Apr 14, 2023) -
Streetwise: Stormy Weather in the Western Neighborhoods
Revisit rainy days on the west side. ( Mar 9, 2023) -
Streetwise: Western Neighborhoods Landmarks
Frank Dunnigan shares west side landmarks famous enough to know by one-word names. ( Feb 10, 2023) -
Streetwise: A Look Back to 1923 in the Western Neighborhoods
Frank Dunnigan looks back 100 years at what was happening in the remarkable year of 1923. ( Jan 14, 2023) -
Streetwise: December Celebrations in the Outside Lands
Frank Dunnigan remembers the west side December traditions of the past. ( Dec 8, 2022) -
Streetwise: Thanksgiving Memories in the Outside Lands
Frank Dunnigan looks back at the years of Thanksgiving traditions in the Outside Lands in this month's Streetwise column. ( Nov 11, 2022) -
Streetwise: Changing Westside Businesses
Frank Dunnigan looks at the evolving west side business landscape over the years. ( Oct 14, 2022) -
Streetwise: Remembering School Days in the Outside Lands
School is back in session, so Frank Dunnigan is remembering the good old school days. ( Sep 10, 2022) -
Streetwise: Deep Underground in the Western Neighborhoods
Frank Dunnigan goes underground to find how the Western Neighborhoods was constructed. ( Aug 13, 2022) -
Streetwise: All Dressed Up In The Outside Lands
What did the Outside Lands get dressed up for? Frank Dunnigan reviews some of the fashion choices over the last century plus. ( Jul 15, 2022) -
Streetwise: Fires in the Western Neighborhoods
Fire has long been a fact of life in the Outside Lands. Frank Dunnigan checks some of the fires in the Western Neighborhoods in the post-World War II era. ( Jun 11, 2022) -
Streetwise: West Side Murals and Mosaics
Art can be found in many unexpected places in the Outside Lands. Frank Dunnigan looks at some of the great murals and mosaics that are or were found here. ( May 13, 2022) -
Streetwise: Western Neighborhoods Under Construction
The Outside Lands were developed over a long period of time. Frank Dunnigan takes us through a tour of some of these developments. ( Apr 9, 2022) -
Streetwise: Old-Time Food & Drink
What was your favorite place to dine in the Outside Lands? Frank Dunnigan reviews where we used to eat. ( Mar 10, 2022) -
Streetwise: Changing School Enrollments
West side schools are ever changing. Frank Dunnigan looks at the past and present of education in the Outside Lands. ( Feb 12, 2022) -
Streetwise: Monument to the Deceased
Frank Dunnigan looks at the last remnant of the Big 4 cemeteries that once surrounded Lone Mountain. ( Jan 13, 2022) -
Streetwise: Splendid Survivors
The pandemic has closed many long-time outside lands dining establishments. Frank Dunnigan takes a look at the places that survived. ( Dec 16, 2021) -
Streetwise: Never-Built West Side Landmarks
What never was in the Outside Lands. Frank Dunnigan takes a look at the proposals for the Western Neighborhoods that never came to fruition. ( Nov 22, 2021) -
Streetwise: Preserving a Sunset District Block
Located at 1601 19th Avenue is the brick-fronted building that was constructed as Shriners Hospital in 1922-23. Frank Dunnigan takes a look remaking of this important Sunset District block. ( Jun 2, 2021) -
Streetwise: West Side Businesses
Small, family-run businesses give our neighborhoods their unique flavor. Frank takes a subjective look at a few of the places that helped shape our west side communities, some that are still going strong. ( May 5, 2021) -
Streetwise: Cliff House Memories
A timeline of the west side landmark roadhouse and restaurant ( Apr 13, 2021) -
Streetwise: a COVID-era Childhood
Kids today don't know what they're missing. ( Mar 28, 2021) -
Streetwise: Residential Architecture of the Outside Lands
Homes in the west side possess many different styles, depending on the era of construction. Whether single-family or multi-family units, there were usually some standard features present. ( Feb 2, 2021) -
Streetwise: Getting Caught Up
Frank is back! A lot has happened on the west side in the last couple years. Here's an A-Z by Dunnigan. ( Jan 11, 2021) -
Streetwise: Taking a Break
After ten years of monthly columns, Frank takes a well-earned rest. ( Jan 12, 2019) -
Streetwise: Jingle All the Way
Christmas rituals and routines from San Francisco past ( Nov 20, 2018) -
Streetwise: Giving Thanks Through the Years
Late November rituals and routines for Thanksgiving. ( Oct 30, 2018) -
Streetwise: Looking Back at 1968
Leaving St. Ignatius' Stanyan Street for the New Campus. ( Sep 28, 2018) -
Streetwise: Celebrating San Francisco State
The university beside Lake Merced turns 65. ( Aug 23, 2018) -
Streetwise: Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days
How to occupy a fog-bound San Francisco kid in the 1950s. ( Aug 1, 2018) -
Streetwise: San Francisco Catholic Schools
The super list of parochial schools in San Francisco now and then. ( Jul 2, 2018) -
Streetwise: Modern School Days
San Francisco's ever-changing academic landscape. ( May 27, 2018) -
Streetwise - Alive and Well
Splendid survivors from another age, all of them 50+ years old in San Francisco. ( Apr 30, 2018) -
Streetwise: Faded from the Scene
Once-popular places and things that have disappeared from San Francisco. ( Apr 4, 2018) -
Streetwise: Buttered Popcorn Days
Memories of San Francisco Movie Theatres ( Feb 28, 2018) -
Streetwise: This or That?
The either/or choices one had in days gone by. ( Jan 30, 2018) -
Streetwise: Looking Back to 1918
San Francisco Life One Hundred Years Ago. ( Dec 28, 2017) -
Streetwise: Remembering a Life Well-Lived
More memories of Paul Rosenberg ( Nov 30, 2017) -
Streetwise: Giving Thanks in 2017
Remembering San Franciscan Paul Rosenberg. ( Oct 27, 2017) -
Streetwise: My Love Affair with SFPL
A paean to libraries over six decades. ( Oct 2, 2017) -
Streetwise: Valente, Marini, Perata
The closing of a long-term San Francisco funeral home. ( Sep 11, 2017) -
Streetwise-Lick-Wilmerding School
History of an Ocean Avenue school made of other schools. ( Sep 1, 2017) -
Streetwise: Lorri Ungaretti
Profile of author and west side historian Lorri Ungaretti. ( Aug 1, 2017) -
Streetwise: Happy Birthday Stonestown
Memories of a pioneer San Francisco shopping center and its many different stores. ( Jun 29, 2017) -
Streetwise: 100
Marking the first hundred columns of Streetwise. ( Jun 3, 2017) -
Streetwise: Remembering When
The little clues in obituaries that identified old-time San Franciscans. ( Apr 28, 2017) -
Streetwise: Time it Was, 1967
Memories of San Francisco as it was fifty years ago. ( Mar 29, 2017) -
Streetwise: San Francisco‘s Women Supervisors
A list of women who have served on San Francisco‘s Board of Supervisors. ( Mar 1, 2017) -
Streetwise: A Corner of History
The story of Stern Grove. ( Jan 29, 2017) -
Streetwise: Back Home Again
The past and future of Parkmerced. ( Jan 1, 2017) -
Streetwise: Fast Away the Old Year Passes
Memories of neighborhood christmases through one house for sale. ( Nov 30, 2016) -
Streetwise: When I'm 64
Returning to St. Cecilia School for 50th eighth grade class reunion. ( Nov 3, 2016) -
Streetwise: Neighborhood Shopping
The transition of shopping from the corner store to downtown to online. ( Oct 16, 2016) -
Streetwise: Ghost Streetcar Lines
Retired west side streetcar lines remembered ( Sep 10, 2016) -
Streetwise: Stanyan Street Days
St. Ignatius High School school days in the late 1960s. ( Aug 13, 2016) -
Streetwise: Outstanding Monuments
Statues, memorials, and west side monuments in San Francisco. ( Jul 16, 2016) -
Streetwise: Summer in the City
Signs and Rituals of Summer's Arrival in San Francisco. ( Jun 30, 2016) -
Streetwise: Birth of a Bridge
The story of the creation of the Golden Gate Bridge. ( May 23, 2016) -
Streetwise: Rites of Spring
Rituals and signs of spring in the past and present San Francisco. ( Apr 24, 2016) -
Streetwise: Final Services Will Be Held
Last rites for a longtime San Francisco funeral director company. ( Mar 20, 2016) -
Streetwise: Out for a Walk
The pedestrian experience in the city, then and now. ( Feb 20, 2016) -
Streetwise: Gone But Not Forgotten
Local celebrities and personalities that San Franciscans had a wave and a smile for. ( Jan 23, 2016) -
Streetwise: Just Like the Ones I Used to Know
Preparing for Christmas on the west side in years past. ( Dec 14, 2015) -
Streetwise: Thanksgiving Traditions
Homemade and store-bought eatables that can't be forgotten each year. ( Nov 19, 2015) -
Streetwise: Water, Water, Everywhere
San Francisco's water system, reservoirs, and hydrants. ( Oct 19, 2015) -
Streetwise: MUNI Memories
Riding the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. ( Sep 12, 2015) -
Streetwise: Westside Watering Holes
Remembering the bars, taverns, and pubs in western San Francisco. ( Aug 15, 2015) -
Streetwise - Then and Now
Changing times are nothing new. ( Jul 6, 2015) -
Streetwise: Long Live the King
Remembering King Norman and his kingdom of toys. ( May 30, 2015) -
Streetwise: First Home Sweet Home
Getting your first place in 1970s San Francisco. ( May 12, 2015) -
Streetwise: Making a Splash
San Francisco swimming pools, past and present ( Apr 7, 2015) -
Streetwise: Hometown Tourist
How to be a hometown tourist in San Francisco. ( Mar 8, 2015) -
Streetwise - Deep Underground
The tunnels of San Francisco ( Feb 7, 2015) -
Streetwise - The Last Mom
Saying goodbye to the forty-kids-a-block days and the Moms that held them together. ( Jan 5, 2015) -
Streetwise - Gifts Given and Gifts Received
Giving is better remembered than receiving during the holidays. ( Nov 29, 2014) -
Streetwise - Good Neighbor Sam
Remembering Parkside Pharmacy and the good man who ran it. ( Nov 8, 2014) -
Streetwise - Workin' Nine to Five
Finding that first steady job in 1960s San Francisco. ( Sep 29, 2014) -
Streetwise: Pleated Skirts and Starched Collars
Memories of Catholic School Dress Codes. ( Sep 1, 2014) -
Streetwise - Stairways to the Stars
Turning Golden Gate Heights stairways into works of art. ( Aug 6, 2014) -
Streetwise - Sweet Memories
Remembering the tastes and aromas of a well-loved Taraval Street bakery. ( Jun 28, 2014) -
Streetwise - Carefree Highway
The rite of passage of getting a driver's license isn't what it once was. ( Jun 2, 2014) -
Streetwise - That's Entertainment
West side school plays and musicals that resonante decades later. ( May 1, 2014) -
Streetwise - Stop, Look, Listen
The School Safety Patrol lives on in San Francisco ( Mar 30, 2014) -
Streetwise - The Beat Goes On
Teen clubs and bands from the west side of San Francisco in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. ( Mar 12, 2014) -
Streetwise - Our Daily Bread
Western San Francisco groceries and markets of the past. ( Jan 31, 2014) -
Streetwise - Savoring the Past
Memories and recipe resurrection from The Hot House restaurant at Playland. ( Jan 4, 2014) -
Streetwise - Making Spirits Bright
Remembering 18th Avenue's holiday lighting tradition ( Dec 1, 2013) -
Streetwise - A Life of Active Duty
Fort Miley, the VA, and the story of one west side veteran. ( Nov 9, 2013) -
Streetwise - Still Shopping
More favorite businesses remembered in the Outside Lands neighborhoods ( Oct 12, 2013) -
Streetwise - House Rules
Classic and some timeless differences of opinions in the Outside Lands. ( Aug 31, 2013) -
Streetwise - The Sword of Time
Time waits for no man and the mulitaskers have inherited the earth. ( Aug 3, 2013) -
Streetwise - Let's Go Shopping!
Western San Francisco businesses serving locals and run by neighbors. ( Jul 4, 2013) -
Streetwise - Everything Old is New Again
Campuses, places of worship, and facilities fifty years old but still called new. ( Jun 4, 2013) -
Streetwise - Happy Birthday Mr. Zip
How Mr. Zip and the Zone Improvement Plan Gave us a New Sense of Place. ( May 8, 2013) -
Streetwise: Breaking Away
What was once new is now old and often gone. ( Apr 4, 2013)