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Browse articles, profiles, and memories on the history of western San Francisco, including Frank Dunnigan's popular monthly "Streetwise" column.

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Streetwise: Thanksgiving
Frank Dunnigan considers all the west side locations that we can be thankful for. ( Nov 14, 2023)
Streetwise: Costumed Western Neighborhoods
Frank Dunnigan explores the many ways that the west side dresses for the occasion. ( Oct 13, 2023)
Streetwise: Lost School Buildings of the Western Neighborhoods
Go back - way back - to school with Frank Dunnigan ( Sep 8, 2023)
History Stop - 116 Clement
In partnership with the Clement Street Merchants Association ( Aug 15, 2023)
History Stop - 540 Clement
In partnership with the Clement Street Merchants Association ( Aug 15, 2023)
History Stop - 642 Clement
In partnership with the Clement Street Merchants Association ( Aug 15, 2023)
History Stop - 441 Clement
In partnership with the Clement Street Merchants Association ( Aug 15, 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)
The Golden Gate Park Windmills
Online Exhibition ( May 25, 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: Deep Underground in the Western Neighborhoods
Frank Dunnigan goes underground to find how the Western Neighborhoods was constructed. ( Aug 13, 2022)