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Union Square, 1948

The Union Square Garage was pretty new, built in 1941, and apparently was packed full in 1948. What I don't understand is why all the cars are the same color. #sfhistory #sfmemory

David Gallagher 3d ago

Buffalo Stampede in Golden Gate Park #bikeride

David Gallagher 4d ago

Eureka, C.A. Thayer, Wapama, Alma, 1961
Before they all moved to the Hyde Street Pier, these historic ships were tied up in the Oakland Estuary where my uncle found them. (Now they've all moved to Vallejo... except for the Wapama which was dismantled in Richmond in the early 2000's) #sfhistory

David Gallagher Apr 19

Central Freeway, 1983
It was convenient, but what a blight, fortunately that stub never got added to. Opera Plaza was pretty new and the State PUC building (Van Ness & McAllister) was yet to be built. there are a few more aerial shots around Civic Center in the latest update: https://sfmemory.org/Update/2025-04-16 #sfhistory #sfmemory

340 Oakland slides - Trolley Festivsls added on Apr 16, 2025 - SF Memory

David Gallagher Apr 18

Check out tonight's virtual event with
Woody LaBounty & me, we'll follow James Stetson's account of the earthquake & fire as he walks the streets during those 3 terrible days ($10 - a benefit for non-profit SF Heritage) #1906Earthquake #sfhistory https://www.sfheritage.org/events/virtual-doomed-to-destruction-program/

VIRTUAL—“Doomed to destruction:” An Illustrated Narrative of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire - San Francisco Heritage

Dive into first-hand experiences of the 1906 earthquake and fire.

San Francisco Heritage

David Gallagher Apr 16

SFMemory Update!
340 new old images, a real mixed bag. Some great 1950s Oakland & East Bay Kodachromes, 1980s Trolley festivals, plus some familiar old buildings of course. #sfhistory https://sfmemory.org/Update/2025-04-16

340 Oakland slides - Trolley Festivsls added on Apr 16, 2025 - SF Memory

David Gallagher Apr 15

John Daly Boulevard, 1936

San Francisco's Department of Public Works photographed thousands of sites showing their infrastructure changes, not sure if they did the work here. A remarkable vista of what Westlake looked like once, and still recognizable. #sfmemory

David Gallagher Apr 14

Haight & Ashbury, 1968
What's wrong with this picture? When I got it with a few other tourist snaps I didn't think much of it, but looking closely I can see how things were changing in the neighborhood. (dated 1968 from others in the set) #sfmemory #sfhistory

David Gallagher Apr 10

Carquinez Strait, Sept 1957
A view north from a US Navy Blimp toward construction of Interstate 80 Freeway and the beginning of the parallel span of the Carquinez Bridge (just east of the original 1927 bridge which was replaced in 2003) Abe Doty photo via @footage #sfmemory

David Gallagher Apr 9

Seals Stadium, April 15 1958
First Giants Game in San Francisco (the first Major League game on the west coast)
15 Amateur slides just discovered in the pile. Years ago I was told that the frame for that flower horseshoe was still in the backyard at Pinelli's Flowerland on Clement #sfhistory #sfmemory

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