Sunday, December 14, 2025

The Story of Sutro Baths - an amateur film with archival footage and narration

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Scene from 1958's "The Lineup" featuring Sutro's showcasing its grand interior, skating rink and arcade machines (currently at Musee Mechanique). Sutro Baths added an ice-skating rink in the late 1930s (around 1937) to boost declining attendance, converting part of the old plunge pool area, with the rink becoming the main attraction by the 1950s before the entire complex closed and burned down in 1966, leaving only ruins.

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Saturday, November 15, 2025

From archive.org - 1935 - (with sound / narration) - Wings Over the Golden Gate, Part II - includes Fleishhacker Pool, Japanese Tea Garden, original de Young Museum, UCB, Stanford, Yosemite, drive through Sequoia, Monterey, Palace of Fine Arts, Telegraph Hill (instructions: 1) click center triangle to play; 2) click arrows lower right to expand to full screen; 3) hit esc to return to normal screen.)

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From archive.org - 1948 - "Golden Gate City" by Castle Films

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From archive.org -1939 - Newsreel (with sound / narration) - San Francisco World's Fair

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From archive.org - 1903 - Panorama of Ocean Beach and Cliff House

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From archive.org - Amateur film - In 1939, San Francisco's Treasure Island was the site of the Golden Gate International Exposition, a World's Fair that celebrated the Pacific region and the city's new bridges. The fair featured large-scale art and architecture, a "Gayway" with various attractions, and a major music festival with stars like Judy Garland. It opened on February 18.

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

From archive.org - Home Movie - Pre-World War II San Francisco Scenes - Mission Dolores, Cliff House, Golden Gate Park, Muir Woods, Chinatown, Treasure Island

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

The Western Snowy Plover is listed as a federally threatened species. It was listed in 1993 due to population declines caused by habitat loss, human disturbance, and increased predation. They occur at San Francisco's Ocean Beach and Crissy Field.

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Simple (Store in Cole Valley): 915 Cole Street (X Carl) - a neighborhood eco market that offers a full range of zero-waste items, including a large selection of refillable products for the home and body. They focus on local goods and local makers. They support a closed loop economic model. They want to make it convenient to choose sustainable and refillable products = Save the Earth!

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News: Swimming against the tide of anti-immigrant sentiment - The SF Dream Team swims from Alcatraz to raise money for scholarships for undocumented SFSU students

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The 1922 Spanish baroque theater has undergone extensive upgrades. The landmark movie palace will reopen in February 2026, after $41 million in renovations.

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Frida Kahlo Mural - 25th X Indiana Streets, San Francisco

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Abandoned Factory makes for sculptural element in India Basin, San Francisco

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Cityside Park, Treasure Island Opening Celebration - September 13, 2025

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