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06
Apr
Black and white photograph of a two-story building with American flag flying in a top window. A 1920s car parked across the street. Header design text reads San Francisco Heritage.

Earthquakes & Car Barns

Disability history made in SF, and earthquake programs to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
7 min read
30
Mar
Archives Project logo in right-hand corner overlaid on photograph of SF Heritage archives in the attic of the Haas-Liliethal House.

Launching our first Archives Project campaign

Help us scan and describe 1,000 never-before seen slides of San Francisco buildings and landscapes.
3 min read
18
Mar
Collage featured image, show Special City heart logo with "SF", and a bowl of minestrone soup and flat front Italianate coming out of envelopes

Alleys, Angels, and Minestrone

Cook a special recipe from a new legacy business, a guess-where reveal, and a special event RSVP.
9 min read
18
Mar
Collage of three photographs, two of Victorian-era homes and one of a number post on the sidewalk reading 75 and 77.

Woody's Tour of Two New Historic Districts

7 min read
02
Mar
Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray

6 min read
19
Feb
A Western Addition House of Welcome

A Western Addition House of Welcome

We dive into the Walker Home for Girls and Women on Pine Street, and explore a house-moving mystery close by.
7 min read
14
Feb
A Love Letter to San Francisco

A Love Letter to San Francisco

Welcome to San Francisco Heritage's love letter to San Francisco, Special City!
7 min read