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01
Jul
250 years+ and futures for an iconic corner

250 years+ and futures for an iconic corner

Concepts to reimagine the corner of Haight and Ashbury and a legacy business inside an old firehouse
9 min read
16
Jun
A darkened theater auditorium full of people facing a screen, with ad for "San Francisco Heritage's Special City" and a QR code for sign up.

Schlage Lock and 8,400 tons of steel

Seeing your smiling faces in the Presidio, a new chapter for Pacific Café, lock down the date to celebrate Schlage in Vis Valley
11 min read
01
Jun
A group of people inside a church with white archways, man in grey suit standing behind a podium featuring seal of the city of San Francisco.

“San Francisco does not have to choose between growth and preservation”

A landmark announcement, and the legacy business program gets the museum treatment
7 min read
20
May
Header image featuring open envelopes, peace pagoda emerging from one of them and pier 23 neon sign, balboa theatre sign, old mint, and jar of mustard emerging from another.

Pagoda Progress and Rural Cole Valley Recognized

Supporting proposed District 8 landmarks, remembering a 96-year old legacy business owner, and the Where Am I? reveal.
10 min read
12
May
Presidio event teaser + show-only tickets now on sale

Presidio event teaser + show-only tickets now on sale

Grab a show ticket to our June gala in the Presidio on June 4!
3 min read
04
May
A Site of National Significance in SOMA

A Site of National Significance in SOMA

A South of Market laundry that changed the course of civil rights in America, and join us in the restored Presidio Theatre for our June gala
7 min read
28
Apr
Archives Project logo in right-hand corner overlaid on photograph of SF Heritage archives in the attic of the Haas-Liliethal House.

Archives Project Update (we did it!)

You've helped us reach our campaign goal and meet our match!
2 min read
22
Apr
Banner header image showing open envelopes with items popping out of them: An ice cream sherbet neon blade sign and a multi-story Victorian home in black and white.

Sherbet Dreams and H Marks the Spot

An eclectic batch of proposed San Francisco landmarks, a legacy business secret treat, and the Where Am I? reveal.
9 min read
15
Apr
Archives Project logo in right-hand corner overlaid on photograph of SF Heritage archives in the attic of the Haas-Liliethal House.

Exciting Update on Archives Project

We've been offered matching funds if we reach our campaign goal!
2 min read
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