1972 review of the Transamerica Pyramid, with a nod to Sutro Tower and San Francisco's urbane taxi drivers.

San Francisco as it appears on historic maps, courtesy the incredible collection of David Rumsey

Lone Mountain Cemetery. The dead in the dunes.

The historical Superior Automotive building at 3140 16th St. will open Monday morning as an office of the Social Security Administration. The new use comes after a 10-year quest to find a buyer or tenant for the 1920s building. via Lydia Chavez missionlocal.org/2024/12/social…

Frankly surprised this does not still go on today.

Many a barleywine did I hoist in that space. sfgate.com/food/article/s…

Free food line at Church and Market following the 1906 Earthquake & Fire.

Stucco salesman 1, Wooden ornament 0

Before there was the Masonic Auditorium there was the home of Robert Sherwood.

Over the last 10 years, there has been no shortage of items used as evidence that "San Francisco is over." But Toronado becoming the vehicle for a cryptocurrency may indeed be a sign of the End Times. sfgate.com/food/article/s…

Tech is kind of funny because if you’re wildly successful, the logical end-state of your career is that you start a podcast, maybe launch a tequila brand, and dabble in some angel investing. And if you’re unsuccessful, you start a podcast, maybe launch a tequila brand, and

A terrible precedent for San Francisco. There are more than 200,000 parcels in SF and only 320 are landmarks. sfheritage.org/news/press-rel…

Truly a classic SF personality. sfgate.com/sfhistory/arti…

If you enjoy historic neon signs this is a great story. sfgate.com/local/article/…

A gentle reminder that the term "Victorian" for architecture primarily relates to the reign of Queen Victoria, who died in 1901. Using it for a 1917 building that has been greatly altered is off the mark. sfgate.com/la/article/hot…

The Embarcadero, 1980 and today. (photos by David Nesbet & John Luchsinger)

Yesterday, a chapter closed in transit history when the last Muni "Breda" departed. Now, it's up to all of us to tell their story. Muni #1534, the last Breda to ever run, will be preserved at our museum. Help us raise $2,000 more to save history! See: wrm.org/fundraising-ca…