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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 9h

The Golden Gate Bridge began construction from January 5, 1933 and ended on April 19, 1937. The bridge opened May 27, 1937. RSVP your slot on the Golden Gate Bridge free walking tour: sfcityguides.org/tour/golden-...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Skytram looks like a flying bus that would travel from the Cliff House over to the opposite cliff. The attraction opened in 1955 & closed in 1966. Special thanks to SF Public Library for allowing us to repost their photo. The Lands End: Sutro Heights. sfcityguides.org/tour/lands-e...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chinatown photograph prior to 1906 earthquake & fire. Special thanks to the Oakland Museum of California. The Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs, Gangs takes walkers around this area. sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I. W. Taber photograph of a Chinese restaurant balcony from 1885. Special thanks to Bancroft Library for allowing us to repost their photo. If you’d like to hear more of the Chinese culture, rsvp your spot in Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs. sfcityguides.org/tour/chinato...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

East portal of the Yerba Buena Tunnel’s top deck, with vehicles streaming through on the opening day of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge — November 12, 1936. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This 75-minute walk explores the California Academy of Sciences & de Young Museum, both rebuilt post-1989 earthquake by renowned architects emphasizing sustainability. Covers Alice Eastwood’s history, site-specific art, & the de Young tower’s panoramic city view www.sfcityguides.org/tour/archite...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thomas Starr King spoke out on behalf of the Union, African Americans, the Sanitary Commission, the magnificent California landscape, & the Unitarian church. He is buried in a fenced in area at Franklin & Geary Streets. He was born in 1824 until he passed in 1863. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

An early picture from the Cliff House’s perspective towards Ocean Beach & the numerous sand dunes. The Lands End: Sutro Heights free walking tour takes walkers to this area with a similar view. sfcityguides.org/tour/lands-e...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Big 19 is the oldest active cable car in the world. The Sacramento-Clay Cable Car 19 was built in 1883. Rebuilt in 1907-08 and then restored in 1997-98. See this car on the cable car route and look for Big 19. Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars www.sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1849, with the Gold Rush population booming and no local farms to feed it, prospectors turned to the Farallon Islands — 25 miles offshore — for an unlikely food source: seabird eggs. The Pacific Egg Company, formed in 1851. The trade wasn’t outlawed until 1881. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Born in 1843, she smoked cigars, drank bourbon, wore trousers, gambled, and was an avid hunter. When she died in 1929, Lillie Hitchcock Coit left one-third of her vast fortune to beautify SF, the city she loved. The Coit Tower walking tour sfcityguides.org/tour/coit-to...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In September 1894, Makoto Hagiwara was hired by the San Francisco Board of Park Commissioners to run the Japanese Tea Garden. Hagiwara made his profession previously with the production of raw silk in Japan. Japanese Tea Garden sfcityguides.org/tour/japanes...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Hayes Valley family at 395 Hayes St. near Hayes & Gough Streets. They were about to make breakfast following the 1906 earthquake at 10:30 AM. Unbeknownst to them, they didn’t know that the chimney was damaged above the stove. The fire was dubbed the “Ham and Eggs” fire. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Step into “the national park in your backyard” and discover how a military Guardhouse - built in 1900 as a jail to house 38 prisoners, pictured here in 1940 - became today’s welcoming Presidio Visitors Center. Reserve your spot today: sfcityguides.org/tour/presidio/

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Muni Heritage Weekend is back Sept 19–20! Two full days of vintage transit history at the SF Railway Museum. Free rides on streetcars, cable cars, and buses spanning 141 years — including the 1896 “Dinky” and the Blackpool Boat Tram all the way to Pier 39. www.sfcityguides.org/muni-heritag...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Market Street in 1910. Make note of the multiple street car lines down market street. Market street prior to the Roar of the Four, had cable cars running down market street. 5 cable car lines ran down Markey Street. Muni Heritage Weekend - Sept 19 & 20 www.sfcityguides.org/muni-heritag...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Before the F Line became a fixture of SF streets, it was born out of necessity. When the cable car tracks shut down for repairs in 1980s, Muni held a “Historic Trolley Festival, which became permanent September 1, 1995. The Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Old St Mary’s Cathedral built in 1854. It was once the tallest building west of the Mississippi. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Maya Angelou was a conductor who worked on the back platform of electric streetcars, collecting fares and ensuring passenger safety. SF City Guides Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars www.sfcityguides.org/muni-heritag...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Muni Heritage Weekend Sept 19–20! 2 days of vintage transit history at the SF Railway Museum. Streetcars, cable cars, and buses spanning 141 years — including the 1896 “Dinky” & the Blackpool Boat Tram. SF City Guides is hosting a guided cable car walking tour. www.sfmta.com/calendar/mun...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Tower of Jewels, 1915 Rising 435 feet at the heart of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the Tower of Jewels was San Francisco’s most dazzling illusion. Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina Walking Tour www.sfcityguides.org/tour/palace-...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On April 18, 1906, a 22-year-old photographer arrived in San Francisco hours after the earthquake — and hid her camera in a baby carriage to get past the armed guards. They didn’t want photographers documenting what had occurred. 1906 Earthquake & Fire www.sfcityguides.org/tour/1906-ea...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Flood Mansion after the 1906 earthquake & fire. The Nob Hill free walking tour shares this history. sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Seals on the Rocks at the Farallons, photo taken 1868–69. Photo courtesy of Carlton Watkins www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Aquatic Park Bathhouse opened to the public in 1939, but was soon leased to private businessmen who opened the Aquatic Park Casino. 1941. Thanks to the SF Chronicle for allowing us to post their photo. The Fishermen’s Wharf: A Hidden History Walking Tour sfcityguides.org/tour/fisherm...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Built in 1898 by Bernard J.S. Cahill and reflecting the Neo-Classical architectural style, the Columbarium survived a 1901 law that banned further burials within the city limits when they relocated many burial sites and tombstones to Colma. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One of the luxurious ways to get around the 1915 Pan Pacific International Exhibition was by these wicker motor driven vehicles. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This 75-minute walk explores the California Academy of Sciences and de Young Museum, both rebuilt post-1989 earthquake by renowned architects emphasizing sustainability. Covers Alice Eastwood’s history, site-specific art, & the de Young tower’s city view. www.sfcityguides.org/tour/archite...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Renovating the Ferry Building in October 1906 (6 months after the catastrophe). The Ferry Building free walking tour shares many stories of this iconic building: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

San Franciscans lined up by the thousands when the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Building opened — the city’s first true skyscraper. Downtown Deco Free Walking Tour: www.sfcityguides.org/tour/downtow... Thanks to SFMOMA for the Pflueger drawing.

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

In 1974, 135 Chinatown garment workers—mostly Chinese immigrant women—struck Esprit’s Jung Sai factory for nearly a year, facing 64 arrests. Their fight sparked lasting Asian-American labor activism in SF. Dogpatch West. www.sfcityguides.org/tour/dogpatc...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Perched atop the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, Top of the Mark has been a San Francisco icon since the 1930s. Once a glamorous gathering place for World War II servicemen & women, this legendary penthouse bar still offers sweeping 360-degree views of the Bay. sfcityguides.org/tour/nob-hill/

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Powell at Market streets, c.1915. San Francisco, CA. Located right where the cable car turnaround is today. Thanks to John Bosko for allowing us to repost their photo. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Starting in the mid-1860s, Carlton Watkins photographed the first Cliff House from nearly every angle: perched on its cliff above Seal Rocks. The Lands End: Sutro Heights Walking Tour. sfcityguides.org/tour/lands-e...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The pagoda was built as temporary indoor display in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition’s Palace of Food Products & relocated to the Japanese Tea Garden in 1916, where it sat outdoors for more than a century. The Japanese Tea Garden free walking tour. sfcityguides.org/tour/japanes...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Passengers bought a ticket on the Apollo from the East Coast and sailed around South America Cape Horn. When they came into Yerba Buena Cove, they abandoned ship and repurposed the ship by beaching it on the waterfront where it was modified for use as a storeship in Jan 1850. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Most visitors assume the ornate Italian Renaissance bandshell in the Music Concourse. The very first bandstand, built in 1883, was just a small wooden structure on an elevated patch of ground. Special thanks to OpenSFHistory for allowing Us to repost their photo. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In the 1940s and 50s, a new generation of poets rebelled against the conventions of mainstream American life and writing. They became known as the Beat Poets. BEAT GENERATION IN SF: REBELS, WRITERS, AND VISIONARIES. RSVP ——> sfcityguides.org/tour/beat-ge...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Back in 1914, as San Francisco prepped for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. A sign “California Welcomes the World — Panama-Pacific Exposition,” and a banner across the entrance announced, “The Panama Canal is Open.” Ferry Building Free Walking Tour www.sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When cable cars were installed on Nob Hill, it made the hills accessible and they migrated across the city to Nob Hill. Cable cars made Nob Hill accessible. The photo shows a house at 555 Harrison in what was known as Rincon Hill. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

James King of William was a prominent, honest journalist who founded the Evening Bulletin to fight corruption. He was shot by a city official he had exposed. It was a banner displayed on buildings mourning King of William’s death in 1856. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Did you know a Rube Goldberg machine has a real San Francisco address? Built in 1911, this building at 198 Gough Street was commissioned by native SF Rube Goldberg whose name became shorthand for wildly overcomplicated contraptions built to do the simplest of tasks. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Emperor Norton’s Humble Palace Emperor Norton I declared himself “Emperor of the United States” in 1859 — but his royal residence was a tiny room at the Eureka Lodging House on Commercial Street. A plaque is steps from where the Financial District now stands. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What the Ferry Building looked like on the inside in the 1950s. The Ferry Building free walking tour shares this building’s history. RSVP: sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Brooklyn was the ship that carried Sam Brannan & 238 Mormons aboard from NY to Yerba Buena (later renamed to San Francisco). Sam Brannan owned 2 general stores and sold mining supplies / camping gear to miners. He was one of the first Millionaires from the gold rush. www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Blue Heron Lake Boathouse Special thanks to Bancroft library for allowing us to repost their photo. Www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Muni Heritage Weekend is back — Sept 19–20! Rises on streetcars, cable cars, and buses spanning 141 years — including the 1896 “Dinky” and the Blackpool Boat Tram. SF City Guides is hosting a guided cable car walking tour as part of the festivities. www.sfmta.com/calendar/mun...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

In 2017, this example shows why SF’s cable car lines change their cable so often. The Powell lines to Fisherman’s Wharf get a new cable roughly every 75 days. Cable Cars, Halfway to the Stars walking tour sfcityguides.org/tour/cable-c...

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Ocean Beach in the 70s. Photo courtesy of Dennis O’Rourke Collection www.sfcityguides.org

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SF City Guides @sfcityguides.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Built in 1875, this wooden train shed and ferry terminal sat at the foot of Market Street — the true gateway to SF in the days before bridges. It was called the Union Depot & Ferry House. In the 1880s this is what it looked like. The Ferry Building Walking tour sfcityguides.org/tour/ferry-b...

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