Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. At the intersection of Golden Gate Park and the Pacific Ocean sits the Beach Chalet, a San Francisco landmark that has gone from gleaming eatery to Army headquarters to dangerous dive bar to renovated restaurant. After World War II, the Presidio came close to becoming the location of the United Nations headquarters, but intrigue and a donation back East ended the excitement. On April 4, 1968, an assassins bullet struck down the pillar of the civil rights movement and shook a divided nation. Back then, most West Coast folks had never seen a double-decker bus, unless they were SF alligators: When giant reptiles were moved (ever so carefully). Century-old Chronicle ads: I. Magnin, Folgers Coffee, Levi Strauss and more. sends student to hospital, Yes, that's a toucan flying around Walnut Creek, Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults. And where does Brock Purdy rank? On the morning of March 22, 1957, the ground started shaking. Its a quick retelling of a quaint San Francisco story that was pulled from San Franciscos forgotten earthquake of 1957. Preliminary data suggests it might, but experts say theres much more to learn. Enough to shut down every resort. It took two hours for the mansion that defined Millbrae for decades to go from the centerpiece of one of the Bay Areas most lavish estates to a pile of ash. per month after the free trial period until cancelled. As scientists search for a vaccine to end the coronavirus pandemic, we look back in The Chronicle archives at the all-out effort to vaccinate Bay Area residents against polio. What he got instead were some snow leopards and seals for San Franciscos zoo. Useful to catch up but missing the personality of the city, Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. The anniversary of the great quake of 1906 provides How the Giants ended up in San Francisco in 1958. Once a school holiday and daylong event of all things spring for children in San Francisco, May Day faded as a celebration in the 1970s. These are the best pastas you can find in the Bay Area, S.F. Feb. 24, 2023 Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 10:31 a.m. Cancel Anytime. The search term Bigfoot recently rose up one of our trending lists, but its not because of a new sighting in Humboldt County or farther north. The beloved Noe Valley restaurant got a new owner last year. Hey, baseball fans. How S.F.s Dragon Gate came to stand at Grant Avenue and Bush Street. The father of modern-day BASE jumpers was a classic San Francisco character. Being a big fan of these huge reptiles, I sunk my teeth into an archive search and turned up interesting stories and classic photos. Peoples Park Bloody Thursday: 50 years later, unearthing never-before-seen photos. Amazon will renew on your behalf at the lowest renewal rate then available to Amazon.com customers at the time of renewal. Learn more about auto-renewal subscriptions on Amazon.com, Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Smack! When Princess Margaret took San Francisco by storm in 1965. Newspaper display advertising during the 1960s tells a story about a decade of change in the Bay Area. About that New York Times op-ed on San Francisco How Californias Big Ag wants you to think about all this rain, How California can teach New York to clean up truck pollution, Tesla vs. gas cars: Here's how popular EVs perform on a California roadtrip. Much of it is precisely organized, but parts are a mess. Could taking Pfizers Paxlovid reduce the risk of getting long COVID? concert discovered amid dust. Baby Blues chronicles the adventures of the McPherson family and its three children. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. Before 1954, Veterans Day Howard Hughes, the CIA and a mysterious ship in the Bay Area. Gov. Why Pistons are praising Warriors' castoff, How Warriors manage Anthony Lambs availability as he nears two-way limit, Poole, Warriors overwhelm Clippers in 3rd quarter of a 115-91 victory, Warriors Steph Curry could return Sunday against Lakers, Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with patience, but his return is essential, Imperfect diamond: Myths of MLB geometry revealed by new larger bases. Thats a hate group and I dont wanna have anything to do with em. Apollo 11s return: Fabulous moon cargo and an awkward Earl Warren speech. Many residents knew they had something to do with the military, but the secrecy that initially surrounded them created rumors that persisted How Fishermans Wharf went from fishing hub to tourist mecca. While The Chronicles archive contains gems dating to the newspapers 1865 founding, discovering staff photos from before the 1950s is like striking gold. While the annual Pride celebrations, war protests, and parades for the Warriors, Giants and 49ers are fresh in our memories, Market Street has been the stage for large public rallies and demonstrations for more than a century. The publisher may have opted out of making it available on certain devices, or the reading experience may not yet be optimized for this publication on those devices. The shimmering Bay Lights turn off Sunday night as the effort to raise $11 million to fund a bigger, better version is only partway there. Giants' top prospect Marco Luciano eyes bounceback breakthrough in 2023, Stanford women stunned by late UCLA comeback in Pac-12 semifinals, As manager Mark Kotsay expects buzz for Las Vegas exhibition games, Giants starter DeSclafani back to full health and pretty in control, Ranking 49ers' free-agent QB options with Purdy's status unknown, Shea: How Giants, A's can exploit MLB's new rules this season, Boring, then busy: 49ers poised for NFLs most unique draft, How Steph launched his rise to stardom with 54 at the Garden. We are sorry. readers: When The Chronicle gave away the Batmobile sort of. His characters including the bears moved with him. A trip to How San Franciscos modern mint rose from bedrock. It was San Francisco. For a century and a half, San Franciscans relied on Gumps for one-of-a-kind gifts. San Francisco 1906 earthquake: When The Chronicles front page had 50-year-old news. Bam! It ended badly. Each tour is written and narrated by Chronicle journalists and guided by your phone. Listen: Will CARE Court help the severely mentally ill in S.F.? Using Zillow home values data, we are mapping Bay Area median house prices and charting changes in the housing market. Tens of thousands of acres charred. But is he a "leadership genius"? Residents displaced from their homes. I loved the ads I really enjoyed the Sunday edition with its magazines and commentaries. Fifty years ago, Robert F. Kennedy was shot dead as his political star reached a new pinnacle, seemingly extinguishing his call for hope during a bloody, splintered era. In Oakland, the anticipation Chinatown charity: 79 years ago, SFs Rice Bowl helped save lives. Sometimes, history disappears. If youre bracing for a groan-inducing punchline, rest easy. Beyond Bigfoot: Rediscovering 60 years of Sasquatch stories. Today's Comic from Luann Read Now. In honor of the anniversary, a search through the Chronicles archive turned up dozens of photos from performances and rehearsals across the decades, including photos as early as 1949. His strip went from being hilarious to being hurtful and mean, he said. Aerial photos of San Francisco taken in 1959 by a Chronicle photographer provide a unique view of a city about to change. Britain's longest-serving monarch is dead at 96. : We found the winner of The Chronicles Batmobile contest. White supremacists, who had used the phrase long before the trolling campaign, quickly promoted it, adding their website links to fliers or combining the phrase with white supremacist language or imagery, the ADL said. For Its definitely not the same as the paper version back-in-the day. For instance, some days may have 12 obituaries, and then none for a week. Heres how close we are to bringing the lights back. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. If nearly half of Blacks are not OK with white people according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll uh thats a hate group, Adams said on his show. It makes no sense whatsoever as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore, he said. Long-lost Civic Auditorium photos: SFs early parties, balls, conventions, operas. My biggest concern, however, is the unreliablility of delivery. Jordan Parker is a breaking news reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. The Concorde was faster than the speed of sound, and it sure made a lot of noise when it flew into the Bay Area. Robert Pritikin bought a rundown boardinghouse known as the Chambers Mansion in 1977 and converted it into an eccentric 16-room hotel. You Might Also Like Dark Side of the Horse Samson. How Bay Area organizations and arts institutions plan to celebrate Black History Month in 2023 this February. It was so big, in fact, an island was built for it. Clearly not much has changed. San Francisco may have the iconic landmarks, beautiful bridges and scenic skyline, but the rest of the Bay Area looked captivating from the Goodyear Blimps viewpoint in the 1970s. Also, some features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not currently available. This is a decision based on the principles of this news organization and the community we serve, editor Chris Quinn said. The Sioux occupation of Alcatraz you dont know about. Map shows stunning improvement in California drought. Remembering Emeryvilles mudflat art and why the mud won out. Pete Wilson took a helicopter tour over the fields and roads flooded by the Cosumnes River south of Sacramento and declared a state of emergency in 25 Northern California counties. S.F. While refiling negatives in The Chronicles basement archive, I found a pack of photo negatives of a 1952 tour of three double-decker buses from London. A search through The Chronicles archive has turned up photos of Democratic candidates across the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, shaking hands, making speeches and fundraising ahead of a then-much-later California primary. Oversize photos, like the amazing $100 for a jeep? Chronicle Vault. In the 1920s to the 1940s, the biggest names were brothers: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo. Cartoonist Scott Adams' recent racist rant drew condemnation and led to his comic being pulled from many newspapers. Created by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott. Princess Margaret of Great Britain may not have worn the crown, but she got a welcome fit for a queen when she visited San Francisco more than 50 years ago. Since the citys first major-league Opening Day on April 15, 1958, San Franciscans have come out to watch the game and enjoy the Stanfords secrets: Decades of surprises stashed in Hoover Tower. David Lance Gonies walked into a Berkeley print shop when he was 19 and was still there almost 60 years later, finishing a long career as a graphic artist with posters in major museum collections. Post-Pearl Harbor photos show San Francisco bracing for war Just to the east of Crystal Springs Reservoir sits the Pulgas Water Temple, a landmark commemorating completion in 1934 of the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct, which brought water from the lakes and valleys in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to kitchen taps in Neil Diamond, Elton John: Concert sun goes down for 2 pop giants. But they'll cost you. The meat substitute company joins Zoom, MasterClassand other Bay Area companies with recent layoffs. The deadly storm this month that killed five people and brought flooding to parts of the Bay Area sparked a memory about one of the worst sets of winter downpours to hit Northern California: the storms of December 1981 and January 1982. A search in the basement archive turns up photos from one of the Bay Areas most dramatic peaks Mount Diablo. Twenty-five years ago this week, long-time California Assembly leader Willie Brown won a run-off election to become San Franciscos first African-American mayor. Register here. More On: "Dilbert" author Scott Adams, who has been drawing the comic since 1989, said the strip that pokes fun at office culture was wiped from nearly 77 newspapers. North Bays 1986 record-setting floods: See stunning images. In honor of the parks 150th anniversary, rarely seen archival photos of people enjoying Golden Gate park throughout the 20th Century. The Kindle edtion is reaosnabley well orgainized and saves me money and from dealing with a lot of paper. The Bayshore construction project saw the first 2-mile stretch, 3 tales of gigantic aircraft carriers getting stuck in SF Bay U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are the militarys commanders of the seas, massive structures gliding across the worlds waterways with nearly unimaginable force and unbelievable ease until they get stuck in the muck in San Francisco Bay. Celebrate SFs autumnal summer with 1930s-'60s Ocean Beach photos. To keep my carbon footprint down, I read books and magazines electronically. In these images, the sights might not have the worldwide acclaim Post-Pearl Harbor photos show San Francisco bracing for war. I miss getting up every morning and reading The Chron. Please try again. His Detroit Pistons coach sees something special. This version seems to be very limited in scope and content. Jerry Brown called it monumental in its effect on our future, one of the key projects of Californias long-range water program. Why say more? San Franciscos century-old Civic Auditorium got its big start with a masquerade ball and a historic convention. Thats the gamble we take when learning to live with COVID. Blaze races to sea: The Mount Vision fire threatens Point Reyes 25 years ago. The SF Chronicle is a second-rate newspaper at best. Last year, a late October archive dig turned up classic photos of San Francisco workers dressed up for Halloween. St. Marys Cathedral rises from the ashes into something completely different. I finally caught COVID. Pritikin played up the mansions reputation as haunted, making the hotel a popular landmark and drawing the From housing sit-in to Da Mayor: A look back at Willie Brown in The Chronicles photo archives. The Pavilion. One of the Ode to Gumps: Memories flow from archive as SFs oldest store says goodbye. More from Pearls Before Swine. It was thousands of feet shorter than Mount Hamilton. From Arnold Palmer to Johnny Miller: Decades-old photos of golf stars and big tournaments at San San Franciscos Harding Park has a rich history of local golfers made good especially during the 1960s. Chess legend George Koltanowski: An archive deep dive of record-breaking chess champion and George Koltanowski was blindfold chess champion and The Chronicles chess columnist for more than five decades. Photos of the great Peninsula train derailment of 1953 rediscovered. Listen: The many near deaths of Tom Stienstra, Listen: "The Riders Come Out At Night": Corruption and brutality, Listen: Californias COVID emergency is over, but is the pandemic. California Highway Patrol officers used a bullhorn to order A salute to the king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. Its views were far less spectacular than Mount Diablos. Bozo, the comic strip, has more daily comments on average per number of listed followers than any other GoComics comic. Browse the top places to work in San Francisco and the Bay Area as rated by their employees. We found 49ers Super Bowl photos from 1995; now theyre online for the first time. How long? A student-led strike on the campus began Nov. 6, 1968, and lasted 134 days. This Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper is the 14th largest in the country, with a daily circulation of 375,000 in the Bay Area alone. A century ago, technological innovation and the heart of a war-battered nation came together in San Francisco in a tribute to troops who called the Bay Area home. In the 1950s, an enterprising San Franciscan built a Sky Tram near Ocean Beach. Fifty years ago, students at what was then San Francisco State College fought back and changed academia forever. For six decades, San Francisco baseball fans have celebrated the start of spring with the Giants home opener. It may never get built. Bannerman, Xunise, Konar, Lawton, Patrinos & Piro. A trip to The Chronicles archive helped trace the long history of commercial fishing at the wharf. The sun may be the scorching center of our solar system and the most vital energy source for our planet of 7.5 billion people, but in 1978 a collection of activists, poets, organizers and ahem stars deemed it necessary to bring attention to An ode to the Embarcadero Freeway, the blight by the bay. This is the story of a treasure rediscovered. Its hard to believe, but San Joses Shark Tank now known to non-hockey fans as the SAP Center turns 25 this year. With Stephen Curry & Co. winning their Remembering Robert Kennedy in SF 50 years after his assassination. A half century ago, the Black Panthers clashed with Oakland police in a violent episode that forever changed the political organization and the city from which it grew. A nationwide effort to quit smoking got its start in San Francisco in the 1970s with some lighthearted entertainment. A century of Chronicle presidential election front pages. Many former sections have been eliminated and some new ones added - so I never know what I am going to get in the Sunday editions. Glass negatives, more than a century old, show San Franciscans everyday life after disaster. When Nixons summer of 69 visits to SF drew polarizing reactions. I used to live in SF, so I like to read about daily issues etc. Breaking news alerts Wildfire coverage Air quality, outage maps In-depth local reporting Puzzles and comics SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Download the app for free. SFs most remote residents: Farallones quest for a 1950 census taker and The Chronicle. Terms apply. The mysteries of Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park. We sinners never give up: Sally Stanfords journey from madam to mayor. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the verdict, the White Night riots and the police response that followed. Up close with Claude the albino alligator. But early on, the focus became more toward lawyer Sam Driver A search through The Chronicles archive turned up a collection of unpublished photos of Rep. Phillip Burton touring Fort Point in 1969 to drum up support for turning the abandoned base into a national historic site and even older negatives. It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. Help us pick S.F.s official animal. But in May 1966, the pop art impresario brought his show to San Francisco, and The Chronicle was there to capture the moment and critique the experience. When Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and more made stand against AIDS in Bay Area. Sex Pistols in San Francisco: The lewd, crude punk pioneers The Sex Pistols have been in town two days, and they havent thrown up on anyone yet. That was the beginning of a Chronicle story in January 1978 on the notorious British punk rock band, and a recent trip to the newspapers New Years in 1950s San Francisco: Photos of a city partying hard. Comic strips and cartoons from Comics Kingdom including Baby Blues, Popeye and Zippy the Pinhead SFGate Life after disaster: Chronicles oldest negatives show a return to normality in 1906. Anti-war organizations banded together to create a national Moratorium Day of protests and teach-ins. Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018. Browse the archive by date. Atop Lone Mountain, the history of SFs first womens college lives on. You dont stumble across hidden presidential history every day. Saturday's semifinals. The archive of a newspaper thats more than 150 years old can conceal treasures. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads) 2023 $site.copyrightString Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018. Walking through BARTs Transbay Tube: The story of a once-in-a-lifetime stroll. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. Thank you for contacting the San Francisco Chronicle. For sale to good home: Ultrarare 1970s Muni streetcar. With Stephen Curry and Co. being the hottest ticket around as they head to the NBA Finals for a third straight year, I went searching in The Chronicles Lets celebrate the Tubes, one of SFs weirdest rock bands ever. This year, the citys oldest store will close its doors for the last time. The medfly invasion: How a tiny insect upended Bay Area life A minuscule bug caused an ecological nightmare across Northern California nearly 40 years ago, and the fallout spread from the fields of Silicon Valley into the halls of the Capitol in Sacramento. The problem is that many don't realize they are eligible. Is California breaking its promise to cut middle-income health care costs? Joe Montanas 40th draft anniversary: Chronicle archive photos from the early days of Joe Cool. Have you heard the one about the mimes who got married in Union Square? Editors Dispatch: Happy 100th Birthday, Charles Schulz! A New Comic Strip by Andrea Beizer. Its easy to flip through decades of Depression-era discovery: Shasta Dam construction photos unearthed. Heres what March looks like, Massive Tahoe avalanche 'engulfed' 3-story apartment building, Sugar Bowl Resort office completely buried after winter storm, Heres how much rain and snow is heading to Northern California this weekend, Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of snow, California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could soon become biggest ever, Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his return is essential, James Wiseman, leadership genius? The legend of the woman who saved the cable cars. Symphony celebrates spring with a beautiful new commission, UC Berkeley students protest plans to shutter rare anthropology library, She came of age in her family's abusive California religious cult. Fifty years ago this month, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 belly-flopped into San Francisco Bay 17,000 feet short of the San Francisco International Airport runway. 75 years of SFs Nutcracker: Photos from beloved ballet across decades. The Chronicles basement has a room that houses 1 million photos or more, and I head down there when I get a request to find images from the decades before our photography team switched to digital cameras. I used to live in SF, so I like to read about daily issues etc. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. California's winter storm brought rare snow to low elevations across the San Francisco Bay Area, including to Santa Cruz, MountDiablo, MountTam and other cities. For more than six decades, San Francisco has celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks over the bay. Salesforce seeks to cut office space at Salesforce Tower after mass layoff. Today's Comic from Pearls Before Swine Read Now. Black History Month: Events, performances and ways to celebrate. Wee Pals. Read today's comics and catch up on comics from the past on houstonchronicle.com. Golden Gate Bridges 1937 debut: An awe-inspiring archive find for the ages. For technical or billing issues, please contact Archive Customer Support. Tom Stienstra survived every risk the outdoors threw at him. The 1948 Chronicle headline 40-Story World Trade Center urged for Ferry Building Site seems blasphemous now, but the plan almost became a reality decades ago. No. Amazon has encountered an error. But as we head toward San Franciscos summery fall, we want to salute you and the citys signature weather spectacle: the fog rolling in from the ocean. In January of this year, San Francisco proposed requiring an online reservation for tourists who want to drive down Lombard Street and charging them a fee. When SFs mayor was a guest of the Soviet Union, and seals followed him home. Thanksgiving memories: Decades of photos of San Franciscans helping others. Built in the 19th century and standing tall until the mid-20th, the Death of the Hippies: Haight-Ashburys 1967 funeral for Rest in peace, hippies. End-o-year booze-soaked shindigs have always been spread throughout S.F., but in the 1950s Market Street was the clearly place to be. Fifty years on from San Francisco's most destructive earthquake, Chronicle reporters . Its been a while since the Cal football team won the Rose Bowl. There are no advertisements, but it also leaves out details found in other electronic versions ot the Chronicle, such as sports score details, team standings, etc. It is OK instead of the morning paper in hard copy, Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018. In the basement of the Gothic Revival building at 901 Mission St. sat a box of negatives damaged by Hells Angels vs. Allen Ginsberg: The unlikely Vietnam War-era confrontation. 2022-02-06 -. How does San Francisco Red Sox sound? Tribute to Milk and Moscone: Found photos show SF leaders in younger days. The comic, which has appeared in newspapers since 1989, once ran in as many as 2,000 newspapers in 70 countries and 25 languages. 6 Salesian 64, No. The concert at Winterland in 1976 was to be the final concert that The Band performed on the How San Francisco has celebrated its veterans for decades. Port Chicago disaster: Unpublished photos of a World War II tragedy in Bay Area. Aileen Hernandez, Gloria Steinem and the ERA: Historic photos of women calling for equal rights A look back at rallies for equal rights and the ERA in San Francisco, as well as some of the best-known leaders from the era making the case. Archive photos: Baker Beachs beautiful vistas and deadly history. When the Andy Warhol experience popped into San Francisco. A recent dig through The Chronicles archive turned up one of our most surprising Angel Island for sale? Michael Collier, a former Chronicle editor, dies in Oregon car crash, Charlie Walker, 'mayor of Bayview-Hunters Point,' dies at 89. Revisit her storied trip through S.F. Major snow storm might leave you stranded, Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of snow, Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains, Opinion: I caught COVID. Call it the Miracle on the Bay. Username: Password: Don't have an account? During his time there, he spent three years as a reporter and editor for the university's award-winning student newspaper, The State Hornet. The California Weather Wonks newsletter will deliver your daily Bay Area forecast and the why behind the weather. Pros: The good points of the the Chronicle/Kindle version is that it comes early in the morning on the West Coast, it's a good selection of what's going on in the world with an emphasis on San Francisco and the Bay Area. According to the National Weather Service, 300 square miles SFs Balclutha: Tracing the 130-year voyage of a landmark ship. The paper shows up most of time on my tablet and is very comprehensive with articles. The recent spate of storms lifted the statewide snowpack to 190% of average for the start of the month, and more snow is on the way. San Franciscos 977-foot tall Sutro Tower was never envisioned to be the citys Eiffel Tower, but there was a grand idea behind it great height begets clear television broadcasts. When London double-decker buses wowed SF crowds. Take It From The Tinkersons. The Chronicles archive has hundreds of photos and negatives of Beach Blanket Babylon, including some behind-the-scenes shots that havent been seen in decades. Thirty-seven years ago, Mount St. Helens exploded, killing 57 people, leveling more than 250 homes and shaving 1,300 feet Fog City: Found photos show SFs signature weather spectacle Oh, Fogust. Some folks will miss you. I do look forward to seeing it almost every morning so it is a good compromise from getting the paper delivered and having to hassle with recycling paper. Your weekly guide to Bay Area arts & entertainment. How close we are to bringing lights back. Twenty-eight years ago, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the Bay Area to its core, killing 63 people, most in the collapse of the Nimitz Wine Country fire of 1964: Eerie similarities to this weeks Flames tearing through Napa and Sonoma counties and beyond. Introducing ALICE! Asking price: a few hundred thousand dollars. The 1980s reunion of one of San Franciscos biggest Summer of Love bands was an unexpected and short-lived delight.
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