San Francisco History Podcast – Sparkletack
San Francisco History Podcast – Sparkletack

San Francisco History Podcast – Sparkletack

Richard Miller

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Sparkletack.
FEB 16, 2014
Sparkletack.
San Francisco history lovers: A notice that’s a bit overdue: I haven’t recorded a podcast for years, now, and the chances that I’ll return to this project are slim. That said, I’m committed to leaving ALL THESE PODCASTS online – as a resource for San Franciscans, of course, but also for lovers of this fascinating […]
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OldSF.org – Map of the San Francisco Public Library’s Historical Photo Collection
AUG 24, 2011
OldSF.org – Map of the San Francisco Public Library’s Historical Photo Collection
Just received an email from an old contact — and though I’ve not been actively updating Sparkletack, this project is just too fantastic not to mention. I’ve pillaged the San Francisco History Center’s online photo archive myself many, many times … and often dreamed of a resource exactly like this one. OldSF.org in Dan’s own […]
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Bimbo’s 365 Club
AUG 4, 2010
Bimbo’s 365 Club
A couple of days ago, Toby of Bimbo’s 365 Club dropped me a line: “Here at Bimbo’s, we’ve recently stated to scan some of the amazing things we have in our archives here at the club. We have soooo much stuff. We’ve posted some things in our blog and galleries. We’ve just started this and […]
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SepiaTown — a virtual San Francisco
FEB 25, 2010
SepiaTown — a virtual San Francisco
This is awesome. SepiaTown is a brand new website integrating mapping technology with crowd-sourced historical photos to create a virtually strollable San Francisco. They’ve collected over 150 images of San Francisco thus far, mostly clustered around California, Montgomery, and Market Streets … but it’s easy to see how the entire city could be reconstructed. Reconstructed […]
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“Frisco”? I think not.
FEB 14, 2010
“Frisco”? I think not.
It’s not because Herb Caen got hot under the collar about it. And yeah, I know it was practically the official name of the City in the decades following the Gold Rush — a moniker beloved by locals and visitors alike. In fact, here’s Exhibit A on the pro-Frisco side, a song sung by thousands […]
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