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Murder, communes, and “the Family”
San Francisco’s Westerfeld House has a long and fractious history, but what matters most is that it’s a survivor in a city that constantly changes.
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Cioppino: San Francisco’s most iconic dish
Cioppino is San Francisco’s most iconic dish, a poor man’s dish from the late 1800s. Learn the history, where to try it , and even how to make it yourself!
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How San Francisco Got Its Name
San Francisco – the city and the bay – went through several names before arriving at what we know today. Let’s explore that history.
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Marincello: what happened to San Francisco’s neighbor to the north?
Marincello was supposed to be a new city just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Learn how a small band of activists defeated a mega-corporation.
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The Muybridge Murder Trial
How Eadweard Muybridge was nearly convicted of murder and hanged before he developed the techniques that led to the creation of cinematography.
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