Blogs Tagged: san francisco history

You See So Much More When You Walk the City: A Bit of Southbeach History

Posted On: Monday, September 5, 2011 - 12:18pm | Posted By: dianehourany
Topics: Buyers and Sellers

love finding surprises around the city that helps to explain its history. Along with a friend for a walk around the ball park and the Embarcadero, I came upon this plaque embedded in the sidewalk on King St. I knew that the area was landfill but I didn't know how far back it was created. I remember reading accounts of the landfill around the Marina created from the debris from the 1906 earthquake. This might have been a part of that plan, although it began the year before.

Help Raise a Roof for Friends at IM Scott in Dogpatch/Potrero Hill Neighborhood

Posted On: Friday, December 3, 2010 - 2:00pm | Posted By: susanolk
Topics: Community Information

Raise a Roof for Friends at I.M. Scott is an effort to repurpose the two derelict bungalows at the I. M. Scott School, the old school on Tennessee Street at 22nd, and the oldest schoolhouse in San Francisco.  The goal of Raise a Roof is to turn the south bungalow into a Family Center, serving new parents and providing a multi-purpose meeting space for the community after hours. 

Changes Coming in August to SFAR MLS Map Including Renaming of S.F. Neighborhoods

Posted On: Friday, July 16, 2010 - 12:25pm | Posted By: cherylbower
Topics: Community Information

It's taken some time but the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® is updating the S.F. neighborhood district map!