Golden Gate Bridges 1937 debut: An awe-inspiring archive find for the ages. The new normal in 1942: A look back at wartime ads in The Chronicle. What about the idea of the S.F. 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. Dawn of Bay Area protest movement: 1960 photos show SF riot over communist-hunting committee. Tom Stienstra survived every risk the outdoors threw at him. Merchants in areas hardest hit by burglaries say city is failing them, Listen: It's Animal Month! Newspaper display advertising during the 1960s tells a story about a decade of change in the Bay Area. Will Bay Bridge go dark forever? But their on-court panache had nothing on their off-court wardrobes. 1989 World Series photos found: Giants, As and a quakes shake. 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. In honor of the parks 150th anniversary, rarely seen archival photos of people enjoying Golden Gate park throughout the 20th Century. Last year, a late October archive dig turned up classic photos of San Francisco workers dressed up for Halloween. New toll-based express lanes between Interstate 380 in South San Francisco and Whipple Avenue in Redwood City on Highway 101 opened Friday, transportation officials said. The paper sent a How one couple saved Muir Woods from becoming a dammed reservoir. In these images, the sights might not have the worldwide acclaim Post-Pearl Harbor photos show San Francisco bracing for war. My biggest concern, however, is the unreliablility of delivery. Hundreds died. 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. When I happened upon a photo of conceptual artist Christo Javacheff, it sparked a memory of the 1970s Running Fence installation in the North Bay that he created with his wife, Jeanne-Claude. The Dragon Gate marking the entrance to San Franciscos Chinatown is a relatively recent addition and it was a tough road to get it built. Seals Stadium was a neighborhood ballpark that brought baseball to San Francisco decades before the Giants. There are times it does not come through and that is a little annoying. SF visit puts Soviet leader in a good mood before high-level US summit. The 1980s reunion of one of San Franciscos biggest Summer of Love bands was an unexpected and short-lived delight. But early on, the focus became more toward lawyer Sam Driver In December 1941, thousands of men flooded local recruitment offices to join the military, and thousands more San Franciscans rushed to volunteer for the Civil Defense department. Long-lost photos from legendary S.F. When SFs mayor was a guest of the Soviet Union, and seals followed him home. Archive find: 100-year-old photos of Market Streets public past and plans for its future. On April 4, 1968, an assassins bullet struck down the pillar of the civil rights movement and shook a divided nation. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. Before your subscription renews, Amazon will notify you via e-mail of the rate at which you will renew. Dramatic mountain, dramatic views: Archive photos of Mount Diablo. A colorful, possibly haunted hotel drew celebrity guests and angry neighbors. Enough to shut down every resort. The beloved Noe Valley restaurant got a new owner last year. Recently the strip changed syndicates, so we've removed "Baby Blues" from both the Sunday and daily comics lineup. 6,092 talking about this. 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. January 17, 2018. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. 2023 | All rights reserved worldwide. Listen: What went wrong at John Muir Health? Thanksgiving memories: Decades of photos of San Franciscans helping others. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. A recent lunch at Oaklands sanctuary: A century of Lake Merritt photos pulled from archive. Walking through BARTs Transbay Tube: The story of a once-in-a-lifetime stroll. It seems inconceivable now, but it happened 75 years ago. The Chronicles photojournalists covered the fire and came back with many great images, but only a few ran Davies Symphony Hall debuted with fanfare 40 years ago but the sound wasnt a hit. Californians can put off filing taxes but should they? When the world came to San Francisco to create the United Nations. Then came one he didnt see coming. I miss getting up every morning and reading The Chron. Months before Pearl Harbor, two US sailors tore down a Nazi flag flying outside the German consulate in San Francisco we searched The Chronicles archive to see what happened next. The best-known U.S. Mint building in San Francisco is at Fifth and Mission streets, right across the street from the Chronicle building. Best Of. Tribute to Milk and Moscone: Found photos show SF leaders in younger days. While a recent hunt for photos of President Franklin D. Roosevelts wartime 1942 tour of the Bay Area proved fruitless, the search did turn up photo negatives from Six decades of SF Fourth of July photos, from fireworks to fog-outs. The paper shows up most of time on my tablet and is very comprehensive with articles. 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. San Francisco 1906 earthquake: When The Chronicle's front page had 50-year-old news. We found hundreds of negatives inside The Chronicles archive covering most years of the early Pride Parades, including some unpublished photos. DePaul (Scripts), Manley (Daily Art) & Weigel (Sunday Art), Francesco Marciuliano; drawn by Jim Keefe. Sixty years ago this week, officials opened the Embarcadero Freeway. When San Francisco department stores were royalty, I. Magnin was king. Thats the gamble we take when learning to live with COVID. President Richard M. Nixon received much different receptions when he paid two visits to San Francisco less than a month apart. Atop Lone Mountain, the history of SFs first womens college lives on. How Bay Area organizations and arts institutions plan to celebrate Black History Month in 2023 this February. 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. In San Francisco, Queen Elizabeth II is still remembered fondly for her royal visit through the West Coast early in 1983. The problem is that many don't realize they are eligible. For decades, The Chronicles photos from The Last Waltz, one of San Franciscos greatest rock music events, were lost, thought never to be seen again. A change to the comics page. Beach Blanket Babylon: Behind-the-scenes photos from musical revues early decades. More from Pearls Before Swine. This year, the citys oldest store will close its doors for the last time. State Sen. Scott Wiener weighs run for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat. Century-old Chronicle ads: I. Magnin, Folgers Coffee, Levi Strauss and more. Their deaths punctuated one of San Franciscos darkest eras, but their memories became a guiding light for a city that was determined to right itself. He spent his senior year of college serving as The Hornet's first Black editor in chief, leading the organization to two Pacemaker awards and several other national honors from the Associated Collegiate Press. 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. Thirty-five years ago, Phil Frank decided to move his popular nationally syndicated comic strip, Travels With Farley, to San Francisco. 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. A trip to How San Franciscos modern mint rose from bedrock. Storyland spent six years becoming an ambitious childrens playground. Up close with Claude the albino alligator. Its easy to flip through decades of Depression-era discovery: Shasta Dam construction photos unearthed. 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. Wee Pals. According to Rasmussen, 72% of Americans agreed with the statement, including 53% of Black respondents. 15 Sacred Heart Prep 57, OT. The Shoreline. How close we are to bringing lights back. His Detroit Pistons coach sees New bars are bringing buzz to Wine Country, plus more developments, Foreigners keep buying Napa Valley wineries. and the West Coast. The case goes to trial in Napa this week. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at . 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. The Concorde was faster than the speed of sound, and it sure made a lot of noise when it flew into the Bay Area. When Great American Smokeout started in SF on mission to snuff out cigarettes. Heres how to get them, Review: Berkeley Reps Cambodian Rock Band' is a paean to the power of art, This Bay Area artist has ALS and cant speak but shes still directing her dream project, Bay Area theater supergroup unites playwright, composer and shadow puppeteer, Pier 24 Photography to sell famed collection worth more than $15 million, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday, SFMOMA and MoAD to share curator for art of the African Diaspora, Review: Pianist Yuja Wang keeps on dazzling with the S.F. But is he a "leadership genius"? Tony La Another Bay Bridge? The images, squirreled away in a drawer of negatives in the papers basement archive for A classic Cal football archive discovery: 1938 Rose Bowl photos. When the Emperor Norton Treasure Hunt turned San Francisco upside down. Read today's comics and catch up on comics from the past on houstonchronicle.com. The two 1948 negative packs were labeled Hearst Monastery-Golden Gate Park. location, S.F. Upon landing, the unique shape of the snowflakes creates small pockets of air at the ground, and the totals can pile up quickly. The California Republican Party celebrated Black History Month by asking how it can attract younger Black voters. Just before the start of the 2018-19 NHL season, a visit to The Our archives Coit Tower photos disappeared. 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).