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Please Donate The Little Shamrock The Little Shamrock Location: 807 Lincoln Way, near Ninth Avenue Opened: 1890s "The Little Shamrock" at 807 Lincoln Way near Ninth Avenue is the Sunset District's oldest business, serving drinks in the same location since the 1890s. The story goes that Antone Herzo and his wife opened their pub on October 28, 1893, to serve the thirsty workmen who were creating the Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park. The bar recognized this date in a centennial celebration in 1993. But a bit of research pokes some holes in the official story. (Thanks to John Freeman for his i...

Obscure SF: Remembering the 'earthquake-proof' observatory at Golden Gate Park that fell in 15 years FacebookTwitterEmail The base is all that remains of Sweeny Observatory on top of Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Mar. 8, 2021. The observatory was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Thomas U. Sweeny may be the first person to have a Golden Gate Park landmark named after him, and he was certainly the first to make a show of it. Sweeny, who made a fortune in gold-mining and buying property in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset, cast himself as a modest...

Editorial: S.F. supervisors meddle to try to halt Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park Chronicle Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail The 150-foot-high SkyStar Ferris wheel was assembled at the eastern end of the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in March.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020 One might think San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors would have a full enough plate with myriad serious problems facing the city in a pandemic: health systems overwhelmed, residents ailing, businesses reeling, schools shuttered, homelessness surging and property crimes soaring. It’s absurd t...

Please Donate Unraveling the Mystery of Two 1890s Richmond District Houses Sleuthing in the Digital Age Unraveling the Mystery of Two 1890s Richmond District Houses The Low family at Sutro Baths with an unusual floatation system for their child, 1890s. - I always perk up when someone says they have old photos from San Francisco that need location identification. Sometimes I’m lucky and know the site; other times there is too little to go on. A grouping of contemporary photos, like in an album, adds more clues to find locations. I recently was presented with a series of photos in two albu...

Frank Dunnigan, WNP member and columnist. - Tourism has been a growing business in San Francisco ever since the Midwinter Fair of 1894 lured visitors to the temperate climate and scenic attractions in Golden Gate Park and nearby areas. Most people who visit today will end up seeing the usual tourist spots the city has to offer—Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, cable cars and Lombard Street—but when you want to show off the beauty and charm of San Francisco a bit closer to home, keep in mind that there’s plenty to see and do in the western half of town.