I drove a taxi up, down, and around every San Francisco hill and neighborhood for 18 years and I’ve studied the city’s history for about 40 years now. You’re about to jump into Around Town With San Francisco Tim and we’re going anywhere that hits my fancy and I bet you’ll get perspectives that decode why San Francisco is San Francisco! What they say about cabbies is true, the cabbies know.
From 1986 to 1992 I had the privilege of researching for my book Some Of My Best Friends Are Naked at the Lusty Lady Theatre… Read on →
In 1776, when American colonists on the east coast declared independence from England the Spanish claimed California for the King of Spain and established the… Read on →
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, Candlestick Point, is a 170 acre gem at the southeastern tip of San Francisco. The park is one of San… Read on →
San Francisco’s rich music history is infused with Jazz, Blues, and Rock n’ Roll. Sublime and soaring local guitarists from Lowell Fulson to Carlos Santana,… Read on →
Italians taught San Franciscans how to enjoy life (it involves family, love, wine, and pasta). We should all be grateful the love and exuberance of… Read on →
San Francisco is a city of treasures. On every hill and in every valley gold is there to be discovered. Since the Gold Rush, San… Read on →
San Francisco is in a period of rapid change and struggle as a tsunami of cash crashes over its sea walls and floods its streets…. Read on →
San Francisco was born in the shadow of Telegraph Hill. The City’s earliest citizens climbed and built on “The Hill” for the stunning 360 degree… Read on →
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski won the 2013 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant In The U.S. for State Bird Provisions. And, they are… Read on →
Historic Dogpatch has a new Smokestack at the American Industrial Center on 3rd Street. But, this 21st century Smokestack At Magnolia Brewery named after the… Read on →
In the 1850s, landholder County Clerk Thomas Hayes rode his white stallion through the valley bearing his name today. But before Hayes and before the… Read on →
In 1849, life in the gold hills was harsh and rewards few. When nuggets and dust were discovered the rush was to good times in… Read on →
Since the Gold Rush San Francisco Bay has decreased in size by one third. At the same time, San Francisco’s once jagged bay shoreline was… Read on →
This is a captivating look back at the San Francisco of over 80 years ago. It offers a clear view through a window into the… Read on →
The Murphy Windmill, along with the Dutch Windmill, stand at the west end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Prior to their construction in 1905… Read on →
This is an engaging silent film tracing the history of the Cliff House one of San Francisco historic icons.
Once known as the Harlem Of The West, the Fillmore District, like San Francisco’s Phoenix has risen again. The Fillmore was farmland in the 1880’s,… Read on →
For years, Irving Morrow traveled by ferry from his Oakland home to work in San Francisco. Daily, he crossed the bay through fog, wind, billowing… Read on →
This summer you don’t need to scale San Francisco’s fabled hills to see grand gardens and butterflies. Stride up the gentle slope of Conservatory Valley… Read on →
The sun rose on Pier 45 two days after crab season began and boats big and small were still in the harbor. The Jennie Rose, down from… Read on →
Recently, I rose with the sun and went to Pier 45 hoping to see the fisherpeople working. Great luck…the Lucky Lady was unloading nearly 300 swordfish taken 1,000 miles… Read on →
Spanish conquistadors staked their claims with the cross and the sword. In 1775, the King’s ship San Carlos sailed into San Francisco Bay and, in 1776, Mission Dolores and… Read on →
If you’re going to be hanging out in San Francisco, and I mean…hanging out! If you want to leave it all behind and party with… Read on →
The 1849 Gold Rush and Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 are the central events of San Francisco history. The Gold Rush created San Francisco…. Read on →
San Francisco Travel Association and partner, sanfranciscotim.com, present A Day In The Life Of San Francisco, a celebration of why we live here and why… Read on →
This is one of my favorite San Francisco documents! This is a detailed, though short of some perspective, painted view of San Francisco at the… Read on →