I drove a San Francisco taxi up, down, and around every hill and neighborhood for 18 years and studied the city's history for about 40 years now. What they say about cabbies is true, the cabbies know.
You’re about to jump into Around Town With San Francisco Tim. We’re going everywhere and anywhere that hits my fancy and I bet you’ll get perspectives that decode why San Francisco is San Francisco!
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San Francisco’s Legendary Tomasso’s
Jul 15, 2023
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 →
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Juana Briones Brought It, North Beach Pipeline Brings It!
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 →
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Orchestra For Natives Of The Future
Feb 11, 2020
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 →
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Jose Simioni’s Fresno Alley Band
Oct 30, 2017
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 →
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Alla Sodini On Green Street
Sep 04, 2016
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 →
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Peter Lindman: Grant Street Troubadour
Aug 10, 2016
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 →
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The Battles For San Francisco And Moon Cheese
Nov 01, 2015
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 →
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Historic Telegraph Hill And Coit Tower
Aug 02, 2015
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 →
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“The Progress” Of Brioza and Krasinski In The Fillmore District
Jun 02, 2015
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 →
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New Smokestack In Dogpatch Sends Good Vibes & Great Taste Into Universe
Jan 04, 2015
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 →
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Riding White Stallions and SOSF’s Trusty Steeds In Hayes Valley
Jul 21, 2014
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 →
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San Francisco Music and SFJAZZ Center
Sep 20, 2013
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 →
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San Francisco’s Shoreline and Heron’s Head Park
Sep 18, 2013
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 →
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1930s San Francisco
Aug 20, 2013
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 →
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Golden Gate Park And The Historic Murphy Windmill
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 →
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San Francisco’s Iconic Cliff House
Aug 03, 2013
This is an engaging silent film tracing the history of the Cliff House one of San Francisco historic icons.
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The Historic Fillmore District & 2013 James Beard Best New Restaurant In U. S. State Bird Provisions
Aug 01, 2013
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 →
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Irving F. Morrow, Golden Gate Bridge Architect
Jul 29, 2013
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 →
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The Conservatory Of Flowers…and Butterflies
Jul 23, 2013
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 →
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Fisherman’s Wharf, Crab Wars
Jul 16, 2013
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 →
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Swordfish, Musee Mechanique, And Ships of War
Jun 25, 2013
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 →
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San Francisco’s Mission Dolores
Jun 11, 2013
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 →
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The Saloon
Jun 10, 2013
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 →
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San Francisco Before The Great Earthquake of 1906
Jun 06, 2013
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 →
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SF Travel’s Valentine To San Francisco
Mar 26, 2013
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 →
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View Of San Francisco, Formerly Yerba Buena, 1846-47
Sep 01, 2012
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 →