
Western Neighborhoods Project If you happen to be near a radio in the Bay Area this afternoon at 5:00pm, tune into KALW 91.7 FM. On the program Crosscurrents will be an interview with Woody LaBounty about the streetcar community of Carville-by-the-Sea.

Western Neighborhoods Project SF Chronicle's Carl Nolte writes about the last Carville house today:
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From the outside, the house on San Francisco's Great Highway looks pretty ordinary - it has two stories, and the brown shingles are faded by the sun, fog and wind from the ocean just across the street. But like a lot of things in San Francisco, this house is not what it seems.

Western Neighborhoods Project hey folks, become a fan of the library, they have a nice page and blog

Western Neighborhoods Project
Come out this Sunday and celebrate the release of
Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb, a new book by Woody LaBounty, which vividly recalls one of the quirkiest communities in San Francisco's rich history.
http://carville-book.com/
Time:1:00PM Sunday, November 1st
Location:Sunset Youth Services 3918 Judah Street

Western Neighborhoods Project You thought the SF West History Minute would never come back. You were wrong:
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The developers of Westwood Highlands used decorative metal signs affixed to light standards to promote and identify the subdivision.

Cecelia Pappadakis Fontillas Sounds like fun, too bad I live behind the Redwood Curtain!! I think My husband and I will move back to the city when our last kid leaves the nest. After all my various moves, this will be my last. The place I belong

Western Neighborhoods Project Roll Call: Who's coming to the WNP Meet-Up at the Cliff House? 7pm tonight!

Western Neighborhoods Project Stay in SF, people. It's worth it:

Western Neighborhoods Project Ordinarily we're not so excited about cars in Golden Gate Park, but this is an exception:
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The 21st annual old car picnic in Speedway Meadows in Golden Gate Park on October 11, 2009.

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Where (and what) is Lakeshore Park? http://www.outsidelands.org/lakeshore.ph p
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Western Neighborhoods Project Some things change and some things don't in the western neighborhoods:
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Frank Dunnigan, San Francisco, San Francisco neighborhoods, history

Western Neighborhoods Project Is there a reason to place all the articles and pictures on outsidelands.org on a map?

Western Neighborhoods Project Are those WWII machine gun nests in Sutro Heights?
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Did the Army install machine gun nests in Sutro Heights during World War II? Special guest star John Martini (retired National Park Service ranger) helps out.

Western Neighborhoods Project Another earthquake shack is apparently set to be razed. Its not in the Western Neighborhoods, but another little piece of our city's history is about to be lost.
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www.curbedsf.com Cottage on Laidley St set to be demolished. Preservationists tend to cry foul when potentially historic San Francisco homes are set to be demolished. You may remember this one on making...

New book recalls city’s forgotten “Streetcar Suburb” | Richmond District Blog of San Francisco (rich
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Woody LaBounty, local historian and founder of the Western Neighborhoods Project, has a new book coming out about one of the quirkiest communities ever to





















