David Gallagher

Tanforan, 1912 The then-closed Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno hosted many different kinds of event in the 1910s. December 26, 1912 saw Lincoln Beachey in his plane race Daredevil Edwards in a car. (Beachey would later die in a crash in SF Bay during the PPIE) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanbruno

Attention Transit Nerds, Foamers, Railfans! SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

Aerial Views at UC Santa Barbara Maybe I'm late to the party but UCSB has a huge collection of aerial views available online mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/F... Search an address to zoom the map, then back off to show the image dots, click a dot, and look for the link #sfhistory

Attention Transit Nerds, Foamers, Railfans! SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

Castro & Market, 1958 A view from the platform entering the Twin Peaks tunnel. A Muni M-line streetcar about to cross the intersection, traffic all around and passenger waiting, just a nice dynamic shot. I do a lot of repetitive streetcar shots, but this one just kind speaks. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Tanforan, 1912 The then-closed Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno hosted many different kinds of event in the 1910s. December 26, 1912 saw Lincoln Beachey in his plane race Daredevil Edwards in a car. (Beachey would later die in a crash in SF Bay during the PPIE) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanbruno

Valkyries Win! What a comeback

Whoops! Scanning a bunch of prints & there were quite a few showing streetcar accidents over the years. I have seen many of these before but I don't have specific descriptions for them. limited to 4 here but more on Mastodon and instagram. #sfhistory #sfmemory

Sutro Baths, circa 1915 This unknown woman appears many times in many settings in the Sam Crow negatives, I hope someday to figure out who she is, for now I call her scmodel1 #sfhistory #sfmemory #mysterywoman #sanfrancisco sfmemory.org/Gallery/Sam_...

Powell near Eddy Sep 22, 1953 Market Street in the background. Muni Powell Street cable car #509 on the turntable. The Douglas Building (Gray's suits sign) at right would be demolished in the 1960's for Bart & Hallidie Plaza. Carlton Koski took this pic 73 years ago today. #sfmemory #sfhistory

SFMemory Update! 321 new old pictures.. a real mix - 1906 Earthquake, lots of streetcars, ancients pinups at Sutro Baths, & a remarkable set of market Street billiard players from 1974. Honored to share these #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

Boat Tram getting ready for Muni Heritage Weekend , taking on some lucky passengers on the test runs along the Embarcadero

Guess Where SF, July 1964 A recent scan from the SF Heritage Archive. The building still stands and looks about the same. (yes, of course you can look it up in the city directory, but give it a shot) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanfrancisco

Sam Crow Portraits, 1910s Generally speaking, I prefer pictures of the built environment, but the Sam Crow negatives have so many fantastic portraits of people, that I include them on SFMemory.org because despite not knowing much about them it seems wrong to keep them from you. #sfmemory #sfhistory

SFMemory Update! 179 remarkable glass plates from Eureka Valley (the Castro to you) photographer DH Wulzen just uploaded. I am so honored the Wulzen Family allowed me to possess & scan these artifacts before donating them to @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social Take a look : sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

SF Airport, 1966 It was only a drill for the Fire Department that James Martin photographed one day, still I found these pretty dramatic. I don't think they do this sort of thing anymore. #sfmemory #sfhistory more here: sfmemory.org/search/index...

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

Stopped by to see some old favorites on my #bikeride this morning.

Sam Crow Portraits, 1910s Generally speaking, I prefer pictures of the built environment, but the Sam Crow negatives have so many fantastic portraits of people, that I include them on SFMemory.org because despite not knowing much about them it seems wrong to keep them from you. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Sultan appeared on the scoreboard tonight between the 6th & 7th (Giants up 2-1) next Houston batter homers to tie it #bansultan @sfgiants.com the dog is a jinx

@bittergiantsfan.bsky.social Sultan the supposed “good boy” golden retriever shown on the scoreboard. Next Houston batter hits game tying homer. #bansultan #sfgiants that dog is a jinx

King & 4th Mar 1966 View east on King Street. Tracks & trains of the Southern Pacific at left, the terminal at 3rd Street in the background. In 1976 the 3rd St Terminal was demolished a new smaller one was built at 4th. Now large residential buildings dominate this view. #sfhistory #sfmemory

Palace of Fine Arts, Feb 1963 The original, a relic from 1915’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was meant to decay. It did for almost 50 years, becoming a beloved landmark. So much so that the original was demolished & the replica we have today was built in its place. #sfhistory #sfmemory

I have a new favorite San Francisco landmark. And it's the symbol the city needs. (Also in today's column — let us know your favorite S.F. landmark. Doesn't have to be something that appears in a snow globe.) Gift link 🏳️‍🌈 🎁 ⬇️ www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Bernal Cut, circa 1942 An elevated view southerly from the Highland bridge showing San Jose Ave & Southern Pacific's Old Main Line around the time that the tracks were about to be removed. last days of the old main line: sfmemory.org/maps/mapsear... #sfhistory #sfmemory

Got the chance to see these talented players in action today! It was great having the @wnba.com at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center for All-Star Weekend. 🏀

The Embarcadero, 1991 Embarcadero Freeway Demolition, view northerly, demolition in progress, the former stub end and second deck removed John Holtzclaw photographed the demolition in detail over the months it took. more here : sfmemory.org/search/index... #sfmemory #sfhistory

Presidio, 1917 A pic of a man in a car holding a baseball?? 100s of scans later, same event & cars. Voila! It's Pvt Eddie Conrad who caught the "gilded ball" thrown into the crowd at a game between the Seals & Oaks. He seems very happy, but no word of what he won. #sfhistory #sfmemory #baseball

Tonight at SFPL's Park Branch 6pm My old friend photographer, environmentalist, Greg Gaar talking about his new book I will be there, say hello! sfpl.org/events/2026/... #sfhistory

This is evidence. The ex-wife of ICE officer David Brouillette, who killed Joan Sebastian, says he urged her to stay quiet: “Don’t mention any of the abuse or troubles that we had in our marriage. Right now it’s important to make sure that I look like I have a good character.”

I AM NOT A HOMOPHONE. THEIR ONE. I do amuse myself.

Sad News: "Shacktivist" Jane Cryan, the "Cottage Lady, has died. I'm glad to have gotten to know her, she set some of us on a lifelong passage exploring the history of San Francisco SF Chron gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Thanks for all the love for SFMemory! I'm heading out of town (we have a house sitter!) Currently there are 11,496 images available on the site. please take a look, search an interest or location, and send me a message using the forms on the site. I'll get back to you! #sfhistory sfmemory.org

Redwood City, Anti-Napalm Day, May 28, 1966 It took a bit of work to figure these out. John Ungaretti was 16 when he took them. They marched from Sequoia High School to the port where Napalm was produced. Carleton Goodlett, Robert Scheer, & others spoke to the crowd. more at sfmemory.org #sfhistory

Crystal Palace Market, 1940 The Crystal Palace Market was at 8th & Market, not sure what Orange Kremo was or how it was non-fattening #sfmemory #sfhistory