It was supposed to be a beach paradise for San Francisco and Bay Area residents but Pacific City fell apart within two years. A look back at how the 1940s wartime economy changed advertising in The Chronicle. Newspaper display advertising during the 1960s tells a story about a decade of change in the Bay Area. Luann Time Machine Dangerous Dirk Frenemy Tiffany The Breakup That Left 'Luann' Readers In Disbelief Fabulous Desdemona Best of . location, S.F. In 1940s, jewel of the bay was on the block. The memory of these visits sent me to The Chronicles archive in search of old photos and stories about Bufanos sculptures, and I was amazed at the abundance of images we had of the classic San Franciscan and his work. The anniversary of the great quake of 1906 provides How the Giants ended up in San Francisco in 1958. But as we head toward San Franciscos summery fall, we want to salute you and the citys signature weather spectacle: the fog rolling in from the ocean. Letters: Retired judge criticizes D.A. As the parade closes in on its 50th anniversary, we went looking for photos from its first 10 years. A student-led strike on the campus began Nov. 6, 1968, and lasted 134 days. When a record-shattering blizzard threatened the lives of hundreds of thousands of livestock, Operation Haylift flew into action. I used to live in SF, so I like to read about daily issues etc. The shimmering Bay Lights turn off Sunday night as the effort to raise $11 million to fund a bigger, better version is only partway there. Pete Wilson took a helicopter tour over the fields and roads flooded by the Cosumnes River south of Sacramento and declared a state of emergency in 25 Northern California counties. Blaze races to sea: The Mount Vision fire threatens Point Reyes 25 years ago. Smack! 70 years of absurd, crazy and downright About 260,000 vehicles travel across the Bay Bridge every day. San Francisco was a four-paper town. It's Animal Month on the Total SF podcast. Have you heard the one about the mimes who got married in Union Square? Weve done another deep dive into The Chronicles archive to feature even more Pride parade photos throughout the years. San Francisco Mayor George Christopher accepted an invitation to Moscow from a Soviet leader with hopes he could use the trip to promote cultural exchange. That's because they havent lived here long enough. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. In the shadow of one Northern California disaster, we mark the anniversary of another. This publication is not available for some devices. The Shoreline. While searching The Chronicles archive for photos and stories for the upcoming Lunar New Year, I turned up packs of negatives showing Rice Bowl Festivals. A dig into the archives turned up hundreds of photos of charity Thanksgiving events in the Bay Area over the past 60 years, as well as special dinners for new immigrants and even un-Thanksgiving celebrations by American Indian groups. One of the Ode to Gumps: Memories flow from archive as SFs oldest store says goodbye. If nearly half of Blacks are not OK with white people according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll uh thats a hate group, Adams said on his show. The tiny meadows actual name is the Garden of Shakespeares Flowers, and we can thank the California Spring Blossom and Wildflower Association for its inception and the countless weddings held there. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. Read today's comics and catch up on comics from the past on houstonchronicle.com. Useful to catch up but missing the personality of the city, Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. Tribute to Milk and Moscone: Found photos show SF leaders in younger days. Known for its visibility and proximity to Candlestick Park, the Hunters Point crane has a mostly forgotten history: Its giant arch was once used to stress-test nuclear-tipped Polaris missiles. The phrase was circulated in a trolling campaign in 2017 by members of the controversial online forum 4chan, in which fliers with the slogan were posted, with originators assuming liberals would respond negatively, thereby proving they did not agree with it, according to the ADL. Thirty-five years ago, Phil Frank decided to move his popular nationally syndicated comic strip, Travels With Farley, to San Francisco. A look in back at the first Earth Day in the pages of The Chronicle. Fifty years ago this week, Haight-Ashbury residents were ready to bury the counterculture movement that had come to define the neighborhood and the city itself. Dianne Feinsteins early SF years: Trove of photos pulled from archive. Despite its spectacular view of the Golden Gate Bridge, China Beach is sometimes thought of as a hidden gem of San Francisco. Californias COVID emergency is over. Sixty years ago this week, officials opened the Embarcadero Freeway. Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his Map shows which parts of California exceeded entire years worth of rain, Map shows stunning improvement in California drought, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday. Adams rant was met with fury online. Is California breaking its promise to cut middle-income health care costs? A century of Chronicle presidential election front pages. In the basement of the Gothic Revival building at 901 Mission St. sat a box of negatives damaged by Hells Angels vs. Allen Ginsberg: The unlikely Vietnam War-era confrontation. Merchants in areas hardest hit by burglaries say city is failing them, Listen: It's Animal Month! Holy internet, Batman! View the most popular comics on GoComics.com. More than a century ago, most of Californias old-growth redwoods had been FDR discovery: 80-year-old, long-buried photos of presidents Bay Area visit. Upon landing, the unique shape of the snowflakes creates small pockets of air at the ground, and the totals can pile up quickly. This years Giants Opening Day is postponed, but 60 years ago, fans flocked to see the first pitch of the season at the new Candlestick Park. Symphony celebrates spring with a beautiful new commission, UC Berkeley students protest plans to shutter rare anthropology library, She came of age in her family's abusive California religious cult. Life after disaster: Chronicles oldest negatives show a return to normality in 1906. Browse the archive by date. The other complaint is there are no box scores, standings or TV schedules in the Sports section like in the hard copy. Remembering Emeryvilles mudflat art and why the mud won out. So who brought it home? The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in San Francisco in May 1960 turned into a violent confrontation and the beginning of a decade of student-led mass protests. Oracle Arena. San Francisco 1906 earthquake: When The Chronicles front page had 50-year-old news. Much of it is precisely organized, but parts are a mess. When the solar-energy movement got its day in the sun in SF. According to the Daily Beast, Adams comic was dropped from 77 newspapers by publisher Lee Enterprises in September. (Third-fastest growing comic strip on Jupiter). Today's Comic from Pearls Before Swine Read Now. Walking through BARTs Transbay Tube: The story of a once-in-a-lifetime stroll. Breaking news alerts Wildfire coverage Air quality, outage maps In-depth local reporting Puzzles and comics SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Download the app for free. But early on, the focus became more toward lawyer Sam Driver Then, as the first 15 train cars pass a switch point near Burlingame on Aug. 19, 1953, a An ode to Kezar Stadium: Archive digging leads to big SF photo scores. When Nixons summer of 69 visits to SF drew polarizing reactions. Gannett, which runs hundreds of local media outlets across the U.S. and publishes USA Today, announced Friday it would no longer publish the Dilbert strip because ofrecent discriminatory comments by its creator. Twenty-two percent of Americans disagreed with the statement, including 26% of Black respondents. See home prices near you by plugging in your address to the interactive map. Last year, a late October archive dig turned up classic photos of San Francisco workers dressed up for Halloween. You may change your credit card, address information or cancel your subscription before When the Andy Warhol experience popped into San Francisco. Fifty years ago this month, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 belly-flopped into San Francisco Bay 17,000 feet short of the San Francisco International Airport runway. When the Marx Brothers yucked it up in San Francisco. Lets rewind to 1953. Explore the stories behind classic front pages, Bay Area bracing for cold front that will bring heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms, Judge slaps California for incomplete prisoner suicide prevention measures, 'Soft-story homes face quake risks. The Chronicles archive has photos of its heyday and demise. This year, a trip to The Chronicles basement takes us How SF sent World War I troops a message of love a century ago. Its not the first time Adams has enraged the public. It travels 30 mph, and the ride seems smooth. The Battle of the Bay World Series was full of big bats and popular players but it became known for something else entirely. The two 1948 negative packs were labeled Hearst Monastery-Golden Gate Park. While never beloved The Chronicles editorial board called for the foolish freeway to be demolished only six months in it would take a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, and a Lucky to get out alive: When a deadly Bay Area storm wreaked havoc in 1982. Dawn of Bay Area protest movement: 1960 photos show SF riot over communist-hunting committee. The Glomar Explorer was a giant vessel ostensibly built by the reclusive Hughes that was shrouded in mystery and speculation in the mid-1970s. << Back to all Seattle Times Comics. Many residents knew they had something to do with the military, but the secrecy that initially surrounded them created rumors that persisted How Fishermans Wharf went from fishing hub to tourist mecca. The Canadian weather model's snow totals for Central California . Amazon has encountered an error. Whos the all-time best 49ers playoff QB? 100 years of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk fun and memories. 2022-02-04 - To our readers: As of this week, The Chronicle is no longer carrying the "Baby Blues" comic strip. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight learn about Claude the albino alligator from California Academy of Sciences. In San Francisco, Queen Elizabeth II is still remembered fondly for her royal visit through the West Coast early in 1983. Lombard Streets twisted traffic history: An archive deep dive on SFs crookedest road. Clearly not much has changed. A search through The Chronicles archive turned up lots of color photos of the 49ers Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami. A half century ago, the Black Panthers clashed with Oakland police in a violent episode that forever changed the political organization and the city from which it grew. Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny (Animal Edition). The personal, path-making art of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Review: Mel Brooks History of the World is back and it stinks on ice, Close director Lukas Dhont returns to Bay Area to speak straight from the heart, Review: Some of MIT's brightest minds faced years of discrimination because they were women, PlayGround and Poltergeist Theatre Project's 'Gaslit', 6 concerts to catch in the Bay Area this March, March 2023 new releases include Miley Cyrus, De La Soul and U2, 5 TV shows and movies coming to Netflix, Disney+ and more in March, The 9 best live music venues in San Francisco Bannerman, Xunise, Konar, Lawton, Patrinos & Piro. Many of us wont. Moratorium Day: When anti-Vietnam War march brought out squares and students. Got range anxiety? The Lockhorns. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. Apollo 11s return: Fabulous moon cargo and an awkward Earl Warren speech. We sinners never give up: Sally Stanfords journey from madam to mayor. Baby Blues chronicles the adventures of the McPherson family and its three children. restaurant is still one of my favorites, even after a major change. The Chronicles archive revealed a trove of photos of the building during and after its construction. On a recent trip to the archive, I turned up decades-old photos and articles on Robert Niles, the unquestioned king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. When SF mourned Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years ago. Adams, a Bay Area resident, made the offensive comments on his Real Coffee with Scott Adams video show, after erroneously concluding that a poll had found nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people. He was referring to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults who were asked whether they agreed with the statement Its ok to be white, a phrase the Anti-Defamation League has labeled as hate speech. Help us pick S.F.s official animal. I'm old fashion, I love the feel and experience of reading the paper. Browse the top places to work in San Francisco and the Bay Area as rated by their employees. When Navy sailors in SF ripped a Nazi flag off the German consulate. We believe strongly in upholding important newsroom standards and values aimed at supporting society, and the valued readers we serve, the papers said in a note to readers. A century ago, technological innovation and the heart of a war-battered nation came together in San Francisco in a tribute to troops who called the Bay Area home. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018. In addition, you can also enter a vacation hold through your profile on our website. End-o-year booze-soaked shindigs have always been spread throughout S.F., but in the 1950s Market Street was the clearly place to be. Bam! Best Of The Pre-History of 'Pearls' is Featured in 'Pearls Takes a Wrong Turn' New Book The GoComics Team. The Barn. Archive find: 100-year-old photos of Market Streets public past and plans for its future. Back then, most West Coast folks had never seen a double-decker bus, unless they were SF alligators: When giant reptiles were moved (ever so carefully). Cartoonist Scott Adams' recent racist rant drew condemnation and led to his comic being pulled from many newspapers. A recent trip to The Chronicles basement archive turned up articles Ode to Alcatraz: How the Rock went from perfect prison to tourist mecca. Just to the east of Crystal Springs Reservoir sits the Pulgas Water Temple, a landmark commemorating completion in 1934 of the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct, which brought water from the lakes and valleys in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to kitchen taps in Neil Diamond, Elton John: Concert sun goes down for 2 pop giants. I do look forward to seeing it almost every morning so it is a good compromise from getting the paper delivered and having to hassle with recycling paper. Wee Pals. Over Labor Day weekend in 1984, incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Democratic challenger Walter Mondale courted voters in Santa Clara County then considered a political battleground. Break out the Zambonis for this South Bay slap shot to the past. The Dragon Gate marking the entrance to San Franciscos Chinatown is a relatively recent addition and it was a tough road to get it built. Its views were far less spectacular than Mount Diablos. Twenty-five years ago this week, long-time California Assembly leader Willie Brown won a run-off election to become San Franciscos first African-American mayor. Produced by Peter Hartlaub. If you are interested in pausing your home delivery, you can contact us for a vacation hold at (415)777-7000 or email us at homedelivery@sfchronicle.com with your account information. Then came one he didnt see coming. When the Concorde supersonic turbojet roared into the Bay Area. This online archive is for access and use only by individuals for personal use. For decades, The Chronicles photos from The Last Waltz, one of San Franciscos greatest rock music events, were lost, thought never to be seen again. The Hoover Institution that resides in the tower named for former President Herbert Hoover is a public policy think tank, generally thought of as conservative. What he got instead were some snow leopards and seals for San Franciscos zoo. Atop Lone Mountain, the history of SFs first womens college lives on. Its definitely not the same as the paper version back-in-the day. Revisit her storied trip through S.F. In 1983, after several unsuccessful attempts to cut down cannabis production in Northern California, the state began a campaign to raid marijuana grows an effort that eventually involved the military, but seemed to do little to put a dent in a Total war on polio in the Bay Area: Archive finds on the K.O. Reach Jordan Parker: jordan.parker@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @jparkerwrites. Then in 1950, she moved to Sausalito, opened up a How The Chronicle covered the first Earth Day, 50 years ago. There are consequential and interesting bills on the agenda in Sacramento. Up close with Claude the albino alligator. We found hundreds of negatives inside The Chronicles archive covering most years of the early Pride Parades, including some unpublished photos. Also, some features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not currently available. COMPANY. It met a sad end, but not before stoking dreams of a city of gondolas. Hey, baseball fans. It makes no sense whatsoever as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore, he said. It provides comprehensive coverage of local, regional and international news, entertainment and sports, and is one of the only papers in the United States with a regular column devoted to the architecture industry. Across San Francisco, many small-business owners are in a predicament: They saw revenues plunge during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as losses from commercial burglaries. Something like that. Seals Stadium was a neighborhood ballpark that brought baseball to San Francisco decades before the Giants. The recent spate of storms lifted the statewide snowpack to 190% of average for the start of the month, and more snow is on the way. Century-old Chronicle ads: I. Magnin, Folgers Coffee, Levi Strauss and more. Californians can put off filing taxes but should they? The announcement that the World Cup is coming to North America in 2026 elicited memories of when the Bay Area went bonkers while hosting 1994 World Cup games. Use this tool to compare electric vehicles and see if you can ditch your gas car for your next trip. Baker Beach may be the most scenic beach in San Francisco a postcard-worthy view of both the ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge but the beach also has plenty of San Francisco history. His Detroit Pistons coach sees something special. Oversize photos, like the amazing $100 for a jeep? Jordan Parker is a breaking news reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. Celebrate with female-centered events throughout the Bay Area, Larry Hunt, San Francisco's 'Bucket Man' street performer, dies at 64, Artist William Kentridge prepares a multi-front visit to Berkeley, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). You Might Also Like Dark Side of the Horse Samson. A New Comic Strip by Andrea Beizer. You Might Also Like Breaking Cat News Georgia Dunn. When Great American Smokeout started in SF on mission to snuff out cigarettes. Chess legend George Koltanowski: An archive deep dive of record-breaking chess champion and George Koltanowski was blindfold chess champion and The Chronicles chess columnist for more than five decades. readers: When The Chronicle gave away the Batmobile sort of. Call it the Miracle on the Bay. State Sen. Scott Wiener has formed an exploratory committee, the first step toward running for Congress. The beauty and rarity of this historic greenhouse it is the only wooden conservatory left standing in Atop Mount Tamalpais, a Cold War mystery hiding in plain sight. Joe Montanas 40th draft anniversary: Chronicle archive photos from the early days of Joe Cool. I used to live in SF, so I like to read about daily issues etc. We are sorry. More from Luann. Exclusive Bay Area and San Francisco breaking news, sports, tech, and food and wine coverage, plus enhanced coverage of Giants, 49ers and Warriors Golden Gate Bridges 1937 debut: An awe-inspiring archive find for the ages. If you do not wish to continue at this renewal price, you may cancel any time by visiting. In June 1975 one of The Chronicles photographers captured stunning sights: views of the city and surrounding areas from the cockpit of the Goodyear Blimp. Rediscovering Storyland: SF Childrens Zoos magical beginnings 60 years ago. Today, Fishermans Wharf is a popular (and sometimes mocked) tourist destination.