David Gallagher
@davidgallagher.bsky.social
San Francisco. I ride a bike and look at old pictures all day (not at the same time) sfmemory.org
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not quite #sfhistory, more like #sanbrunohistory
it shouldn't be tough to find me here, given my profile pic.
it shouldn't be tough to find me here, given my profile pic.
Looking back on some recent SFMemory updates, these early 60s Western Addition Redevelopment shots by Cecil Hurd knock me out. They’re all here: sfmemory.org/search/index... #sfhistory #sfmemory
Winterland, 1960
An Elevated view north toward the corner of Steiner & Post, Winterland and on the far corner, the Uptown Theatre. I remember wriggling through the gate one night & seeing huge blocks of concrete dangling from the roof while it was being demolished (probably a bad idea) #sfhistory
An Elevated view north toward the corner of Steiner & Post, Winterland and on the far corner, the Uptown Theatre. I remember wriggling through the gate one night & seeing huge blocks of concrete dangling from the roof while it was being demolished (probably a bad idea) #sfhistory
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looking back on some recent SFMemory updates, these early 60s Western Addition Redevelopment shots by Cecil Hurd knock me out. They’re all here: sfmemory.org/search/index... #sfhistory #sfmemory
Did anyone see or hear about a bicycle-pedestrian collision on Saturday during the Parkrun event on Sunset Dunes (Great Highway) near Vicente?
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Did anyone see or hear about a bicycle-pedestrian collision on Saturday during the Parkrun event on Sunset Dunes (Great Highway) near Vicente?
Davis Street, 1971c
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Davis Street, 1971c
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
Reposted by David Gallagher
2 in one! Brady @peephole.bsky.social took her homemade version then put it in the can
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
2 in one! Brady @peephole.bsky.social took her homemade version then put it in the can
Big SFMemory Update,
303 historical images of the Bay Area, people, ferries, 1960s protests. I didn't plan it this way, but this puts the total at exactly 10,000 images online. sfmemory.org/Update/2025-... #sfmemory #sfhistory
303 historical images of the Bay Area, people, ferries, 1960s protests. I didn't plan it this way, but this puts the total at exactly 10,000 images online. sfmemory.org/Update/2025-... #sfmemory #sfhistory
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Big SFMemory Update,
303 historical images of the Bay Area, people, ferries, 1960s protests. I didn't plan it this way, but this puts the total at exactly 10,000 images online. sfmemory.org/Update/2025-... #sfmemory #sfhistory
303 historical images of the Bay Area, people, ferries, 1960s protests. I didn't plan it this way, but this puts the total at exactly 10,000 images online. sfmemory.org/Update/2025-... #sfmemory #sfhistory
Final night at Rena Bransten Gallery. Closing up the space at Minnesota Street Project
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Final night at Rena Bransten Gallery. Closing up the space at Minnesota Street Project
Marin County Mystery, 1956
Having trouble with this one & need some help. I think this is US101 & Blithedale, but I can't find any extant buildings to back me up, lot has changed there of course. The road sign San Rafael 6 miles ahead, Mill Valley 2 miles to the left. Somebody set me straight
Having trouble with this one & need some help. I think this is US101 & Blithedale, but I can't find any extant buildings to back me up, lot has changed there of course. The road sign San Rafael 6 miles ahead, Mill Valley 2 miles to the left. Somebody set me straight
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Marin County Mystery, 1956
Having trouble with this one & need some help. I think this is US101 & Blithedale, but I can't find any extant buildings to back me up, lot has changed there of course. The road sign San Rafael 6 miles ahead, Mill Valley 2 miles to the left. Somebody set me straight
Having trouble with this one & need some help. I think this is US101 & Blithedale, but I can't find any extant buildings to back me up, lot has changed there of course. The road sign San Rafael 6 miles ahead, Mill Valley 2 miles to the left. Somebody set me straight
Reposted by David Gallagher
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Suspected this would happen
Preservationists have long fought a developer’s Noe Valley project, which the city red-tagged only after the buildings were reduced to roofs and frames.
S.F. opens enforcement case on property where historic S.F. earthquake shacks were destroyed
Preservationists have long fought a developer’s Noe Valley project, which the city red-tagged only after the buildings were reduced to roofs and frames.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Suspected this would happen
Wandering New York with @peephole.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Wandering New York with @peephole.bsky.social
Couple Days in Eastern Pennsylvania
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Couple Days in Eastern Pennsylvania
Gilman & Curtis, Berkeley, 1941
A view northerly along the Key System G-line & Santa Fe Railroad routes. Elevated Bart track now run along here. (I've ridden my bike a few times along the Ohlone Greenway here) I'm not exactly sure how this picture was taken, anybody know? #sfhistory #sfmemory
A view northerly along the Key System G-line & Santa Fe Railroad routes. Elevated Bart track now run along here. (I've ridden my bike a few times along the Ohlone Greenway here) I'm not exactly sure how this picture was taken, anybody know? #sfhistory #sfmemory
November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Gilman & Curtis, Berkeley, 1941
A view northerly along the Key System G-line & Santa Fe Railroad routes. Elevated Bart track now run along here. (I've ridden my bike a few times along the Ohlone Greenway here) I'm not exactly sure how this picture was taken, anybody know? #sfhistory #sfmemory
A view northerly along the Key System G-line & Santa Fe Railroad routes. Elevated Bart track now run along here. (I've ridden my bike a few times along the Ohlone Greenway here) I'm not exactly sure how this picture was taken, anybody know? #sfhistory #sfmemory
Happy to have helped my old friend Tom find a picture of his car, thanks to @peterhartlaub.bsky.social for taking up the challenge. This is why I do this. #sfhistory
I wrote this story on a tip from @davidgallagher.bsky.social, after one of the 1952 race cars surfaced in Penn Valley.
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy to have helped my old friend Tom find a picture of his car, thanks to @peterhartlaub.bsky.social for taking up the challenge. This is why I do this. #sfhistory
Reposted by David Gallagher
I wrote this story on a tip from @davidgallagher.bsky.social, after one of the 1952 race cars surfaced in Penn Valley.
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I wrote this story on a tip from @davidgallagher.bsky.social, after one of the 1952 race cars surfaced in Penn Valley.
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Car-free JFK forever. But if the owner gets this running I think we should allow 1 lap at 10 miles per hour just for history.
Gift link 🏎️ 🎁 ⬇️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
So my great niece is going to Iowa to play basketball (next year) and i think by then everyone in the state will be wearing one of these! (I’m holding out for the McDub version) check these folks out, they’re cool www.raygunsite.com/collections/...
Woliczko: Hard To Say
Woliczko: Hard to say, harder to guard. Officially licensed with McKenna Woliczko. Designed and Printed by Union Labor at RAYGUN. Cut & sewn sweatshop free. A Portion of All RAYGUN Sales Raise Mon...
www.raygunsite.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
So my great niece is going to Iowa to play basketball (next year) and i think by then everyone in the state will be wearing one of these! (I’m holding out for the McDub version) check these folks out, they’re cool www.raygunsite.com/collections/...
Big Al's, 1968
Cashing in on the Bonnie & Clyde craze, here's "Creation of Love" Who knew those 1930s bank robbers wore leopard print underwear? (which they later take off) And I'm sorry but no shots of nude Bat Girl #sfhistory
Cashing in on the Bonnie & Clyde craze, here's "Creation of Love" Who knew those 1930s bank robbers wore leopard print underwear? (which they later take off) And I'm sorry but no shots of nude Bat Girl #sfhistory
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Big Al's, 1968
Cashing in on the Bonnie & Clyde craze, here's "Creation of Love" Who knew those 1930s bank robbers wore leopard print underwear? (which they later take off) And I'm sorry but no shots of nude Bat Girl #sfhistory
Cashing in on the Bonnie & Clyde craze, here's "Creation of Love" Who knew those 1930s bank robbers wore leopard print underwear? (which they later take off) And I'm sorry but no shots of nude Bat Girl #sfhistory
A trip to the Cliff, circa 1956
a couple new negative scans (coming soon to SFMemory) Some folks at the Cliff House and Sutro Baths, and apparently very excited after riding the Sky-Tram #sfhistory #sfmemory
a couple new negative scans (coming soon to SFMemory) Some folks at the Cliff House and Sutro Baths, and apparently very excited after riding the Sky-Tram #sfhistory #sfmemory
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A trip to the Cliff, circa 1956
a couple new negative scans (coming soon to SFMemory) Some folks at the Cliff House and Sutro Baths, and apparently very excited after riding the Sky-Tram #sfhistory #sfmemory
a couple new negative scans (coming soon to SFMemory) Some folks at the Cliff House and Sutro Baths, and apparently very excited after riding the Sky-Tram #sfhistory #sfmemory
Thanks for the shout out for Tepco Beach
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thanks for the shout out for Tepco Beach
Fairfax, 1985
A friend lived at the Marin Town & Country Club, of course I was captivated by the old signs and the decrepitude. Others have written a lot about this place, I haven't been there in years. #sfhistory
A friend lived at the Marin Town & Country Club, of course I was captivated by the old signs and the decrepitude. Others have written a lot about this place, I haven't been there in years. #sfhistory
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Fairfax, 1985
A friend lived at the Marin Town & Country Club, of course I was captivated by the old signs and the decrepitude. Others have written a lot about this place, I haven't been there in years. #sfhistory
A friend lived at the Marin Town & Country Club, of course I was captivated by the old signs and the decrepitude. Others have written a lot about this place, I haven't been there in years. #sfhistory
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
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
October 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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
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
3rd & Market, 1963
I know what you're thinking, "Uhh, what's this David?" Exactly what I thought, until I realized what it was, then I got excited. (ok, I'm easily excited) It's the old Chronicle Building getting its aluminum siding put on. Wow, right or nah? #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/
I know what you're thinking, "Uhh, what's this David?" Exactly what I thought, until I realized what it was, then I got excited. (ok, I'm easily excited) It's the old Chronicle Building getting its aluminum siding put on. Wow, right or nah? #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/
October 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
3rd & Market, 1963
I know what you're thinking, "Uhh, what's this David?" Exactly what I thought, until I realized what it was, then I got excited. (ok, I'm easily excited) It's the old Chronicle Building getting its aluminum siding put on. Wow, right or nah? #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/
I know what you're thinking, "Uhh, what's this David?" Exactly what I thought, until I realized what it was, then I got excited. (ok, I'm easily excited) It's the old Chronicle Building getting its aluminum siding put on. Wow, right or nah? #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/
West Portal Kids, 1964
From the latest SFMemory.org update. I recently acquired many local family pictures in large discarded collections, sometimes they show identifiable places but often they are just personal, I'm not sure whether or not they add to the public record. I like this one. #sfhistory
From the latest SFMemory.org update. I recently acquired many local family pictures in large discarded collections, sometimes they show identifiable places but often they are just personal, I'm not sure whether or not they add to the public record. I like this one. #sfhistory
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
West Portal Kids, 1964
From the latest SFMemory.org update. I recently acquired many local family pictures in large discarded collections, sometimes they show identifiable places but often they are just personal, I'm not sure whether or not they add to the public record. I like this one. #sfhistory
From the latest SFMemory.org update. I recently acquired many local family pictures in large discarded collections, sometimes they show identifiable places but often they are just personal, I'm not sure whether or not they add to the public record. I like this one. #sfhistory
Doing my part
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Doing my part
Reposted by David Gallagher
Today's No Kings protests are expected to be the largest protest action in the history of the United States. I'll be covering one demonstration today, along with several other Chronicle reporters.
If you're out there today, be careful, stay hydrated.
If you're out there today, be careful, stay hydrated.
“We don’t have kings in America. We’re standing up for our fundamental rights and values as a country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/n...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/n...
No Kings protests are returning to the Bay Area. What to know ahead of Saturday’s events
Bay Area organizers say the second round of anti-Trump protests will be just as well-attended as this summer’s historic demonstrations.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today's No Kings protests are expected to be the largest protest action in the history of the United States. I'll be covering one demonstration today, along with several other Chronicle reporters.
If you're out there today, be careful, stay hydrated.
If you're out there today, be careful, stay hydrated.