Tramps of San Francisco

In search of San Francisco's forgotten histories

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Defining San Francisco: How Our City Became a City (Part II)

Part II: The Golden Era of San Francisco In Part 1 of Defining San Francisco: How Our City Became a City, we saw how entrepreneurial spirit and a forward-looking vision transformed the tiny hamlet of Yerba Buena into the growing Town of San Francisco. In a daydreaming exercise, it was possible to imagine the sleepy […]