Many thanks to Rebekah Kim of the California Academy of Sciences for providing Peter & me with a guided tour of the complex. We also thank Nicole Meldahl, a Director at the Western Neighborhoods Project, for arranging the visit & guiding us. We value the shared knowledge as we have many artifacts that require safe […]
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Huge thanks to Mark Dwight, owner & founder of “San Francisco Made” Rickshaw Bags in the Dogpatch. He has gifted us a full page of advertising space in the next six issues of the Potrero View (page 13 of the May 2025 issue). Mark’s donation allows us to tell the stories of the people & […]
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Read MoreThe Bethlehem Shipyard Museum and The Potrero Hill Archives Project are collaborating to build “The Pier 70 Time Machine” in Building 12 at Pier 70. This project promises to be a significant historical exploration tool that tells the history of Potrero Hill, the Dogpatch, and the businesses that played a pivotal role in the industrialization […]
Read MoreThe Cruiser Chitose was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy at Pier 70, in San Francisco, California. On January 23, 1898, the Chitose’s launch was filmed by Thomas Edison. The ship was christened by May Budd, niece of California governor James Budd, with a bottle of California wine. Gladys Sullivan, niece of San Francisco […]
Read MoreBattleship USS Oregon (BB-3) The Maritime Historical Preservation Series Go to this Sway San Francisco Made & Union Iron Works Built!
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Read MoreIn 1886, the Union Iron Works of San Francisco began construction at the Lick Observatory, located on the summit of Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose. They were tasked with building the Dome itself and the Moving Floor of the 75-foot Dome of the Lick Observatory. Many thanks to Mr. Matt […]
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