Even though I've never lived inside of San Francisco proper, I still, in many ways, consider myself a kind of "Ambassador of Good Cheer" for "our" fine city. Over my lifetime of living (near) and working in the city, I've acquired countless tidbits of trivia about neighborhoods, buildings, landmarks, etc., and freely share them with out-of-town visitors and natives alike.
Even though I attended SF State University (on a 5-year plan), which skirts the "Ingleside Terraces" district, I never knew that it was built on the site of the Ingleside Racetrack (1895 - 1915). Go back to link #1 and check out Urbano Drive, and it all makes sense. I don't even think that Matt "Horseboy" Hegarty, our TNSC Lexington, Kentucky chapter head, knows about this historic equine landmark. And on top of that, I only recently discovered a sundial nested within the neighborhood's confines.
If San Francisco history bores you, there's always Sitting at the Bar to occupy your time. Go nuts.
Yeah... I know that I'm a month early.
"My drinking days are over,
So let me hear 'Amen'. (AMEN!!)
My drinking days are over,
and over, again."
Linkey-Loo Robot -
AJC
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