From the Archive: Our S.F.
In 1973, drag queens descended on an S.F. theater. We just found the photos
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From the Archive: Our S.F.
Mass incarceration devastated Japantown. For the first time, we know how much
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A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school. Everyone is still weighing the fallout
From the Archive: Our S.F.
An Oakland ballpark with waterfront views? It nearly happened in the 1960s
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One more Oakland A’s tradition we’ll miss: Baseball players dancing ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
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This S.F. high school football field has world-class views. Many don’t know it exists
From the Archive: Our S.F.
A satanic priest raised a lion in an S.F. neighborhood. Then things got really wild
From the Archive: Our S.F.
How did Fleet Week land in San Francisco? It started with Dianne Feinstein
From the Archive: Our S.F.
The worst fire in Berkeley history exploded 100 years ago. Here’s what happened
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The Cal-Stanford rivalry was fierce, historic and a bit insufferable. Is it finally over?
From the Archive: Our S.F.
San Francisco’s first car break-in crisis happened 100 years ago. Here’s how it ended
From the Archive: Our S.F.
The wild story of triumph and tragedy behind Tony Bennett’s ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Anchor Steam was the ultimate S.F. comeback story. Time for one more miracle?
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Move over, Taylor Swift: This is the hottest ticket in Bay Area concert history
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Before Tucker Carlson was ousted from Fox, his father triggered an S.F. libel scandal
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A 90-year-old time capsule was unearthed at S.F.’s Mount Davidson. Here’s what was inside
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Who’s the all-time best 49ers playoff QB? And where does Brock Purdy rank?
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Is this the most underrated park in S.F.? It survived a century of stupidity to get here
From the Archive: Our S.F.
How bad was California’s ‘Great Flood’ of 1862? It was a torrent of horrors
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Golden Gate Park’s bison used to be chaotic escape artists — until one major change was made
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Think wine advertising is sexist today? Check out these Chronicle articles from 1942
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S.F. Tenderloin’s spectacular demise into crime, poverty after years of prosperity
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Photos of lost Bay Area sports venues, from a track where Seabiscuit ran to a 15,000-person Market Street ballpark
From the Archive: Our S.F.
How a forgotten San Francisco ballpark nearly destroyed the western half of the city
From the Archive: Our S.F.
‘A child-size Wild West’: Remembering Frontier Village, San Jose’s cowboy-themed amusement park
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A Chinatown Boy Scout troop has endured against all odds for 108 years. Can it survive today?
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Golden Gate Bridge NIMBYs? These 1930s citizens protested S.F.’s greatest icon
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Have you seen these fugitives? Alcatraz escape mystery remains after 60 years
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Young Warriors fans have only known the team’s golden age. They’re missing out on heartbreak — and pride
From the Archive: Our S.F.
What was the smallest crowd in Bay Area sports history? (The 2022 A’s aren’t even close)
From the Archive: Our S.F.
‘An inhumane creation’: The rise of the Transamerica Pyramid, once S.F.’s most hated building
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The Oakland-inspired ‘Star Wars’ snow walkers? The real story is so much better than the myth
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Like Ukrainian cities shattered by war today, S.F. was reduced to rubble in 1906 earthquake
From the Archive: Our S.F.
When science fiction became reality at the bottom of the bay: Incredible Transbay Tube construction photos
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Read The Chronicle’s 1972 ‘The Godfather’ review: ‘Best gangster movie ever produced’
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What happened to the family in this 1942 photo? It’s a story of persecution and resilience
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Clipper ships, built for speed, the ‘greyhounds of the seas’ during S.F.’s Gold Rush
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Unchecked crime, destructive disasters robbed early San Franciscans of Christmas spirit
From the Archive: Our S.F.
‘The World’s Finest Theatre’ was demolished in 1963. Collectors are piecing it together again
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Rude boys, bobbing corks and kitchen lines: The birth of San Francisco’s telephone system
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One weekend in S.F. kicked off the Haight-Ashbury hippie era. This is what it was like
From the Archive: Our S.F.
A domed S.F. Giants stadium at China Basin? This monstrosity was almost a reality
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Did Sutro Tower have plans for a restaurant on top? Truth finally revealed
From the Archive: Our S.F.
Remembering the Circle Star, the odd Bay Area theater that put Sinatra and Cheech & Chong on a rotating stage
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That exotic-looking building in Cow Hollow was the first Hindu temple in the West
From the Archive: Our S.F.
The S.F. Giants City Connect jerseys are bad. They are not the worst in history
From the Archive: Our S.F.
S.F. once hosted a bike tour on freeways and the Bay Bridge. Let’s bring it back
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She was the biggest fan of San Francisco’s firefighters and California’s ‘most original woman’
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They strutted, brawled and threw the best parties in Gold Rush S.F. They also put out fires
From the Archive: Our S.F.
San Francisco finally has its own font. And the inspiration was truly historic
From the Archive: Our S.F.
San Franciscans still live in 1906 earthquake shacks. Here’s why they matter more than ever
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