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SEPTEMBER 9, 1913: Steven Giraudo Sr. was born. Dubbed “The Sourdough King”, his San Francisco Boudin Bakery is now world famous.

Boudin Bakery (“Boudin’s”)[1] was established in 1849 in a tent in North Beach[2] by Isidore Boudin. It is the oldest continually operating business in San Francisco….

AUGUST 26, 1952: Thousands of crypts and mausoleums at San Francisco’s Laurel Hill Cemetery were destroyed, and remains were removed to make way for redevelopment.

UPDATED August 26, 2022 In 1850, when San Francisco was first established, Larkin Street was the City’s western boundary. Everything west of Larkin was left…