1850 Archives -

APRIL 9, 1959: Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright died in Phoenix, Arizona. He designed only one building for San Francisco, located in Maiden Lane.

Prostitution was rampant in San Francisco’s early days as prospective gold miners flooded into the City looking for female companionship. Irene McCready was San Francisco’s…

NOVEMBER 13, 1854: Five nuns from Sisters of the Presentation arrived in San Francisco from Ireland and opened many schools throughout the City including St. Anne School, part of St. Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church.

In 1854 five nuns from Sisters of the Presentation in Ireland made the arduous journey to San Francisco via New York and through Panama. Their…