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MARCH 10, 1972: The movie “What’s Up Doc” was released. Filmed in San Francisco, a key scene spotlights Alta Plaza Park. 

MARCH 10, 1972: The movie “What’s Up Doc” was released. Filmed in San Francisco, a key scene spotlights Alta Plaza Park. 

Fourteen percent of San Francisco is green space. There is a public park within a mile of every house in the City. There are seven…

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SEPTEMBER 21, 1861: Gottlieb Brekle became an American citizen, creating what is now San Francisco’s iconic Anchor Steam Beer.

SEPTEMBER 21, 1861: Gottlieb Brekle became an American citizen, creating what is now San Francisco’s iconic Anchor Steam Beer.

Gottlieb Brekle, a German immigrant, moved with his family to San Francisco in the 1850s. In 1871 he bought an old beer-and-billiards saloon at 1431…

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