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MARCH 1, 1886: The Ferries and Cliff House Railway opened, providing San Francisco residents a convenient way to travel to the western side of the City.

When San Francisco was incorporated in 1850, the western side of the City was nothing but sand dunes and scrub, separated from the metropolis by…

JANUARY 13, 1999: An article in the San Francisco Guardian described Mount Olympus and what it looked like in the City’s early years.

Mount Olympus is located on Upper Terrace in Ashbury Heights. It is considered the geographical center of San Francisco. The hill was not considered one…