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APRIL 24, 1887: The artist Rowena Fischer Meeks Abdy was born and eventually moved to a property on San Francisco’s famous serpentine section of Lombard.

APRIL 24, 1887: The artist Rowena Fischer Meeks Abdy was born and eventually moved to a property on San Francisco’s famous serpentine section of Lombard.

REPOST Rowena Fischer Meeks Abdy (1887 – 1945) was a modernist painter renowned for her landscapes of Northern California. She was the first female artist…

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APRIL 23, 1925: San Francisco’s Fleishhacker Pool, the largest swimming pool in the world, opened.

APRIL 23, 1925: San Francisco’s Fleishhacker Pool, the largest swimming pool in the world, opened.

Herbert Fleishhacker (1872-1957) was born and died in San Francisco. His business ventures included a paper mill, a lumber company, electric power companies and banking….

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