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Throughout San Francisco history, there have been a series of events that brought the City to it’s knees: the 1906 earthquake, World War I and the Spanish Influenza, the Depression and World War II, Vietnam, civil rights and a series of serial killings and assassinations, AIDS, the Loma Prieta earthquake, and COVID-19. Each “key post” takes a comprehensive look at these events. Every other post is a story that demonstrates the resilience of a City that can, as is aptly represented by the City Flag, rise from the ashes.

MAY 24, 1987: San Francisco celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge’s 50th anniversary by opening it up to pedestrian traffic. 300,000 people caused the main span to flatten, raising fears of structural failure.

The narrow strait that divides the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean is known as the Golden Gate. In 1919 San Francisco City Engineer…

SEPTEMBER 14, 1873: William “Will” Irwin was born. He became a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on the depravity and dangers of the City’s Barbary Coast.

William Irwin (1873-1948) was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle[1], eventually becoming the paper’s Sunday editor. He gained national fame with his coverage of…

Key posts Archives - Page 2 of 3 -

MAY 24, 1987: San Francisco celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge’s 50th anniversary by opening it up to pedestrian traffic. 300,000 people caused the main span to flatten, raising fears of structural failure.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1873: William “Will” Irwin was born. He became a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on the depravity and dangers of the City’s Barbary Coast.

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