Read a three-minute history of this neighborhood in San Francisco, California.
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Sunnyside Conservatory, a local landmark
The Ingleside Jail, a neighbor for many decades
Sunnyside’s lost creek, part of the Islais watershed
The Sunnyside Powerhouse, a disappeared landmark
The Balboa Reservoir, never filled, but full of history
Then and Now: Comparing changes through photos
Areas to explore:
People and families in Sunnyside
Stories from Nearby Neighborhoods
Photo credits (top to bottom): Advertisement, SF Chronicle, 26 Apr 1891; Conservatory, portion of panorama of Sunnyside, Western Neighborhoods Project; Ingleside Jail guard, OpenSFHistory.org; Powerhouse, OpenSFHistory.org; Balboa Reservoir, San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library; farmland, OpenSFHistory.org; street signs, Amy O’Hair; man with horse, courtesy the family of Sephaniah Williams; Sunnyside School, Western Neighborhoods Project; bus, Western Neighborhoods Project; house, SF Chronicle 11 Feb 1906; Sunnyside coalyard, courtesy the family of Sephaniah Williams; Train tracks near Circular Ave, 1941c, Courtesy David Gallagher.
Bonus material: Archive of the Miraloma Gazette newsletter, Miraloma Elementary School, San Francisco, California, for the years 2003-2006, for which I served as editor.