Explore the history and development of San Francisco, covering key topics such as: - Spanish Occupation - The First Survey and a New Survey of the land - The impact of the Gold Rush - Land-making proc ...

After the 1906 Earthquake and fire, San Francisco leaders built relief cottages to house the homeless. Some of those tiny dwellings can still be found thanks to historic preservation efforts.

Marc Norton's bedroom looks out at the hollowed scaffolding where a pair of rare San Francisco cottages had stood since 1907. Now, if you squint, you can peer through the wooden beams to a house on ...