For all of the newcomers to this site who aren't aware of the old Playland at the Beach in San Francisco, this website will tell you just about everything you might want to know: http://www.sonic.net/~playland/playland.html Believe it or not, the last time I saw Laughing Sal was backstage at a Rolling Stones' concert at the Oakland Coliseum. Concert promoter Bill Graham was still alive and had the entire outdoor backstage set up like a carnival setting. It was quite an amazing site to see her up close! Linda

Here is map of San Francisco ward boundaries. http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/VotingWards.htm Bill America Hurrah http://www.americahurrah.com

I have been trying to identify the location of the 12 wards in San Francisco (in 1870). This is in part because I am currently transcribing the 1870 Census for San Francisco (currently have 62 pages complete in Ward 1), but I have no idea what the boundries of each ward are. Does anyone have any idea what parts of San Francisco were in each ward?. Sincerely, Edward, Sr.

Su Doing what? George --- SU BUCHIGNANI <sujac@pipeline.com> wrote: > What????Black and Gold? City Hall? Never. I > perform on those very steps > week in and week out and have been doing so for > years. They are white > marble. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

VON ARX, once more. George --- Muriel <murcal@yahoo.com> wrote: > Source: SF Examiner May 21, 1893 page 7 > VON ARX-In this city, May 19, Willie, beloved son of > Simon and Louise > and brother of Emma, Victor, Emil, Mamie and Clara > von Arx, a native of > Sonoma, aged 13 years. > Friends and acquaintances are respectfully > invited to attend the > funeral to-day (Sunday), at 2 o'clock p.m., from the > undertaking parlors > of H.F. Suhr & co., No. 1209 Mission street, near > Eighth. Interment, Odd > Fellows Cemetery. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

VON ARX again. George --- Muriel <murcal@yahoo.com> wrote: > Source: SF Examiner July 15, 1912 Page 4 > > TRASK-In this city, July 14, at the residence, 1526 > Francisco street, > George J., infant son of George and Annie Trask and > brother of Inez and > Florence Trask, a native of San Francisco, aged 3 > months. > > VON ARX-In this city, July 14, Lloyd Joseph, > idolized son of Joseph and > Dora von Arx Jr., loving brother of Harold von Arx, > dearly beloved > grandson of Mrs. And Mrs. H. Hochbrunn and Joseph > von Arx Sr., and the > late Mary von Arx, a native of San Francisco, aged 9 > years 2 months and > 18 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully > invited to attend > the funeral to-morrow (Tuesday), July 16, at 1:30 > p.m. from the > residence of his parents, 369 Twenty-ninth street, > between Church and > Sanchez streets. Interment, Cypress Lawn Cemetery, > by electric funeral > car from Twenty-eighth and Valencia streets. > > WILSON-In Fruitvale, July 14, Fred R., beloved > husband of Marie J. > Wilson, loving son of John Wilson and brother of Ben > Wilson, a native of > England, aged 31 years. > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== CA-DEATH-INDEX Mailing List ==== > CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE > CA Births 1905-1995 on line and searcheable > http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/birth/search.cgi > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Read this one again the last name of VON ARX. George --- Muriel <murcal@yahoo.com> wrote: > Source: San Francisco Examiner December 8, 1901 - > Page 22 > > VON ARX - In this city, December 7, Marie beloved > wife of Joseph von Arx > and devoted mother of Emil, Joseph, Henry, Rose, > Celia and Nellie von > Arx, Mrs. Madeline KURTZIG and Mrs. Marie > KOSCHNITZKY, a native of > Germany, aged 57 years and 6 months. > Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited > to attend the funeral > to-morrow (Monday) at 1:30 o'clock p.m. from the > parlors of H.F. Subr & > Co., 1137 Mission street between Seventh and Eight. > Interment, I.O.O.F. > Cemetery. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

I read this and remember that someone was looking for people with this last name. George --- Muriel <murcal@yahoo.com> wrote: > Source: Oakland Tribune, Tuesday December 9, 1924, > page 26 > VON ARX- In Oakland, December 8, 1924, Joseph VON > ARX beloved husband of > the late Mary VON ARX, loving father of Joseph VON > ARX, Jr., of San > Francisco, Harry VON ARX of Burlingame, Mrs. Lena > KURTZIG of Fresno, > Mrs. Rose FEELY of Sacramento, Mrs. Mary KAY of > Sunnyvale, Mrs. Celia > KAY and Mrs. Nell FULTON of Oakland, and the late > D.E. Schmuki, and > devoted grandfather of Madeline KURTZIG, Clarence, > Grace, John, Albert > and Roy KAY, Marion VON ARX and the late Harold and > Lloyd VON ARX; a > native of Canton, Soloturn, Switzerland, aged 77 > years and 8 months; a > member of the San Francisco Helvetia Verein and the > San Francisco > Gruetili Verein. > Friends are invited to attend the funeral > services Thursday, December > 11, 1924 at 2o"clock p.m. at the family residence > 928 Fifty-second > street Oakland. Interment, private. > Funeral services will be held Wednesday, > December 10 from St. > Joseph's church, Alameda, where a messa cantata will > be celebrated for > his soul at 9:30 o'clock. Remains at Smiley & > Gallagher Parlors, Santa > Clara and Park streets. Interment, Holy Sepulchre > H_______. > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== CA-DEATH-INDEX Mailing List ==== > Looking for an obituary on a recent death? > Obituary Daily Times > http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Sorry, I didn't mean the actual stairs but rather the handrails.I haven't seen it in quite a few years so maybe it changed. --- SU BUCHIGNANI <sujac@pipeline.com> wrote: > What????Black and Gold? City Hall? Never. I > perform on those very steps > week in and week out and have been doing so for > years. They are white > marble. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

What????Black and Gold? City Hall? Never. I perform on those very steps week in and week out and have been doing so for years. They are white marble.

Wasn't laughing Sal the fat lady @ playland? I remember my sister crying in fright., every time we went as kids. It was such a great place! Janet >From: CASANFRA-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CASANFRA-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: CASANFRA-D Digest V02 #74 >Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:00:45 -0700 > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ><< message7.txt >> ><< message10.txt >> ><< message12.txt >> ><< message14.txt >> ><< message16.txt >> ><< message18.txt >> _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Hi Cindy, if the staircase was black with gold on it then it was probably City Hall. Miriam --- "Cynthia A. Walker" <cwalker@camcomp.com> wrote: > I recently saw the movie Bicentennial Man. In the > movie there is a > beautiful building where people are coming down a > magnificent set of stairs. > When my husband watched the movie with his mom she > said she had been there > (she was raised in San Francisco). Unfortunately > she passed away last > summer and I can't ask her where that place is. Can > anyone tell me? > Thanks! > Cindy > cwalker@camcomp.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

So YOU were the one who made me slide off the spinning platter!!Not all of us did that(we were too busy just trying to stay on). Nearby was one of my favorites: the submersible diving bell that let you see little fishies in the merky water. --- Doug Urbanus <firstboy@pacbell.net> wrote: > Not only was Laughing Sal at Playland-at-the-Beach > but she greeted > everyone approaching the Funhouse behind glass at > the building's > corner. Her voice was amplified to the outside. > The Funhouse was a > fabulous place. As a kid I could stay there for > hours. It featured a > rotating barrel (the trick in standing was to run at > an angle against > the rotation), a spinning platter (squirm yourself > to the center, pry > everyone's else's hands off the surface and > generally push them to the > outside), jackknifing and shaking ramps at the > entrance (where an > attendant would blow air under girl's skirts ala > Maryln Monroe), the > polished wooden slide with a potato sack as your > flying carpet, > distorting mirrors. What am I missing! > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Cynthia I did not see the movie, but I do know that they did a lot of filming in San Francisco Hall, so maybe those are the stairs. George --- "Cynthia A. Walker" <cwalker@camcomp.com> wrote: > I recently saw the movie Bicentennial Man. In the > movie there is a > beautiful building where people are coming down a > magnificent set of stairs. > When my husband watched the movie with his mom she > said she had been there > (she was raised in San Francisco). Unfortunately > she passed away last > summer and I can't ask her where that place is. Can > anyone tell me? > Thanks! > Cindy > cwalker@camcomp.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Not only was Laughing Sal at Playland-at-the-Beach but she greeted everyone approaching the Funhouse behind glass at the building's corner. Her voice was amplified to the outside. The Funhouse was a fabulous place. As a kid I could stay there for hours. It featured a rotating barrel (the trick in standing was to run at an angle against the rotation), a spinning platter (squirm yourself to the center, pry everyone's else's hands off the surface and generally push them to the outside), jackknifing and shaking ramps at the entrance (where an attendant would blow air under girl's skirts ala Maryln Monroe), the polished wooden slide with a potato sack as your flying carpet, distorting mirrors. What am I missing!

I recently saw the movie Bicentennial Man. In the movie there is a beautiful building where people are coming down a magnificent set of stairs. When my husband watched the movie with his mom she said she had been there (she was raised in San Francisco). Unfortunately she passed away last summer and I can't ask her where that place is. Can anyone tell me? Thanks! Cindy cwalker@camcomp.com

I'd also like to add PLayland and Fleishacker Pool to that sad list of San Francisco treasures that are gone. --- George Rushton <g_r_rushton@yahoo.com> wrote: > Good news about the Musee Macanique, at the Cliff > House. If you are interested in a update on what is > happening please read this. > > <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/26/MN9746.DTL> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

A HUGH HURRAH!!!! What a relief!!It's bad enough that Sutro Baths and the old Fox Theatre are gone - glad the Musee Macanique will remain. --- George Rushton <g_r_rushton@yahoo.com> wrote: > Good news about the Musee Macanique, at the Cliff > House. If you are interested in a update on what is > happening please read this. > > <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/26/MN9746.DTL> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

An interesting item on the Coroner's report for the 1925 death of my 8 year old uncle was that the truck driver was Carl Kamp, a 16 year old boy with "2 years experience as a driver". Was there a minimum driving age in SF in 1925? Did people have to pass a driver's test and get a license back then? Carl's dad owned the truck, my uncle said it was a coal or ice company, I forget which. Linda Hamid

Good news about the Musee Macanique, at the Cliff House. If you are interested in a update on what is happening please read this. <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/26/MN9746.DTL> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/