I've seen that narrative before, and it's pretty much accurate so far as we natives go (and it made me realize where my speech patterns came from). However, one inaccuracy was that kids who lived in the Richmond (like me) went to Lincoln. Not true; Washington was our district school. Didn't Herb Caen spell it "Sanfrncisco?" That's how I pronounce it. I now live in Vallejo (that' s "Vuh-lay-oh") due to the fact that we couldn't afford to buy in "thecity," but work here with a number of natives, including one from the Mission, with that distinctive accent. And it's absolutely true, upon encountering another native, the question "where did you go to school" meant high school. Fun stuff. Judy Pat <[email protected]> wrote: I absolutely loved the message submitted by James Smith. I have joked for forty plus years that " I " am the only person actually born in "thecity". Everyone else is from somewhere else and moved there. I lived "out the Mission", otherwise known as the part of Mission St. beyond Silver (Ave) and closing in on Daly City. The Excelsior had it's own flavor as did most sections of thecity. Guerrerah is the correct native pronunciation for Guerrero St. and I suspect that anyone else lucky enough to be born there know that "flats" are not flat ground but two homes in one, usually one up and one down. And now to the purpose of this message, once again I am renewing my plea for anyone with a yearbook or pictures from St. Rose 1930-1932 or Presentation circa 1927-1930 to please write to me off list, as I am desperately searching for pictures of my mother and aunt. And if anyone has a yearbook for N.D.V. high school 1950. PLEASE WRITE TO ME. Thanks, Pat Nancy Crowley wrote: I loved this! But I went to St. Rose and she overlooked my alma mater. I like to joke about my dear late father (a second generation native, graduate of Star of the Sea, SI and USF) who in the second half of his life, worked in the travel business. He and my mother went to Europe often, mostly because my mother loved Paris. However, in my father's words, Paris was no San Francisco, Lake Tahoe was better than Lake Como and he preferred Lake Merced to the Three Rings of Kerry. "James R. Smith" wrote: Just received this from my sister. Thought a few might enjoy it. Pass the French bread, Jim FOR ALL FRIENDS RAISED IN THE CITY Pat FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.