Thank you, Cathy. Most interesting! The utube video is also a treasure. Wonder who put that up? Will it stay there for ever? Thanks for the name of it, Kathy! Long time no see. Don't forget the meeting on What's new at Ancestry.com tonight! Susan ---------- Original Message ---------- From: K Devlin <kldevlin@pacbell.net> To: "maringensoc@rootsweb.com" <maringensoc@rootsweb.com> Cc: "maringensoc@rootsweb.com" <maringensoc@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [MarinGenSoc] a little history Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:48:18 -0700 I'm reluctant to post a YouTube link -- but if you are interest in SAn Francisco c. 1910, go to YouTube and search for Air -LaFemme D'Argent and you will see a very interesting video taken from a streetcar headed down Market St to the Ferry Bldg. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2010, at 3:38 PM, CYLGowdy@aol.com wrote: > I just found it fascinating, Lauren > > > In a message dated 7/28/2010 3:36:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > confido@gmail.com writes: > > Cathy: > > Not sure what prompted you to post this.... but as a Native San Franciscan > who had family in The City at that time, THANK YOU. > > Lauren > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:31 PM, <CYLGowdy@aol.com> wrote: > >> The Daily Transcript >> Sacramento, California >> Friday, October 4, 1850 >> >> ITEMS FROM SAN FRANCISCO - The work of planking the principal >> thoroughfares of San Francisco progresses rapidly. Clay street is >> nearly finished. The work is going on in Montgomery, Washington, >> Kearney and Sacramento streets. The boring of the Artesian Wells is >> still going on in the Plaza. The burnt district is rapidly being built >> over. We were somewhat surprised at the small size and the general >> character of many of the houses put up. It seems as if the merchants >> have calculated the chances, and many of them are so building their >> stores that they can afford to have them burned down once in so long a >> time. We understand, however, that the Bella Union is to be re-built >> of brick. The Parker House, one story of which only has for a long >> time been standing, is now erected and has the roof on. Workmen have >> resumed their labor on the large brick building at the North East >> corner of Kearney and Clay. The grading is gong on in nearly all the >> streets, and substantial plank conduits to lead off the water that >> will fall during the rainy season, are being constructed in many of >> the streets. Wharfs are rapidly shooting out into the Bay, lined on >> each side with massive store houses; and on the whole, San Francisco >> bears evident marks of being a great metropolis. >> ______________________________________ >> >> A big "THANK YOU" to all of you that give so generously of your time >> volunteering for the Society. >> --------------------------------- >> Visit our website http://www.maringensoc.org -- we have just re-vamped >> the entire site and moved to a new server to ensure a better experience > for >> you. >> >> ============================= >> Have you visited the new website and not been able to access the Members >> Only area? 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