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Glen Park History

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 5 – A former resident of Arlington Street becomes a 1960s television icon

November 21, 2021 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This is the last of 5 posts (see Part 1 , The Glen Park Glenodeon; Part 2, […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Uncategorized

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 4 – Gregg Palmer, Glen Park’s Hollywood Cowboy

November 17, 2021 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 4 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, Part 2, […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Uncategorized

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 3 – Glen Park Aeronaut on the Big Screen

November 11, 2021 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 3 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, and Part […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 2 – Bob Lippert, King of the B’s

November 8, 2021 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 2 of 5. ……. In Part 1 of this series, we saw […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Uncategorized

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood –The Glen Park Connection, Part 1 – The Glen Park Glenodeon

November 3, 2021 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

  Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 1. … “Moving pictures” were all the rage during the opening […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Uncategorized

(Hi)stories of Our Neighborhoods

July 28, 2021 by Evelyn Rose

The intersection of Diamond and Chenery Streets today is in the very heart of Glen Park. While it may seem no different than most intersections throughout San Francisco, if we peel back the years, we can discover its fascinating history. Before European, Russian, and possibly Asian explorers landed at San Francisco Bay, the prehistory of […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, history

Glen Park was so fascinating these intrepid walkers came back for a second look. Follow along on their rambles.

June 19, 2021 by Story and photos by Murray Schneider

Glen Park warranted a second look. On May 21, eight women from the First Friday Walkers assembled at Café XO on Church Street. “We used to say ‘No repeat tours,’ but that we might repeat a walk one of these days,” long-time FFW Chris Greene told the Glen Park News. Back in 2017 they had […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Featured, Gardening, Glen Park History

Neighbors still say Hi in Village of Glen Park

March 23, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

If you think this headline was written today, think again.  Think about over twenty years ago, May 26, 2000, when this was the headline in SF Gate, followed by a rundown of the people and places that make our neighborhood cozy and warm. After you read the SF Gate story, look at the “footnotes” that […]

Filed Under: Bird and Beckett, Businesses, Canyon Market, Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Neighborhood, Uncategorized

Glen Park section of SF scale model coming to library this Thursday!

February 19, 2019 by Evelyn Rose, Bonnee Waldstein

When:  Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Where:  Glen Park Library What:    Under the auspices of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Public Library, local sections of this massive 41-ft by 37-ft, 3-dimensional model of the City of San Francisco, constructed by the Works Project Administration in […]

Filed Under: Glen Park History, Neighborhood, Uncategorized

(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS

December 20, 2018 by Evelyn Rose

This article was previously published in the Fall 2018 print edition of the Glen Park News. The year 2018 marks the 110th anniversary of the Glen Park Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Established through the advocacy of Glen Park suffragists, the branch stands today as a testament to determined community activism and an […]

Filed Under: Glen Park History, GPA Print Newspaper Fall 2018, Suffragists

A Nuthatch Family Makes A New Home

December 5, 2018 by Murray Schneider

Richard Craib raised his family on Turquoise Way, his backyard abutting the upper reaches of Glen Canyon. This summer he oversaw a family of white-breasted nuthatches at the house he built and has lived in since 1962. Craib recently sat in his living room, which overlooks a mini-forest of pines, cypresses and redwoods. A barn […]

Filed Under: Birds, Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park History, GPA Print Newspaper Fall 2018, Wildlife

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Do you know the name of Glen Park’s baseball diamond? Read this and you’ll never forget it.

May 11, 2018 by Murray Schneider

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Two Little League teams faced off on the Thelma Williams Baseball Diamond in Glen Canyon Park on a warm Saturday afternoon in April. The players were six years old, maybe seven. […]

Filed Under: Baseball, Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park History, Little League, SF Recreation and Parks Department

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES


DHB Median Cleaning
Sunday, June 4, 9am to noon

Meet at St. Aidan’s


June 18: Lizard Lady Reptiles at Glen Park Library


July 9: Japanese Taiko Drumming with Kristy Oshiro at the Glen Park Library



Jean Connor: Collage
San Jose Museum of Art
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The show for this Glen Park resident’s work will run until September 25.

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