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Richard Chenery: Forgotten Gold Rush Pioneer

If you’ve ever ventured to the village of Glen Park in San Francisco to experience a fine dining establishment, or ambled your way to Nature’s respite in Glen Canyon, you’ve likely crossed paths with Chenery Street. Beginning near 30th and Church, Chenery Street runs the length of Glen Park. It follows a U-shaped route along […]

5 Comments by Evelyn Rose, CTO (Chief Tramping Officer) / August 12, 2012 / Posted in: Streets of San Francisco

Tagged: Belfast, California Steam Navigation, Civil War, Glen Park, Gold Rush, history, Holyoke and Northampton Mining Company, Maine, railroad, Richard Chenery, San Francisco, streets, US Navy, Vigilance Committee

Who the Heck was Halleck?

When Doyle Drive was demolished to enable construction of the new Presidio Parkway, we lost an easy egress to Crissy Field. In its absence, we may be more aware now of the street’s name: Halleck Street. We have two Halleck Streets in San Francisco, one in the Presidio and the other between Front and Leidesdorff in […]

No Comments by Evelyn Rose, CTO (Chief Tramping Officer) / August 12, 2012 / Posted in: Streets of San Francisco

Tagged: Civil War, Halleck Street, Halleck's Folly, Henry Wager Halleck, history, Montgomery Block, Presidio Parkway, San Francisco, streets, Transamerica Pyramid

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