Meigg's Wharf (center) & San Francisco viewed from Marin in 1856. Telegraph Hill is just to the left; Russian Hill is to the right.

I was born and raised in San Francisco, the city being my family's home since 1856. When I meet people who used to live in San Francisco or visited in years gone by, they often give me the tired old line, "I used to love going there but it's no longer the same." That's the point of my book, San Francisco�s Lost Landmarks. San Francisco has never been "the same" in its entire history and it's not just because of the 1906 earthquake and fire. The city began in a state of metamorphosis and has never stopped. Fifty years from now, the complaints will be the same.

I've captured some of the fun places and events in the city with the goal of entertaining first, then educating. There's no test at the end of San Francisco's Lost Landmarks. With over 150 photos and graphic representations, it's written to be read. San Francisco's Lost Landmarks will be released shortly.

I will also be updating these pages from time to time based on new and expanded information, sidelines based on interest and excerpts from my next book.

Thanks!
Jim