Site menu:

 

FV Overview

Regions

San Francisco
North Bay
East Bay
South Bay

Topics


On this date at Frisco Vista

Search Posts:

Navigate Site

Subscribe

rss feed button

Recent Posts

Most posts appear early weekday mornings.

Opium burning, San Francisco, 1914

This 1914 video shows opium paraphernalia being burnt in what is now the Civic Center area. At the time the area had not yet been rebuilt following the ‘06 earthquake (because voters would not pass bonds for funding the project because of the corruption of city leaders), but here you can see the new city hall under construction.

.

via bluehour on the Asian Art Museum blog

.


AROUND THE BAY
  • Friday roundup
    Virtual NoCal At the Shipyard : A history of Burning Man SFMOMApreparing for celebration of it...
  • Friday roundup
    Travels in virtual NoCal "Gap founder's amazing art collection may leave San Francisco" : Plus, ...
  • The Belgum Sanitarium
    Hikers in the Wildcat Canyon hills above the city of Richmond may be surprised to come upon a glade ...

Posted: June 1st, 2009 under civic center, history.
Comments: 1

«
»

Comments

Comment from Montana
Time: June 10, 2009, 7:40 am

Did they inhale, I wonder… :)

Write a comment