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San Francisco

Some 5,000 Ohlone Tribe members were buried in unmarked graves in San Francisco's Mission Dolores Cemetery. Today, many of those graves have been paved over and forgotten.

Honoring the Thousands of Forgotten Souls Buried Beneath San Francisco

Experts estimate some 50,000 people are buried beneath the sprawling metropolis.

Shoshi Parks September 28, 2023

Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Benkyodo

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Well hello.

San Francisco, California

Doggie Diner Head

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The quake lasted only about a minute, but the devastation reshaped the city.

For Sale: Striking Photos of the San Francisco Earthquake

This trove of images captures the 1906 geological event that brought the city to its knees.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 16, 2019

Abandoned Gold Rush ships in San Francisco Bay, 1849.

A Century Ago, Wood-Eating Worms Devastated San Francisco Bay

The battle against them is still being waged today.

Matthew Taub October 15, 2018

February 21, 1985: The first MacWorld at Brooks Hall in San Francisco.

How San Francisco Chronicled Its Own Tech Boom

A look back at Silicon Valley's adolescence.

Anika Burgess May 19, 2017