Bernal History Project
Honoring the history of San Francisco's Bernal Heights and supporting the preservation of its architectural heritage and character.
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Our ArchiveStories and ReminiscencesThe Story of the Ribeltad Vorden An extract from Bernal historian Jerry Schimmel's memoirs about the Folsom and Precita bar with the unusual name.
Vicky Walker investigates a one-boy crime wave, battles between gangs on the north and south sides of the hill, and goat rustling. Examiner writer and longtime Bernal resident Lynn Ludlow's exploration of the history of Bernal street names. "A Bernal Heights Open Space". Jerry Schimmel took a walk along Mayflower Street. The Bernalians: Growing Up on the Hill Cardboard sleds, forts named Raccoon Palace and the Taj Mahal, and raising tadpoles: Alex Grimm writes about life on the north side of Bernal. Bernal Heights Boulevard and the Hilltop A history of the top of the hill by Jerry Schimmel. Moving into Mullen AvenueAn excerpt from Richard Hall's self-published thesis. Where the Ripoff Used to Be a Way of Life An Examiner article from 1973 about the Brothers and Sisters of Mullen Avenue. Waiting for Someone to Get Killed A 1972 Bernal Journal article by Richard Hall. Jerry Schimmel's personal history of 40 Prentiss Street. The Lighter Side of Life on Top of the Hill Jerry Schimmel reports on strange happenings. Learn how the gate got installed, about the mystery of the Bernal Hill Post Office, and various escapades involving cars and shouting. Bernal Figures Past and PresentLabor leader Olaf Tveitmoe lived at 119 Prospect in 1907. He was president of the American Brotherhood of Cement Workers and later a San Francisco supervisor; unfortunately, he was also a white man of his era, serving as first president of the racist Asiatic Exclusion League in 1908. In 2008, we were shown teenager Henry Behrenst's diary from the 1920s, found in a house on Elsie Street. Can you help us to learn more about him? We recently found George Williamson's report cards from Junipero Serra and Bernal Grammar. Share Your Stories, Family Photographs, or EphemeraOld photographs, maps, and papers, such as newspapers, ticket stubs, or letters, show how the neighborhood has changed over time. BHP is working with the Bernal Heights Branch Library and the SF History Center at the Main Library to create a Bernal Heights Archive. |
