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125 years after his visit, Californians honor Swami Vivekananda's influence
At the Unitarian church where Vivekananda lectured in his landmark 1900 tour of California, clergy and congregants credit the ...
There's a tiny Victorian town hiding alongside California's oldest freeway
The procession led guests toward a Victorian home known as the Mount Pleasant House. Vocalist Eliza Bagg stood on the porch of the white frosted cake-like house, unleashing a discordant tune on her ...
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The Amazing History Behind San Francisco's Incredibly Steep Streets
Ever wonder why San Francisco is so steep? There's actually a historical reason for that. Here's why San Francisco isn't as ...
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The Counterculture That Sprang From San Francisco
Paul McCartney heard rumors of the wild goings-on in the Haight and visited on April 4, 1967. At the Fillmore Auditorium, he listened to a rehearsal by the Jefferson Airplane. At Marty Balin’s and ...
A lost manuscript explores the origins of the Grateful Dead
The book will be of particular interest, of course, to fans of the Grateful Dead, many of whom treasure any knowledge about ...