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• Tramps of San Francisco

  In search of San Francisco's forgotten histories

• About Tramps of San Francisco | Tramps of San Francisco

  Tramps of San Francisco was launched in May 2012 to share my passion for the history of San Francisco and surrounding communities. I’m Evelyn Rose, CTO (Chief Tramping Officer), a resident of Glen Par...

• Defining San Francisco: How Our City Became a City (Part III) | Tramps of San Francisco

  Part III: A Consolidated Effort  After the 1906 earthquake, the Movement for a Greater San Francisco proposed an expansion of the land mass of the County of San Francisco from 47 square miles to 500 s...

• Tramping Close to Home: Adventures in Backyard Archaeology | Tramps of San Francisco

  After a brief hiatus, Tramps of San Francisco is back on track, searching for evidence of the City’s forgotten histories! After unearthing the story of the proposed Mission Park and Zoological Garde...

• USS Comanche: Ironclad of San Francisco | Tramps of San Francisco

  Many of us are familiar with the story of the ironclad warships, the  Monitor and the Merrimack. But how many of us have ever heard of the USS Comanche, ironclad of San Francisco? As we are about to...

• Why “Tramps?” | Tramps of San Francisco

  ramble. The Victorian era (1837-1901) witnessed rapid innovation and growth. Those who became wealthy had the time and means to pursue leisure endeavors, while those who struggled just to meet their d...