Bernal Heights History Project

We were sorry to hear of the recent passing of Elaine Mayers (1938-2019). She was a lifelong resident of Bradford Street, where her family, the Aarebergs and the Mayers, lived for a century. She kindly shared her history and photos with us for our 2007 book. This image is one of our favorites. It shows Elaine's father, Edmond Mayers, and her uncle, Lawrence Aareberg, trying an unusual way to milk a cow on Bernal hill at the top of Bradford! Yes, there were still cows on the ...hill well into the 1920s. If you have an interesting neighbor like Elaine you think we should talk to, let us know. https://www.duggans-serra.com//San-Francisco-Calif/1862277

A drive-in movie theatre on the edge of Bernal? Yep, briefly in the 1950s!

Hooray! One of our favorite local bars is saved.

There won't be a Bernal History Project meeting at the San Francisco Public Library Bernal Heights Branch this month. We'll see you all in November with some more Bernal history! In the meantime, if you have stories and photos to share, please email [email protected].

Remembering baseball legend Charlie Silvera, who grew up at 105 Wool Street.

In addition to our regular third Wednesday history programming, we'll be hosting Chuck Poling for an evening of storytelling. As always, library events are free and open to all!

Bernal neighbor Richard Everett, former curator of exhibits at the Maritime Museum at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, is giving a talk about the archaeological discoveries in Yerba Buena Cove for the San Francisco History Association later this month.