Reference Books
- Here Today: SF's Architectural Heritage
Created by the Junior League of SF, the 1968 historic building survey is a seminal work that still informs the preservation community. (Free to digitally borrow with login) - San Francisco Relief Survey
The organization and methods of relief used after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906. The definitive reference to San Francisco's efforts after the 1906 Earthquake. - Splendid Survivors
Created by SF Heritage, this is a 1979 historic building survey of Downtown and South of Market Buildings. (Free to digitally borrow with login) - White Front Cars of San Francisco
Charles Smallwood's seminal reference to the history of the Market Street Railway, a private transit company acquired by Muni in 1944 - Charles Smallwood
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