How three SF history experts teamed up to salvage dozens of Cliff House artifacts at auction
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A Cliff House waiters cap dating back to the 1930s was among the 60 or so artifacts salvaged by Nicole Meldahl, Alexandra Mitchell and John Lindsey.ACT Art Conservation LLC archivesShow MoreShow Less
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An Italian porcelain muse dating back to the 1890s.ACT Art Conservation LLC archivesShow MoreShow Less
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From left to right: Nicole Meldahl, Alex Mitchell and John Lindsey celebrate their victory in the rain at the now-shuttered Cliff House.ACT Art Conservation LLC archivesShow MoreShow Less
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S.F. nonprofit raised $180,000 to buy Cliff House artifacts at auction. Here s what will happen to them
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Two historic Sutro Baths swimsuits were purchased by the Western Neighborhoods Project nonprofit in an auction Friday. The artifacts once belonged to the old Cliff House restaurant.ACT Art Conservation LLC archivesShow MoreShow Less
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The Dream Team of Nicole Meldahl (upper left), executive director of Western Neighborhoods Project, Alexandra Mitchell, a fine arts conservator, and John Lindsey, owner of the Great Highway Gallery, celebrates over Zoom after the auction.ACT Art Conservation LLC archivesShow MoreShow Less
Kilkenny Cathaoirleach does not support plans for Dunningstown Road
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Kilkenny County Council Chairman Andrew McGuinness has confirmed that he does not support proposals that include blocking off the Dunningstown Road and has stated that he fully supports local residents who are campaigning for a better solution.
The new road design proposals are being put forward to facilitate an expected increase in traffic volume following the development of a new school in the area. The proposals include blocking the Dunningstown Road, a move many residents feel will cut their community off from Kilkenny City.
“We all want to see the development of a new school. It is badly needed and the sooner it happens the better. However, like any development, it cant be at the expense of what we already have and we cannot simply cut off a community of people with, what I believe, is a poor road design,” said Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness.
Jim Gallagher at Ocean Beach. - Photograph by Dennis O Rorke
Jim Gallagher grew up as the oldest in a family of twelve children in San Francisco s Richmond District. Born during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and being part of such a large family, Jim was motivated to start working at a young age. He changed high schools twice to have better hours for jobs. As a teenager, around work and school hours, Jim began swimming, body surfing, and eventually board surfing at Baker Beach, China Beach, and Kelly’s Cove at Ocean Beach.
Mr. Gallagher has always been athletic, and the attractions of Kelly s Cove revolved around running, swimming, surfing, and the occasional game of wall ball. He joined the San Francisco Fire Department in 1962, but kept surfing at Kelly s and other locations into the 1970s. He witnessed the social scene at Kelly s Cove grow and change, and in recent years Jim has acted as a Kelly s Cove historian, interviewing older surfers, gathering photographs, and