1920s Melting Pot in Bayview - Revision history

Lisaruth: changed photo credit on 1937 photo to Private collection

2016-10-31T21:33:35Z

changed photo credit on 1937 photo to Private collection

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	'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.'''		'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.'''

	''Photo: ~~Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	Our tiny corner of the Bayview was a miniature melting pot, represented the ethnic makeup of the area [during the 1920s]. No single group dominated as in Chinatown or North Beach. Listing the names of families in my immediate neighborhood, of the children we played with, will tell the story.		Our tiny corner of the Bayview was a miniature melting pot, represented the ethnic makeup of the area [during the 1920s]. No single group dominated as in Chinatown or North Beach. Listing the names of families in my immediate neighborhood, of the children we played with, will tell the story.

Ccarlsson: fixed navigation for new page

2012-12-04T01:15:45Z

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Ccarlsson: removed photos

2011-09-26T23:37:39Z

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	People were friendly, of good will but there was no real intimacy. The young mothers bonded because of their common interests in keeping house and raising a family. There seemed to be no any envy; everyone was more or less in the same financial level and they all shared the same goals: to make a good life for their children.		People were friendly, of good will but there was no real intimacy. The young mothers bonded because of their common interests in keeping house and raising a family. There seemed to be no any envy; everyone was more or less in the same financial level and they all shared the same goals: to make a good life for their children.


	~~[[Image:bayvwhp$3rd-street-1996.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Third Street, Bayview's main drag, in 1996.'''~~

	~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~

	~~[[Image:Third-Street-Feb-2008 7393.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Third Street in 2008, with the new T-line streetcar restored to its center.'''~~

	~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~


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2011-09-26T23:36:41Z

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	'''Third Street, Bayview's main drag, in 1996.'''		'''Third Street, Bayview's main drag, in 1996.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:Third-Street-Feb-2008 7393.jpg]]

			'''Third Street in 2008, with the new T-line streetcar restored to its center.'''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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2011-08-19T19:54:50Z

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	Mrs. Guadagniati, a formidable person, owned the house on the other side of us. A tall wooden structure with a long staircase, it was above a ground floor apartment which was rented out to newcomers from Italy, usually from Carrara and whose men worked in the Musto Marble works in South San Francisco. With Mrs, Guadagniati were her two adult sons, the Viaggi brothers, her grandson, Mario, and her daughter Edith. (Edith spoke English without an accent, having been brought here as an infant. She worked for an insurance company and became a close friend of my mother’s.) Next door was a childless Greek couple whose neighbors were the Flemings and the Lundborgs; these families didn’t stay long. (Their children were readily accepted as playmates during their period on Le Conte.) The Barnharts—Bob and Ruby, Bob’s mother, Mrs. Barnhart, and their beloved dog moved into one of the houses; they also became good friends.(Old Mrs. Barnhart invited us to call her Grandma. Although I longed to have grandparents like the ones I read about in books, I could not bring myself to address this lady as anything but Mrs. Barnhart. With her snowy white hair pink cheeks and c.alm blue eyes she looked more like the lady on the See’s candy box than anyone from the Armenian-Assyrian community.)		Mrs. Guadagniati, a formidable person, owned the house on the other side of us. A tall wooden structure with a long staircase, it was above a ground floor apartment which was rented out to newcomers from Italy, usually from Carrara and whose men worked in the Musto Marble works in South San Francisco. With Mrs, Guadagniati were her two adult sons, the Viaggi brothers, her grandson, Mario, and her daughter Edith. (Edith spoke English without an accent, having been brought here as an infant. She worked for an insurance company and became a close friend of my mother’s.) Next door was a childless Greek couple whose neighbors were the Flemings and the Lundborgs; these families didn’t stay long. (Their children were readily accepted as playmates during their period on Le Conte.) The Barnharts—Bob and Ruby, Bob’s mother, Mrs. Barnhart, and their beloved dog moved into one of the houses; they also became good friends.(Old Mrs. Barnhart invited us to call her Grandma. Although I longed to have grandparents like the ones I read about in books, I could not bring myself to address this lady as anything but Mrs. Barnhart. With her snowy white hair pink cheeks and c.alm blue eyes she looked more like the lady on the See’s candy box than anyone from the Armenian-Assyrian community.)

			[[Image:1924--LeConte-Ave-just-below-San-Bruno-w-Satenick-Eshow-holding-Lily-front--left-Virginia-Zarosi-Ruth-Eshow-Pauline-Zarosi-and-Anita-Eshow.jpg\|380px]]

			'''Le Conte Avenue just below San Bruno Avenue, c. 1924. Saternick Eshow holding Lily in the front, Virginia Zarosi, Ruth Eshow, Pauline Zarosi, and Anita Eshow.'''

			''Photo: Ruth Eshow''

	On San Bruno Avenue overlooking our backyard were three houses side by side. Right above lived Aldo Bartolozzi, a playmate. Next door to his house was the Swedish lady who sold her eggs and chickens to neighbors and on the other a house rented by a Mormon family. I babysat their infant from time to time.		On San Bruno Avenue overlooking our backyard were three houses side by side. Right above lived Aldo Bartolozzi, a playmate. Next door to his house was the Swedish lady who sold her eggs and chickens to neighbors and on the other a house rented by a Mormon family. I babysat their infant from time to time.

	Across the street, set against the small hill that rose immediately above San Bruno Avenue was a Russian family; the neighbors were impressed when they added a sauna to the house. Violet, their blonde blue-eyed daughter , was my inspiration for the name given to my youngest sister. Unfortunately, she ran off with a sailor when she was barely l8, creating a minor scandal.		Across the street, set against the small hill that rose immediately above San Bruno Avenue was a Russian family; the neighbors were impressed when they added a sauna to the house. Violet, their blonde blue-eyed daughter , was my inspiration for the name given to my youngest sister. Unfortunately, she ran off with a sailor when she was barely l8, creating a minor scandal.


			[[Image:Hill-above-San-Bruno-Ave-Pauline-Aldredge-watercolor.jpg]]

			'''Hill above San Bruno Avenue, c. 1920s.'''

			''Watercolor by Pauline Zarosi Aldredge, courtesy Ruth Eshow''


	Up on the hill lived the Collopys, an Irish family, whose kids had fiery red hair. Nearby was Mr. Torres who performed handy-man duties as well as hauling whatever needed to be moved in his truck. One visit to our house to repair the Maytag washer remains fixed in my mind forever. Accompanied by one of his boys and finding himself in need of a tool, he ordered, “Tito, ron home and get the geebil.” Years later when I read James Thurber’s short story, “The Black Magic of Barney Hiller” I totally understood his being baffled when his handyman announced that he was “going to hunt grotches in the woods.”		Up on the hill lived the Collopys, an Irish family, whose kids had fiery red hair. Nearby was Mr. Torres who performed handy-man duties as well as hauling whatever needed to be moved in his truck. One visit to our house to repair the Maytag washer remains fixed in my mind forever. Accompanied by one of his boys and finding himself in need of a tool, he ordered, “Tito, ron home and get the geebil.” Years later when I read James Thurber’s short story, “The Black Magic of Barney Hiller” I totally understood his being baffled when his handyman announced that he was “going to hunt grotches in the woods.”

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2011-07-25T06:46:19Z

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Ccarlsson: moved 3rd Street to 1920s Melting Pot in Bayview

2011-07-25T06:21:06Z

moved 3rd Street to 1920s Melting Pot in Bayview

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Ccarlsson: added Ruth Upton piece to this

2011-07-25T06:20:30Z

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-'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.'''  ''photo: Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
+'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.'''
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Ccarlsson: PC

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Lisaruth: reordered photos, i like the older first...

2008-08-15T22:59:48Z

reordered photos, i like the older first...

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	'''~~Third Street 1996,~~ Bayview~~'s main drag~~.''' ''~~Photo~~: ~~Chris Carlsson~~''		'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.''' ''photo: Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	[[Image:bayvwhp$~~bayview~~-~~1937~~.jpg]]		[[Image:bayvwhp$3rd-street-1996.jpg]]

	~~'''Eastern view across the Bayview district in 1937.''' ''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''~~

			'''Third Street, Bayview's main drag, in 1996.''' ''photo: Chris Carlsson''


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	[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:~~1990s~~]] [[category:~~1930s~~]]		[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1990s]]