Fairmount Heights - Revision history

Lisaruth at 20:53, 26 January 2023

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	[[Image:glenpark$poole-bell-house.jpg]]		[[Image:glenpark$poole-bell-house.jpg]]

	'''Poole-Bell House: 192-196 Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman (who actually never lived in the house). John O. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''		'''Poole-Bell House: 192-196 Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman (who actually never lived in the house). John P. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''

	''Photo: David Green, 1996''		''Photo: David Green, 1996''

Lisaruth: changed current photo of house, updated address, added link to sunnyside history project article, added quotes and other minor proofreading

2023-01-26T20:49:34Z

changed current photo of house, updated address, added link to sunnyside history project article, added quotes and other minor proofreading

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	'''Poole-Bell House: 196~~-98~~ Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman. John O. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''		'''Poole-Bell House: 192-196 Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman (who actually never lived in the house). John O. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''

	''Photo: David Green, 1996''		''Photo: David Green, 1996''
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	[[Image:Teresa Bell residence 198 Laidley c 1959 AAC-5906.jpg]]		[[Image:Teresa Bell residence 198 Laidley c 1959 AAC-5906.jpg]]

	'''Same house at ~~198~~ Laidley, 1959.'''		'''Same house at 192–196 Laidley, 1959.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''
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	[[Image:Laidley-St-north-at-Fairmount-w-Bell-Mansion-Nov-2-1928-SFDPW.jpg\|720px]]		[[Image:Laidley-St-north-at-Fairmount-w-Bell-Mansion-Nov-2-1928-SFDPW.jpg\|720px]]

	'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell ~~Mansion~~ at left, November 2, 1928.'''		'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Poole-Bell House at left, November 2, 1928.'''

	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''

	[[Image:Bell-~~Mansion-on-Laidley 20200712 194634~~.~~jpg~~]]		[[Image:Poole-Bell House Fairmount Heights January 2023 72 dpi-lisaruth elliott.jpeg]]

	'''As seen in ~~2020~~, after considerable rehabilitation and renewal.'''		'''As seen in January 2023, after considerable rehabilitation and renewal.'''

	''Photo: ~~Chris Carlsson~~''		''Photo: LisaRuth Elliott''

	While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.		While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.
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	"In 1896, there were 20 telephones in the neighborhood, which were advertised in the phone book as pay phones (5 cents) even though some were in private homes.		"In 1896, there were 20 telephones in the neighborhood, which were advertised in the phone book as pay phones (5 cents) even though some were in private homes.

	Building in the area continued and flats were constructed instead of individual homes. One of the most unique of these was the Romeo type. These were two or three stories in height. A good example is on Noe near 29th Street. This three-story building has an open stairway in the middle of the building and two entrances on each level. A flight of stairs winds up to overlooking the sidewalk where latter day Juliets can call to their Romeos.		"Building in the area continued and flats were constructed instead of individual homes. One of the most unique of these was the Romeo type. These were two or three stories in height. A good example is on Noe near 29th Street. This three-story building has an open stairway in the middle of the building and two entrances on each level. A flight of stairs winds up to overlooking the sidewalk where latter day Juliets can call to their Romeos.

	Building in the Upper Noe Valley continued and included houses with marble stairs and wooden columns. Some of these were two stories with the bedrooms on the second floor. They had either three flat windows or three bay windows and were built from 1907 to 1916. During the same period, sewers, streets, and sidewalks were installed, one or two blocks at a time.		"Building in the Upper Noe Valley continued and included houses with marble stairs and wooden columns. Some of these were two stories with the bedrooms on the second floor. They had either three flat windows or three bay windows and were built from 1907 to 1916. During the same period, sewers, streets, and sidewalks were installed, one or two blocks at a time.

	About 1910, gas streetlights were installed requiring manual lighting. The lamplighter was an important part of children's lives because they were allowed to play outside until dusk when he came around to light the street lights. With a kerosene lighter on a long pole, he opened the bottom of the street lamp and lit the wick inside. Also at this time people started to install gas in their homes, but wood and coal stoves, with water backs, were used until the 1930s to heat water for bathing and washing.		"About 1910, gas streetlights were installed requiring manual lighting. The lamplighter was an important part of children's lives because they were allowed to play outside until dusk when he came around to light the street lights. With a kerosene lighter on a long pole, he opened the bottom of the street lamp and lit the wick inside. Also at this time people started to install gas in their homes, but wood and coal stoves, with water backs, were used until the 1930s to heat water for bathing and washing.

	A theatre was constructed at 28th and Church Streets in 1916, and was known by the names Rita, New Rita, and the Princess. It was the old type nickelodeon, with piano playing to accompany the silent films.		"A theatre was constructed at 28th and Church Streets in 1916, and was known by the names Rita, New Rita, and the Princess. It was the old type nickelodeon, with piano playing to accompany the silent films.

	"After World War I, there was a shift in population, and new people came into the neighborhood. In the early 1920s, gas lights were converted to electricity in the homes and the streets. People were then able to buy radios, toasters, waffle irons, and other appliances.		"After World War I, there was a shift in population, and new people came into the neighborhood. In the early 1920s, gas lights were converted to electricity in the homes and the streets. People were then able to buy radios, toasters, waffle irons, and other appliances.

	In the 1930s, some stores and businesses failed, men were unemployed, families were on relief, men were selling apples on street corners or working at whatever they could do, and rooms in homes were closed off to save ~~beat~~ and light.		"In the 1930s, some stores and businesses failed, men were unemployed, families were on relief, men were selling apples on street corners or working at whatever they could do, and rooms in homes were closed off to save heat and light.

	In 1935, the Depression was over and people were repairing their homes and buying new cars. The building trades were well represented in Upper Noe Valley and Fairmount Heights as were civil service workers, waitresses, and miscellaneous trades and crafts people.

			"In 1935, the Depression was over and people were repairing their homes and buying new cars. The building trades were well represented in Upper Noe Valley and Fairmount Heights as were civil service workers, waitresses, and miscellaneous trades and crafts people."

			Please see the Sunnyside History Project's well-researched article, [https://sunnysidehistory.org/2020/03/04/bodies-in-the-well-trapdoors-in-the-foyer-how-the-poole-bell-house-became-mired-in-myths/ "Bodies in the Well, Trapdoors in the Foyer: How the Poole-Bell House Became Mired in Myths"] for more on the Poole-Bell House.

	[[30th and Noe c 1926\| Prev. Document]] [[Diamond Heights \| Next Document]]		[[30th and Noe c 1926\| Prev. Document]] [[Diamond Heights \| Next Document]]

	[[category:Glen Park]] [[category:Noe Valley]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:1880s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Irish]]		[[category:Glen Park]] [[category:Noe Valley]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:1880s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Irish]]

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	'''Poole-Bell House: 196-98 Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman. John O. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''		'''Poole-Bell House: 196-98 Laidley St. A house with a mysterious past linked to a controversial triangle: Thomas Bell, Teresa Bell, and [[Mary Ellen Pleasant \|Mary Ellen Pleasant]], an early Black activist and shrewd businesswoman. John O. Poole, an attorney, first owned the house, then his widow Annie and later Teresa Bell were owners.'''

	''Photo: David Green''		''Photo: David Green, 1996''

	[[Image:Teresa Bell residence 198 Laidley c 1959 AAC-5906.jpg]]		[[Image:Teresa Bell residence 198 Laidley c 1959 AAC-5906.jpg]]
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	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''

			[[Image:Bell-Mansion-on-Laidley 20200712 194634.jpg]]

			'''As seen in 2020, after considerable rehabilitation and renewal.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.		While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.

Lisaruth at 00:33, 13 July 2016

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	'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell Mansion at left, November 2, 1928.'''		'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell Mansion at left, November 2, 1928.'''

	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy ~~Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''

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	[[30th and Noe c 1926\| Prev. Document]] [[Diamond Heights \| Next Document]]		[[30th and Noe c 1926\| Prev. Document]] [[Diamond Heights \| Next Document]]

	[[category:Glen Park]] [[category:Noe Valley]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:1880s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1940s]]		[[category:Glen Park]] [[category:Noe Valley]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:1880s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Irish]]

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	[[Image:Laidley-St-north-at-Fairmount-w-Bell-Mansion-Nov-2-1928-SFDPW.jpg]]		[[Image:Laidley-St-north-at-Fairmount-w-Bell-Mansion-Nov-2-1928-SFDPW.jpg\|720px]]

	'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell Mansion at left, November 2, 1928.'''		'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell Mansion at left, November 2, 1928.'''

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Laidley-St-north-at-Fairmount-w-Bell-Mansion-Nov-2-1928-SFDPW.jpg]]

			'''Laidley Street north at Fairmount, Bell Mansion at left, November 2, 1928.'''

			''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''

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	''Photo: David Green''		''Photo: David Green''

			[[Image:Teresa Bell residence 198 Laidley c 1959 AAC-5906.jpg]]

			'''Same house at 198 Laidley, 1959.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''


	While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.		While Fairmount Heights was not part of Horner's Addition, as an adjacent area it enjoyed a similar kind of growth as did Eureka and Noe Valley's. In 1959 residents of Fairmount Heights and Upper Noe Valley formed a committee to research its neighborhood history. These are excerpts from their colorful findings.

Ccarlsson: Protected "Fairmount Heights": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-07T05:44:38Z

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Mae Silver''

	[[Image:glenpark$poole-bell-house.jpg]]		[[Image:glenpark$poole-bell-house.jpg]]

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	In 1935, the Depression was over and people were repairing their homes and buying new cars. The building trades were well represented in Upper Noe Valley and Fairmount Heights as were civil service workers, waitresses, and miscellaneous trades and crafts people.		In 1935, the Depression was over and people were repairing their homes and buying new cars. The building trades were well represented in Upper Noe Valley and Fairmount Heights as were civil service workers, waitresses, and miscellaneous trades and crafts people.

	~~''--Mae Silver''~~