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Woody LaBounty is the founder of the Western Neighborhoods Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history of western San Francisco. LaBounty grew up in the Richmond District, lives in the Sunset District, and is recognized as the leading authority on the history of these neighborhoods. He is the author of Carville-by-the Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb, a visual history of the 1890s beach colony south of Golden Gate Park that used horse cars and cable cars as building stock. You can find the Western Neighborhoods Project on Facebook and Twitter @outsidelanz

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  Before Now – Making merry on Merrie Way

  6/14/11 • (4)

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  Before Now – Surf Theater brought wave of art films to Sunset District

  6/01/11 • (11)

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  Before Now – Walking the wire from Cliff House to Seal Rocks

  5/17/11 • (0)

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  Before Now – Once upon a time, Storyland delighted children at San Francisco Zoo

  5/03/11 • (0)

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  Before Now – The Girl from Wyoming

  4/19/11 • (1)

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  Before Now – The Gables bar was geared for grownups in midst of Playland

  4/05/11 • (1)

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  Before Now – Ocean Beach’s tornado house

  3/22/11 • (6)

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  Before Now – Secret Ice Rink

  3/08/11 • (75)

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  Before Now – Sutro Baths Segregation

  2/22/11 • (4)

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  Before Now – Riding Golden Gate Park’s Dutch Windmill

  2/08/11 • (7)