Events for Oldest San Francisco have so far been held at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco Public Library, the San Francisco History Association (at Temple Sherith Israel), Shaping San Francisco, the Mechanics’ Institute, McRoskey’s Loft, the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel, North Beach Night Market, Book Passage and Books Inc. Many thanks to its hosts.

If you’d like to have me come talk about aspects of the city’s history, drop me a line on alec [at] alecscott.com.

Image: Inside the clubhouse of the San Francisco Model Yacht Club. Founded in 1898 and based in Golden Gate Park, the club hosts competitive regattas on wee (but often windy) Spreckels Lake.