Fillmore Web Links

African American History

The Free Press: Reflections on Black History
freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/fleming/fleming.html
A collection of articles on African-Americans by Tom Fleming.

The Sun Reporter
www.sunreporter.com

Japanese-American History

History of Japantown

www.nichibeitimes.com/JPPDTFprofile.html

Japanese Cultural & Community Center

www.jcccnc.org

The Japanese American Internment

www.geocities.com/Athens/8420/main.html

Urban Renewal

Urban Renewal and the Growth Machine
An extensive article on the history of Urban Renewal in the United States excerpted from "Who Rules America Now?" by G. William Domhoff, 1983, publ. by Prentice-Hall, Inc. (pgs. 173-184).
www.worldfreeinternet.net/news/urban.htm

The story of urban renewal in Pittsburgh, PA
A comprehensive five-part article by the Post-Gazette on a redevelopment project that went awry.
www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20000521eastliberty1.asp

Fillmore Music

The Fillmore Auditorium
www.thefillmore.com

John Lee Hooker's The Boom Boom Room
www.boomboomblues.com

Frank Foster
Jazz great Frank Foster reminisces about his career and playing at Bop City.
www.melmartin.com/html_pages/Interviews/foster.html

Western Addition History

The Fillmore Museum
Covers different aspects of Western Addition History.
amacord.com/fillmore/museum

The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Website
A Web site with extensive information on all SFRA projects, including the Western Addition.
All Projects: www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfra/projects.htm
Western Addition Area A-1: www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfra/wa1.htm
Western Addition Area A-2: www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfra/wa2.htm

San Francisco History

San Francisco History Museum & Timeline
www.sfmuseum.org

San Francisco History Index Extensive list of San Francisco history links.
www.zpub.com/sf/history/

San Francisco History Good collection of articles on San Francisco History.
www.sf50.com/sf

Great Q&A forum on San Francisco History
www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-anda.tcl?topic=San%20Francisco%20History

San Francisco Historical Society
An enormous collection of information on San Francisco.
www.sfhistory.org