Good and Bad Times in a San Francisco Neighborhood: A History of Potomac Street and Duboce Park

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by H. Arlo Nimmo

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Good and Bad Times in a San Francisco Neighborhood explores the history of Duboce Park and Potomac Street, a small park and short street in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco. Part One, “History,” discusses the origins of the park and street as well as changes in the neighborhood from 1899 to 2007. The data utilized include San Francisco city documents, United States census reports, newspaper stories, interviews with longtime residents, and the author’s observations during thirty-five years’ residence on Potomac Street. Part Two, “Musings and Memories,” is a journal of personal observations recorded by the author during his long residence in the neighborhood. A 2016 Afterword discusses changes in the neighborhood since the original publication of this book in 2007. Although the history of this neighborhood is unique, in many ways it is a microcosm of the surrounding neighborhoods, the city of San Francisco, and the urban history of the United States. "[This] book is a charming narrative and an excellent addition to the archives of neighborhood history." Newsletter of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society Newly released 2016 Revised Edition.   Good and Bad Times in a San Francisco Neighborhood Revised Edition includes an Afterword that discusses changes to the Duboce Park and Potomac Street neighborhood since the original publication in 2007. H. Arlo Nimmo  is a cultural anthropologist and short story writer.  He has published ten books and dozens of articles that have appeared in both academic and popular periodicals.  Most of these publications are based on his Philippines research, but he has also written about American popular culture, San Francisco history and Hawaii's volcano goddess Pele. Nimmo is currently Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University East Bay and resides in San Francisco.

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