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  1. San Francisco, Elevation: 61 8:19 AM Apr 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  2. @SonomaWineCo Check this out, from the book "Sonoma Country Wineries" by Gail Unzelman books.google.com/books?id=sxphw… 5:31 PM Dec 2nd, 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to SonomaWineCo
  3. @whole_tost any idea what they're putting in it's place? I hear a trader joes maybe? 10:33 AM Nov 24th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to whole_tost
  4. During the 1906 earthquake, 15 million gallons of wine were destroyed when the Sonoma Wine Company collapsed. 12:23 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone
  5. @brittneyg "San Francisco has only one drawback. ''Tis hard to leave" - Rudyard Kipling 10:15 AM Oct 31st, 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to brittneyg
  6. You got it! @tollef Mission Dolores (Mission San Francisco de Asís?) The present Mission church was dedicated in 1791. 10:43 AM Oct 28th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to tollef
  7. @Gunie Good point, that photo could be later than 1928, after the park was demolished (I think in 1931), or could be some other location... 10:03 AM Oct 28th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Gunie
  8. Pop Quiz: What is the oldest building in the city? 9:45 AM Oct 28th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone
  9. Photo Friday: The Mission c.1928 (Valencia @ 15th) webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfp… 4:59 PM Oct 21st, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  10. @awesome The Jackson Brewery after the earthquake and fire of 1906. It was still under construction at the time. yfrog.com/kkj6cop 10:35 AM Oct 17th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  11. Dolores St. is named after the creek that ran through the Mission, Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or "Our Lady of Sorrows Creek." 1:55 PM Oct 14th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  12. The Twin Peaks are named Noe Peak and Eureka Peak. Both are just over 900 ft above sea level. 11:43 AM Oct 6th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  13. Photo Friday: webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfp… in 1946 SF supervisors looked ahead to a proposed monorail system. 5:34 PM Jul 22nd, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  14. SF Neighborhoods with most singles: Castro: 66% Marina: 62% 10:39 AM Jul 19th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  15. Fact. @mayoredlee has an awesome business card. blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011… Via @SFGate 2:46 PM Jul 8th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac
  16. San Francisco's fireworks ban has been in place since 1938. library.municode.com/HTML/14140/lev… 9:08 AM Jul 4th, 2011 via web
  17. The average depth of the San Francisco bay is 49.21 feet. 7:00 PM Jul 1st, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone