History is the essence
of innumerable biographies.
– Thomas Carlyle
Gateway to the Peninsula
Read the official history of Daly City, Gateway to the Peninsula, online.
Little Boxes by Rob Keil
Visit author Rob Keil's website on the history of that classic mid-century suburb, Westlake.
Other Resources
The Daly City Public Library has a small collection of local history materials available for in-library use at the Serramonte Main Branch.
The local paper, the Daly City Record, is also available from 1910-2004 on microfilm at the Serramonte Main Branch.
Links
- Colma Historical Association website
- Western Neighborhoods Project article on Henry Doelger
- Western Neighborhoods Project article on the Broderick-Terry Duel
- History of Duggan's Serra Mortuary
- History of BART
- Sidney Warren Rasmussen's Jefferson High School Alumni Website
- Research on the Daly City earthquake of 1957 by a graduate student
Southern Pacific Rail Road delivering rails for the
new BART line at John Daly Blvd. May 1971
photo courtesy of Frank Maffei