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.
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