June 15

1933: Joan-Marie Shelley born into a San Francisco union family on June 15.

Joan-Marie Shelley was born on June 15, 1933, into a prominent San Francisco union family. Her background in the labor movement would shape her involvement in Bay Area politics and activism. Shelley's family roots in organized labor connected her to decades of San Francisco's working-class organizing traditions.

1922: Valley Street stretches west from Noe; Castro lies one full block further west.

In June 1922, San Francisco's Valley Street extended westward from Noe Street, with Castro Street positioned one block further west. This snapshot of the city's street grid captures the neighborhood's layout during the early 1920s, when the Castro district was still developing as a residential area. The westerly views document how the district's boundaries and street relationships were configured before mid-century transformation.