Isn’t it marvelous the way companies are growing and expanding in this, the age of the web? No, I’m not talking about Spiderman’s web, I’m referring to the internet, the www, the big kahuna, the mother of all webs.

        In an instant, you can obtain information about everything from the care of puppies to intestinal disorders of the aged, from buying an island to buying a book. And that is exactly the reason for this article, a  book.

        A small but very informative newspaper dealing with the workings of the Sunset District in San Francisco has reached out 200 miles to pique the interest of this writer. The paper in question? The Sunset Beacon, “Serving Residents of the Sunset and Parkside Districts.” Oh yes, it’s also on that gigantic web in which I’m so impressed. All you have to do is put www.sunsetbeacon.com on your browser and you will be privy to myriad articles and pictures of past and present landmarks and inhabitants of our beloved district.

        One such article is about Lincoln’s own Lorri Ungaretti S69 author of San Francisco’s Sunset District, Arcadia Publishing. (Reference Article: March 2004 Lincoln Log). Lorri, whose book has created such a fervor in the San Francisco Bay Area, is basking in the new found fame that few local historians enjoy.

        Suspicions that the book was special were confirmed while trying to obtain a copy. “Sold out” was the comment heard everywhere, “but it’s on order, check back later.” The book, now in its fourth printing should be available by this Log’s mailing.

        Lorri’s quest, albeit obsession, is with the history of the Sunset District. How grand it must be to immerse one’s self in a totally fulfilling project. To search and find out that before it was the Sunset District it was called the Outside Lands in 1866, because it was believed entirely unlivable. It wasn’t until 20 years later that the Sunset District began to be developed, this being aided by the mass-transportation rail line from downtown San Francisco to the Pacific Ocean. One of those being the rail line along Sloat Boulevard.

        Her book tells of an incredible amount of urban development over a short period of time.

        These facts and countless others are readily available on the website mentioned. But the rest of the story is in Lorri’s book. We hope you will obtain your copy without too much trouble. Black Oak Books, on Irving Street, Green Apple Book Store on Clement Street, Borders Books, Amazon.com and www.outsidelands.com.