San Francisco neighborhoods are diverse and ever-changing—some of our old boroughs have even gone without a trace. Remember Carville-by-the-Sea? Of course you don't.

Once upon a time, in fin de siecle SF, there stood a bohemian community on the edge of town made entirely of abandoned rail cars. In what is present day Ocean Beach/Outer Sunset, Carville gave concrete meaning to the word outlandish, and felt as San Francisco as tiny house or #vanlife moment does today. As home to some of the city's earliest adventurists, artists, anarchists and entrepreneurs, Carville is an old school reminder of why we love this town.

1899 Carville Resident Home

This is a peek inside the home of an unknown Carville resident. What began as a meager collective of bristly characters quickly grew to a developed neighborhood complete with running water, phone lines, and even a chapel. By July 1899, there were an estimated 70 streetcars and 100 residents.