San Franciscans don't need an excuse to celebrate. But give us a good one, and watch out.

As we get ready to bid adieu to 2017 and welcome the new year, let's take a frolic down memory lane to see how the city partied it up on New Year's Eve in the past.

1919, Chronicle Building

(Courtesy of the Hamilton Henry Dobbin Collection, via Pinterest)

The Chronicle building has seen it all over the years.

Throwing confetti and waving streamers, these merry revelers were captured ushering in 1920 in front of the Chronicle building at Kearny and Market.