#TBT: New Year's Eve in San Francisco Since 1907
(Courtesy of N.R. Farbman for Life magazine)

#TBT: New Year's Eve in San Francisco Since 1907

By
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
Dec 28, 2017

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.

1969/1970, Fillmore West and the Winterland Ballroom

(Art by Bonnie MacLean, via wolfgangs.com)

What better way to celebrate New Year's Eve than by catching a great concert. NYE 1969 brought headliners Santana to Fillmore West and Jefferson Airplane to Winterland.

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