Aerial

Contains 1141 photos

Fort Point Aerial
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Fort Point Aerial

Stereo View of Golden Gate, Fort Point and batteries on hill behind fort

San Francisco Aerial
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San Francisco Aerial

Aerial view west over the Embarcadero, South of Market, and downtown San Francisco, Pacific Ocean in far distance. Ferry Building at lower right. [Looking Across San Francisco from Bay to Ocean S.P.2 Piggott Photo]

Fleishhacker Pool Aerial
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Fleishhacker Pool Aerial

Ocean Beach, Fleishhacker Pool, Great Highway, Tait's at the Beach, Sloat Blvd., Fleishhacker Playfield, Mothers' Building [Municipal Swimming Pool S.F> Cal.]

Lakeshore
Potrero Hill Aerial
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Potrero Hill Aerial

Western Pacific Railroad tunnel fire. View northwest from above Sierra Street. [A stubborn fire in a railroad tunnel, Aerial view made 7/3 shows entrance to tunnel (center bottom) whose timbers are still burning, and large hole in street where top of tunnel ha started to collapse, necessitating the evacuation of a dozen homes so far.]

Potrero Hill
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

[Cargo liner heads down SF Bay toward Golden Gate. City's downtown skyline and Bay Bridge in the background.] View looking southeast

Pier 70 Aerial View
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Pier 70 Aerial View

[854] View east over Bethlehem Steel. At center far right, intersection of 20th and Illinois Sts. Some of this area later repurposed as Crane Cove Park. 3rd Street at bottom.

Dogpatch
Pier 70 Aerial View
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Pier 70 Aerial View

[849] looking northwest back at city

Alcatraz Aerial
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Alcatraz Aerial

Aerial view of Alcatraz Island with ferryboat passing by. U.S. Army photo.

Pier 39
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Pier 39

Aerial View of Pier 39 looking southeast along Embarcadero. Battleships at anchor in bay. Ferry Building tower in the distance at right.

Fishermans Wharf
View of North Beach
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View of North Beach

Aerial view looking southeast over Russian Hill, Chinatown and North Beach towards Downtown. Columbus Ave cuts across diagonally at left, Hyde St. on the right. To right of center, Humphrey's Castle (1852-1949), early mansion with crenellated roofline, at Hyde and Chestnut. Notably missing, Park Lane (1924) and Brocklebank (1927) Apartments on Nob Hill. Matson Lines Building in final phases of construction in distance left (Bliss & Faville architects, completed 1924). Bay, Mission Bay in distance.

Fishermans Wharf
Northern Waterfront
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Northern Waterfront

Aerial view looking east. Future Aquatic Park at lower left. Yerba Buena Island in distance

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Aerial view looking South West over Golden Gate Park and The Sunset District

Golden Gate Park
Downtown SF
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Downtown SF

Aerial View above Nob Hill looking East toward Piers

Nob Hill
View down Market St.
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View down Market St.

Aerial View looking East toward bay and Yerba Buena Island

Mint Hill
Richmond Aerial
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Richmond Aerial

Aerial view northeast over Outer Richmond, showing Ocean Beach, Chutes at the Beach (later Playland), Golden Gate Park and Dutch Windmill, Sutro Heights, Fort Miley, Presidio. Original Beach Chalet, Golden Gate Life Saving Station at lower right. [G.E. Russell Foto 2004, 48 3rd St. S.F.]

Ocean Beach