Islais Creek near 3rd
View southeast on Islais Creek to 3rd St. bascule drawbridge in background. Reclaimed filled land at left. [Islais Creek Reclamation. District Finished Wall west of Angle Point dpwbook47 dpw2861]
Central WaterfrontBay
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Islais Creek near 3rd
View west from 3rd St. Bridge over Islais Creek Channel. Rosenberg Bros. & Co. Rice Mill No. 1 (opened 1918) on Rankin St. at left. Southern Pacific Trestle in center distance. Bernal Heights in background. [Islais Creek Reclamation District Wall - 3rd St. West dpwbook47 dpwA2905]
Central Waterfront
Montgomery near Greenwich
Elevated view north over Retaining Wall construction, Julius' Castle[Montgomery St. Union to Greenwich - Main Wall] [dpwbook47 dpw2952]
Telegraph Hill
Alta & Montgomery
View east down Alta to construction of retaining wall. Housing later built to left (north) of wall. Pier 19 in background left [Montgomery St. Union to Greenwich -Alta St Wall] [dpwbook47 dpw2955]
Telegraph Hill
Montgomery near Alta
View north on unpaved Montgomery toward Alta showing undeveloped hillside. Study for grading of Montgomery Street. Bay and piers in background right. [Montgomery N from Alta dpwbook48 dpw10436]
Telegraph Hill
3rd & Channel
View southwest from the top of the warehouse toward the 3rd Street Bridge (now Lefty O'Doul Bridge) and China Basin. This view can be approximated in 2021 from the Giants Ballpark. Potrero Hill in the distance. [3rd & Channel Sts. bridge looking south] [dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3730]
South Beach
3rd & Channel
View north on 3rd Street toward the 3rd Street Bridge (now Lefty O'Doul Bridge) showing railroad and streetcar tracks. [3rd & Channel Sts. bridge looking north] [dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3732]
Mission Bay
Union near Calhoun
View east on Union to Yerba Buena Island before paving, grading [Union E from Montgomery dpwbook48 dpw10431]
Telegraph Hill
Union near Montgomery
View northeast to north side of Union, Yerba Buena Island in background[Union northerly side east of Montgomery dpwbookXXX dpw5180]
Telegraph Hill
Union & Calhoun
View northeast before creation of Calhoun Terrace [Union & Calhoun Sts. dpwbookXXX dpwA5160]
Telegraph Hill
View from Potrero Hill
View North from above the intersection of 18th and Iowa ( now I280 Freeway passes through the block) The 16th Street viaduct in middle distance allowed streetcar and auto traffic to bypass freight train tracks and railcars. [3rd & 16th Sts. Viaduct dpwbookXXX dpwA7248]
Potrero Hill
Aquatic Park
[Aquatic Park dpwbookXXX dpwA6699] Looking west along beach towards Fort Mason. The bulkheads erected across the beach were an attempt to control sand movement.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Alta Street
View East on Alta Street during retaining wall construction. Part of the Telegraph Hill - Montgomery Street project. Pier 19 in background [dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpwA2956] Housing later built to left (north) of wall.
Telegraph Hill
Fisherman's Wharf
Inner boat basin. Steam schooner tied up in background
Mason & Sutter
Elevated view north of Financial District from Nob Hill: Russ Building on right, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at left, rear of Hotel Grant at lower left
Lower Nob Hill