Construction

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Peralta & York
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Peralta & York

View East on Peralta from York showing completed grading and split street. (1927 description is incorrect) [Peralta Ave easterly from Florida St. [dpwbook40 dpwA553]

Peralta Heights
Valley from Diamond
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Valley from Diamond

View East on Valley Street from stairs leading to Diamond. [Valley east to Castro (completed street) dpwbook37 dpwA2238]

Noe Valley
Vermont near 20th
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Vermont near 20th

View south on Vermont Street from the top of the completed crooked section near 20th Street. [Vermont S from 20th (crooked)][dpwbook37 dpwA933]

Potrero Hill
Sunset Tunnel
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Sunset Tunnel

View east on Duboce near Noe, the eastern portal of the Sunset Tunnel, Scott Street in the background. Concrete mixer set up to load cars on tracks for carrying into the tunnel. [Sunset Tunnel (concrete mixer at East Portal) dpwbook40 dpwA449]

Duboce Triangle
20th & Iowa
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20th & Iowa

20th St Viaduct at Iowa St (now I280 freeway) looking west. dpwbook40 dpwA468]

Dogpatch
20th from Minnesota
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20th from Minnesota

20th St Viaduct from Minnesota St, looking southwest. [dpwbook40 dpwA469] Viaduct now still standing but rebuilt over I280 freeway. Pennsylvania St at top right.

Dogpatch
19th from Minnesota
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19th from Minnesota

[19th St. Viaduct looking northwest from Minnesota St.] [dpwbook40 dpwA471] Pedestrian overpass now demolished. I280 freeway runs through this area. Tayler & Spotswood Iron Products at right.

Dogpatch
Castro & 30th
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Castro & 30th

Elevated view north on Castro between 29th and 30th from Billy Goat Hill showing completed grading and Day street intersecting at right. Stairways from Day Street would be built later. [N from Billy Goat Hill to Day][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA477]

Noe Valley
30th & Castro
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30th & Castro

View west on 30th Street between Laidley and Castro showing newly graded but unpaved oradway around the future Billy Goat Hill. Homes on Castro Street in the background. Future Diamond Heights in the distance. [30th St. West toward Castro][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA479]

Noe Valley
30th from Noe
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30th from Noe

View west toward future Diamond Heights, Kate Kennedy Schoolyard at right. After regrading and paving at construction of retaining wall at end of street, see wnp36.04019. [30th W from Noe Billy Goat Hill dpwbook40 dpwA501]

Fairmount
Turk & Broderick
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Turk & Broderick

View west on Turk fom Broderick. Calvary Cemetery in background to right. Apartment building at 1901 Turk under construction at left. [Turk and Broderick to Baker dpwbook40 dpwA541]

Anza Vista
Turk & St. Joseph's
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Turk & St. Joseph's

View north across Turk toward unpaved St. Joseph's Avenue and Calvary Cemetery at left. Excavated lot at the current site of 1918 Turk. Truk Street paved with bricks. [St. Joseph's Avenue homes next to Calvary cemetery][dpwbook40 dpwA544]

Anza Vista
Douglass from 21st
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Douglass from 21st

View north on Douglass from 21st Street showing newly graded and split street with retaining wall. [Douglass Nly from 21st][dpwbook37 dpwA503]

Eureka Valley
Douglass & 20th
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Douglass & 20th

View south on Douglass at 20th showing new retaining wall and stairway to Corwin Street. Current site of Corwin Community Garden.[Douglass S from 20th stairway][dpwbook37 dpwA505]

Eureka Valley
Market & Eagle
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Market & Eagle

View south on Market at Eagle Street showing new retaining wall which blocked Caselli Avenue from Market. tracks of the Market Street Railway (MSRy) 33-line streetcar at center, Clayton Street (once part of Caselli) intersects in the background. [Market from Caselli (streetcar) dpwbook37 dpwA509]

Eureka Valley