Construction

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Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District and Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands. 450 Sutter medical building at left. Pacific National Bank Building, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Mills Building and Mills Tower, Shell Building, Alexander Building, Standard Oil Building, Equitable Building. Paul Elder's Books at lower right.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District. 450 Sutter medical building at left, Paul Elder's Books at lower right.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District. 450 Sutter medical building at left, Paul Elder's Books at lower right.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Sutter-Stockton Garage construction, Mayor George Christopher and engineers on the roof of the garage. View northeast, Home Telephone Company Building, 333 Grant, in the background.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Sutter-Stockton Garage construction, Mayor George Christopher and engineers on the roof of the garage. View northeast, Home Telephone Company Building, 333 Grant, in the background.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Stockton
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Sutter & Stockton

Sutter-Stockton Garage construction, Mayor George Christopher and engineers on the roof of the garage. View northeast, Home Telephone Company Building, 333 Grant, in the background.

Downtown / Union Square
Civic Center
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Civic Center

State Building under construction; view northwest from lot at Larkin and Grove to Civic Center Plaza

Civic Center
Larkin & Grove
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Larkin & Grove

Elevated view northwest at Civic Center with 19-line Polk tracks, State Building (later Earl Warren Building) under construction, Civic Center Plaza with Welcome Home Victory Monument, Cathedral Hill in background.

Civic Center
Joost near Acadia
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Joost near Acadia

Joost Ave, looking south in front of 165 Joost and 167 Joost (both gone). "Joost Ave Slide" between Acadia and Baden streets, an area requiring grading, drainage and resurfacing in late 1920s-early 1930s. [dpwbook41 dpwA1040]

Sunnyside
Joost near Acadia
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Joost near Acadia

Joost Ave, looking east in front of 165 Joost and 167 Joost (both gone). "Joost Ave Slide" between Acadia and Baden streets, an area requiring grading, drainage and resurfacing in late 1920s-early 1930s. [dpwbook41 dpwA1041]

Sunnyside
Monterey near Baden
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Monterey near Baden

Monterey Blvd, looking north toward backsides of houses at 167 Joost and 165 Joost (both gone). "joost Ave Slide", an area requiring grading, drainage, and resurfacing during late 1920s-early 1930s. Excavation on Monterey. Upheaval.

Sunnyside
Francis & Alemany
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Francis & Alemany

View southeast on Francis Street from unpaved Alemany Boulevard. Men working on bulldozers grading the street. [Alemany-Bulldozing Francis S to Mission dpwbook42 dpwA1180]

Mission Terrace
Potrero near 17th
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Potrero near 17th

View north on Potrero towards 17th Street, building at left built 1909 as a hat factory and remodeled in 1924 as The Premiere Bed and Spring Co. Municipal Railway (Muni) H-line in background. Men spreading asphalt and paving street. [Potrero Paving looking North dpwbook42 dpwA1181]

Mission
Alemany near San Bruno
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Alemany near San Bruno

View South across former Islais Creek toward Portola District. Simpson Bible College in right background, McLaren Park in center background. [Bayshore storm drain dpwbook41 dpwA1081]

Bernal Heights
Holladay near York
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Holladay near York

Pouring concrete [Holladay wall construction north from York St dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1083]

Peralta Heights