Construction

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California near Montgomery

View west from center of California above Montgomery, probably from cable car, looking up Nob Hill to Old St. Mary's Church, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (later Ritz-Carlton), Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels. At right, Financial Center Building (1927), later Omni Hotel, with lower stories modernized with stone sheathing. Empty lot with pedestrian safety structure at 550 California, site of Occidental Life Insurance Co. Building, completed 1960. Uphill from construction side is Home Insurance Company Building (around this time, Fireman's Fund) completed 1951 and demolished in 1983. On left, at Kearny corner, construction or demolition is underway for the International Building (601 California).

1959 Financial District

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Mendosa near 10th Ave

171 Mendosa Avenue under construction. Single family home, built 1968. View north to Golden Gate Park.

1968 Sunset

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Mendosa near 10th Ave

View northwest from vacant lot next to 171 Mendosa Avenue, built 1968, to houses at 12th Avenue and Quintara Street and Golden Gate Heights Park.

1968 Sunset

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12th Ave & Quintara

View southeast across 12th Avenue from Quintara. Homes being constructed on the hill on Mendosa Avenue. Mendosa Ave water tank visible at left.

1968 Sunset

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Mendosa near 10th Ave

Looking east to Twin Peaks from the backs of homes along Mendosa Avenue near 10th Avenue.

1968 Sunset

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Top of the Mark

Looking east to Chinatown/ Treasure Island/ Fairmont Tower under construction

1961 Nob Hill

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Taylor & O'Farrell

View east from Hotel California at 405 Taylor. 44 Montgomery under construction - Central Tower - Telephone Building

1966 Downtown

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Telegraph Hill, east side

View from Embarcadero of construction crane, new buildings/ Julius Castle/ Globe Warehouse

1974 Northern Waterfront

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Market at Embarcadero

View east on Market from The Embarcadero. Southern Pacific Building, PG&E Building at left. Embarcadero freeway construction, Twin Peaks in the distance. Hotel Terminal, Mobilgas sign, Hobart Building.

1959 Financial District

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Gilman Playground

WPA workers constructing Gilman Beach Playground excavating the hillside by hand

1933 Bayview

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Gilman Playground

WPA Workers constructing Gilman Beach Playground digging out hillside by hand. Bayview Hill in the background

1933 Bayview

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View from Bayview Hill

View north toward Yosemite Slough, WPA Workers constructing Gilman Beach Playground excavating the hisllside by hand.

1933 Bret Harte

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Gilman Playground

Workers cutting into Bayview Hill to grade Gilman Playground. View to south, Bayview Hill in Background

1934 Bayview

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Odd Fellows Cemetery

Looking southeast from Arguello, close to Anza. CWA (Civilian Works Administration) workers grading former site of Odd Fellows Cemetery during construction of Rossi Park. Crematorium visible on left side. Behind the crematorium, up the hill, the monuments of Samuel H. Parker and James A. J. Bohen. The building off to the far right, is 1 Edward Street. (ANSR)

1933 Richmond Inner

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Odd Fellows Cemetery

View north to men grading Odd Fellows Cemetery. CWA (Civilian Works Administration) workers moving earth while leveling former Odd Fellows Cemetery for Rossi Playground. Columbarium in center distance. Roosevelt Junior High (now Middle) School at far left.

1933 Richmond