Construction

Contains 3716 photos

Clay near Presidio
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Clay near Presidio

View west on Clay between Presidio and Walnut, showing asphalt paving work on Clay. [dpwbook14 dpw2909]

Presidio Heights
Clay & Walnut
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Clay & Walnut

View east on Clay Street between Walnut and Presidio. Road crew paving Clay Street with asphalt. [dpwbook14 dpw2910]

Presidio Heights
Clay near Presidio
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Clay near Presidio

View west on Clay between Presidio and Walnut, steamroller during asphalt paving of Clay Street. [dpwbook14 dpw2911]

Presidio Heights
Call Building
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Call Building

Elevated view southwest across Market at 3rd Street. The Spreckels / Call Building (now the Central Tower) being renovated at street level. The Call Annex Building to its right is also being thoroughly remodeled, by McLaren & Peterson General Contractors. The Kamm Building is at far right. [dpwbook15 dpw2922]

South of Market
City Hall Construction
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City Hall Construction

City Hall construction [dpwbook15 dpw2929] Polk Street side from Civic Auditorium.

Civic Center
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

View South across Islais Creek mud flats, Southern Pacific Viaduct at left. Railroad tracks for bay fill.[dpwbook15 dpw2932]

Central Waterfront
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

View southeast over Islais Creek from the Southern Pacific Viaduct [dpwbook15 dpw2936]

Central Waterfront
Buena Vista & Waller
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Buena Vista & Waller

View south on Buena Vista West near Waller, construction work in progress on curve. Buena Vista Park in the background. [dpwbook15 dpw2942]

Buena Vista
Buena Vista & Waller
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Buena Vista & Waller

Buena Vista W at Waller, burned St. Francis [dpwbook15 dpw2943]

Buena Vista
Buena Vista & Waller
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Buena Vista & Waller

Buena Vista NW looking NW [dpwbook15 dpw2944] St. Ignatius spires at right

Buena Vista
Buena Vista & Waller
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Buena Vista & Waller

Buena Vista at Waller [dpwbook15 dpw2945] View north

Buena Vista
Lincoln & 38th Ave
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Lincoln & 38th Ave

Lincoln Way at 38th Avenue, street washout after a storm [dpwbook15 dpw2947]

Sunset Outer
Laidley near Roanoke
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Laidley near Roanoke

Laidley landslide between Roanoke and Mateo. Homes showing evidence of slipping hillside. These houses were either demolished or moved, the hillside remained a problem until at least 1930. [dpwbook15 dpw2974]

Fairmount
Hayes & Pierce
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Hayes & Pierce

Hayes & Pierce grading, view southwest toward Buena Vista Park and Corona Heights [dpwbook15 dpw2975]

Alamo Square
Hayes near Pierce
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Hayes near Pierce

View northwest from Hayes during construction of Alamo Square stairway, St. Ignatius Church in background. [dpwbook15 dpw2976]

Alamo Square