Construction

Contains 3716 photos

Ord & 18th
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Ord & 18th

View northwest across Ord to framing for Twin Peaks Tunnel concrete wall at present-day Market Street at Ord. Market and Storrie Streets are now above the wall, and the Twin Peaks Tunnel is below. Prior to construction of the tunnel, Ord went straight through to Corbett. [dpwbook18 dpw4021]. Rear of Mrs. D. W. Frische Grocery, NW corner.

Eureka Valley
Market & Douglass
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Market & Douglass

View west to Twin Peaks Tunnel work, Ord St. at right [dpwbook18 dpw4022]

Eureka Valley
Twin Peaks Tunnel
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Twin Peaks Tunnel

Twin Peaks Tunnel construction east from Diamond [dpwbook18 dpw4024]

Eureka Valley
Market & Eureka
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Market & Eureka

View west of Twin Peaks Tunnel construction from Eureka. Remnants of the grading for a house demolished for the construction on left, shoring timbers, Ord and Douglass intersections with Market in the distance on right. [dpwbook18 dpw4025]

Eureka Valley
Market & Collingwood
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Market & Collingwood

view east to Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance E from Collingwood. Omen Oil Company, Market & Castro. House at right is Wulzen family home, 4021 17th St, but later renumbered to 2425 Market St. It was moved as part of the construction project. This area is now Harvey Milk Plaza and the Castro Station entrance. [dpwbook18 dpw4026]

Castro
Crocker Bayshore
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Crocker Bayshore

New Streets in Crocker-Bayshore Tract [dpwbook18 dpw4031] San Bruno Road (Now Hester Avenue) on left, Nueva Avenue on right. Area on right is now location of highway 101. Sidewalks of unbuilt Taft Avenue are visible on the right.

Little Hollywood
La Playa/Great Highway
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La Playa/Great Highway

La Playa / Great Highway sewer and Hippodrome ad [dpwbook18 dpw4041]

Sunset Outer
Great Highway from Ortega
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Great Highway from Ortega

Great Highway sewer looking S from Ortega [dpwbook18 dpw4042]

Sunset Outer
Fairmount School
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Fairmount School

Chenery near Randall. View west toward Chenery from the schoolyard of Fairmount School. The school is shown on blocks in preparation to move the building, part of the expansion and construction of the new school. [dpwbook18 dpw4069]

Fairmount
Randall near Arlington
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Randall near Arlington

Elevated view Northeast from Randall between Chenery and San Jose Avenue (Southern Pacific Tracks) . House being moved for expansion of Fairmount School. Believe this building was moved to 24-26 Fairmount. [dpwbook18 dpw4077]

Fairmount
Fairmount School
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Fairmount School

Fairmount School, Chenery near Randall. View northeast to Fairmount School being raised for moving. [dpwbook18 dpw4078]

Fairmount
Fairmount School
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Fairmount School

Chenery near Randall. View of Fairmount School looking southwest from northeast end of expanded school property near Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Three houses on Chenery, moved or demolished in the schoolyard expansion are seen from the rear. Old school building in process of being moved eastward on lot. The old school continued to be used while the new school was being built. [dpwbook18 dpw4079]

Fairmount
Missouri near 20th
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Missouri near 20th

Daniel Webster School under construction [dpwbook18 dpw4080]

Potrero Hill
Texas near 20th
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Texas near 20th

Daniel Webster School construction viewed from Texas Street [dpwbook18 dpw4081]

Potrero Hill
Battery near Sacramento
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Battery near Sacramento

View north on Battery between California and Sacramento. Crew pouring tar, setting bricks. [dpwbook18 dpw4084]

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