Peralta & Mullen
View southeast from the intersection of Peralta and Mullen (then Wolfe Avenue) showing unpaved Wolfe Avenue. Future site of Mullen-Peralta Mini Park at right [Peralta/Mullen dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpwA7051]
Peralta HeightsDemolished
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Adam & Holladay
[Looking north showing where Adam St will intersect with Holladay Ave dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1606]
Peralta Heights
Peralta Heights
View south on Adam Street. Adam Street was a 2 block long unpaved residential street downhill (east) of Holladay Avenue. It was accessible only from Bayshore Boulevard (San Bruno Road) by the intersecting Eve Street. This east slope of Peralta Heights is now overrun US101, the Bayshore Freeway. [Looking south at present southerly end of Adam dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1603]
Peralta Heights
Adam & Eve
[North on Adam from Eve St dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1604] - Presently Bayshore Freeway
Peralta Heights
Kezar Stadium
View west from the East stands. Empty Stadium set up for football. [Kezar Stadium interior dpwbook43 dpwA1491]
Golden Gate Park
Evans & Cesar Chavez
View west toward Evans & Army Streets (now Cesar Chavez), PG&E gas tank. (picture makes it look like the tank is on the bridge, it was not.) [dpwbookXXX dpw6708]
Produce Market
Grand View near 21st
View west across Grand View Avenue between 21st Street and 22nd Street. The effects of a mudslide. The buildings up the hill in the background were demolished or moved. Stairs of 216 Grand View at left.[S. End Grand View Ave. slide to N.W.][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA5694]
Noe Valley
Bernal Heights Blvd
View West on the proposed route of Bernal Heights Boulevard near Carver around the north side of the hill. Houses at center were technically on Alabama, uphill from Wathham and were demolished or moved. (the completed portion referenced is the section along Bradford to Nevada Street around the south side of the hill.) [Bernal Hts. Blvd., W'ly from end of completed portion][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA2870]
Bernal Heights
Adam & Eve
Now Bayshore Freeway. View northwest from intersection showing unimproved Eve St. up to Holladay Ave.[Eve west from San Bruno dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1607]
Peralta Heights
Cesar Chavez & Florida
(now Cesar Chavez) Study for widening? [Army St. north side - Florida St. Easterly dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4772]
Mission
Cesar Chavez & Florida
View northwesterly across Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) at homes between Florida and Alabama. The 3 middle homes were moved backward on their lots for the widening of Army Street and still stand in 2022. The house on the right might still stand with significant modifications. [Army St. north side - Florida St. westerly][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4773]
Mission
Cesar Chavez & Alabama
Northeast corner of Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) & Alabama. The building on the corner (Pete's Clams) was demolished or moved for Army Street widening. The buildings down the block were moved back on their lots and still stand in 2022. [Army St. north side - Alabama St. East][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4774]
Mission
Cesar Chavez near Alabama
View north across Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) between Alabama and Harrison in preparation for Army Street widening. Flats at left still stand at 3070 Cesar Chavez, but were moved back on the lot. House at right, 3058 Army, was demolished or moved. [Army St. north side - Alabama St. west dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4775]
Mission
Cesar Chavez & Harrison
View northeasterly across Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) at Harrison prior to Army Street widening. The building on the corner was demolished or moved, the two houses at right were moved back on their lots, but still stand with significant modifications. Kid posing on the sidewalk. [Army St. north side - Harrison St. easterly][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4776]
Mission
Cesar Chavez & Harrison
View west on Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) across Harrison Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School (then LeConte School) at left. The grounds of Poetsch & Peterson Tannery at right. Road markings and fence paint indicate that this was the end of the widened Army Street at the time, the street was widened west of this point in the 1940s. [Army St. west of Harrison dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA6172]
Mission