Civic Center
[Lindbergh Day, Crowd at City Hall, Cific Center] [dpwbook40 dpwA579] Looking east from City Hall.
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City Hall
Lindbergh Day at City Hall. Dignitaries on balcony outside mayor's office. Charles Lindbergh at center. [dpwbook40 dpwA609]
Montgomery & Bush
Montgomery St looking north at Bush St. This event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar down Monterey St, colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley' because it was a rickety affair. See article in SF Chronicle Oct 6, 1927. A carriage, a horse cart, and other vehicles were run on the tracks. Mayor Rolph was in attendance for the ceremony and gave a speech referring to Russ, SF Pioneer, for whom the Russ building was named (seen in photo).[dpwbook40 dpwA630]
Downtown / Union Square
Post & Stockton
Post St looking west from Stockton St. This parade event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley'. The event included various old vehicles running on the tracks and a speech from Mayor 'Sunny Jim' Rolph (see Chronicle article). [dpwbook40 dpwA631]
Downtown / Union Square
Grand View near 23rd
Grand View bet. 23rd & Alvarado [Grand View Ave dpwbook40 dpwA646]
Upper Market
Grand View at 21st
Retaining wall on Grand View at 21st Street. [Grand View at 21st dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA647]
Noe Valley
Grand View at 21st
View northerly on Grand View Avenue toward split street at 21st Street after new retaining wall was built. 4376 21st Street (at center) still stands in 2022. [Grand View Ave][dpwbookSPECIMP16][dpwA648]
Noe Valley
Moraga near Funston
[Moraga St. Golden Gate Heights] Grand View Park, retaining wall between14th and Funston under construction. [dpwbook40 dpwA651]
Golden Gate Heights
14th & Moraga Stairs
Grand View Park, 14th & Moraga Stairs under construction [Golden Gate Heights] [dpwbook40 dpwA652]
Golden Gate Heights
Mt. Olympus/Upper Terrace
Retaining walls and landscaping around Triumph of Light statue. [Triumph of Light dpwbook40 dpwA657]
Buena Vista
Mt. Olympus/Upper Terrace
Landscaping and staircases leading up to statue 'Triumph of Light' atop Mt. Olympus. [Mt. Olympus dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpwA658]
Buena Vista
Pine Lake Park
View west across Pine Lake Park, Pine Lake at center, view west toward Wawona Street.[Pine Lake Park] Laguna Puerca [dpwbook40 dpwA659]
Parkside
View from Midtown Terrace
View west from Twin Peaks toward the future Golden Gate Heights. Laguna Honda Hospital at left, Sutro Forest and the site of Midtown Terrace in the foreground. [Golden Gate Heights behind Laguna Honda Home] [dpwbook40 dpwA660]
Midtown Terrace
Miraloma Park
View southeast to Mt Davidson, Stanford Heights Reservoir and Miraloma Park, from north of Portola Drive. Future site of McAteer High School/Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in middle ground. Portola Drive from lower left to upper right. O'Shaughnessy Blvd across middle. "Miraloma Park" sign on hill, with Stanford Heights Reservoir below. [dpwbook40 dpwA661]
Midtown Terrace
Masonic near McAllister
View north on Masonic Avenue between McAllister and Golden Gate. showing newly paved roadway. Terr of Masonic Cemetery at left. the Flat front Italianate Victorian house, with added bay window, at right still stands at 436 Masonic. [Masonic Ave. N of McAllister] [dpwbook40 dpwA662]
Western Addition