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Bernal Heights Blvd
wnp36.04316

Bernal Heights Blvd

View west on Bernal Heights Boulevard under construction near the present intersection of Chapman Street. 80 Rosenkranz in the background center. Men excavating the hillside by hand, trucks lined up hauling dirt. [Bernal Hts. Blvd. near Rosenkranz St.][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA2908]

Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights Blvd
wnp36.04317

Bernal Heights Blvd

View west on Bernal Heights Boulevard under construction near the present intersection of Chapman Street. 80 Rosenkranz in the background right. Men excavating the hillside by hand, trucks lined up hauling dirt. [Bernal Hts. Blvd. near Rosenkranz][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA2909]

Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights Blvd
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Bernal Heights Blvd

View east toward the current intersection of Bernal Heights Boulevard and Carver Street. 31 Carver at right. Islais Creek marshland in the distance.(The completed portion referenced is the section along Bradford to Nevada Street around the south side of the hill.)[Bernal Hts. Blvd., N'ly end of completed portion][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA2869]

Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights Blvd
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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
Bernal Heights Blvd
wnp36.04320

Bernal Heights Blvd

View west on the graded but unpaved Bernal Heights Boulevard near the present intersection of Chapman. 80 Rosenkranz at center with stairs leading up. [Bernal Heights Blvd.][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3118]

Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights
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Bernal Heights

View southwest toward Bernal Heights showing the effect of a large landslide on the northern slope which occurred on February 23rd, 1936. (This landslide still evident in 2021) The intersection of Alabama and Waltham in the foreground [Bernal Blvd entire mountain][dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4695]

Bernal Heights
Carolina near 22nd
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Carolina near 22nd

View south on newly graded Carolina Street between 22nd and 23rd. Bayview Hill in the distance. [Carolina south to Bayview Hill bet. 22nd and 23rd [dpwbook37 dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3436] (compare to wnp36.04117)

Potrero Hill
Eve at Bayshore
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Eve at Bayshore

[West on Eve Street from San Bruno Avenue dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1608]

Produce Market
Adam & Eve
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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
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Cesar Chavez & Florida

(now Cesar Chavez) Study for widening? [Army St. north side - Florida St. Easterly dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA4772]

Mission
Cesar Chavez & Florida
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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
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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
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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
wnp36.04329

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
wnp36.04330

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