Freeway

Contains 258 photos

Hospital Curve Aerial
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Hospital Curve Aerial

Aerial view north over US 101 Freeway at Hospital Curve showing Interstate 80 interchange, Potrero Hill, South of Market, and downtown skyscrapers.

Potrero Hill
Lake Merced Aerial
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Lake Merced Aerial

Aerial view northwest over Oceanview, Merced Heights showing Parkmerced, Lake Merced, SF Zoo, and Fort Funston. Undeveloped land along the south side of Brotherood Way, and greenhouses at the site of Oceaview Terrace shopping center on Alemany Boulevard are visible. [14839-2]

Merced Heights
Southeastern Aerial
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Southeastern Aerial

Aerial view north from above industrial section of San Francisco. Bernal Heights at left. US 101 freeway at center, 3rd Street at right.

Bernal Heights
Mission Aerial
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Mission Aerial

Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View northerly from above 14th Street, Mission Street at right. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at right (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)

Mission Dolores
Mission Aerial
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Mission Aerial

Aerial view east to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. X-Shaped Mary's Help Hospital in the foreground. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at center. 150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, to left of smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Former Valencia Theatre, converted to a church in 1929, right of center. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated)

Mission Dolores
Duboce aerial
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Duboce aerial

Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)

South of Market
Embarcadero Aerial
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Embarcadero Aerial

Aerial view west over the Embarcadero, south of the Ferry Building toward south of Market, Downtown and extending to the Pacific Ocean. Geary street at center. Embarcadero Freeway and piers south of the Ferry Building in the foreground.

Fort Mason Aerial
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Fort Mason Aerial

Aerial View southeast above SF Bay west of Fort Mason and Aquatic Park. Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower, Russian Hill, North Beach, Downtown, Embarcadero Freeway and Bay Bridge are notable. The first unit of the Fontana Apartments is under construction at lower center.

Embarcadero Aerial
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Embarcadero Aerial

Aerial view west past the Bay Bridge toward downtown. Piers south of Market, Embarcadero Freeway. 650 California Street and Golden Gateway development under construction. [15160]

View from Golden Gateway
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View from Golden Gateway

Elevated view north from Golden Gateway high-rise toward Telegraph Hill, Angel Island in background. Intersection of Front and Pacific in foreground, Columbo Arch in the future Sydney Walton Square. Buildings on the right facing Broadway were demolished for the Embarcadero Square development. Embarcadero Freeway Broadway ramps, National Ice and Cold Storage Co

Northern Waterfront
Bay Bridge Off-ramp
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Bay Bridge Off-ramp

View north on Fremont Street off-ramp near Harrison and Folsom toward downtown skyscrapers Hobart Building, Russ Building, Standard Oil, and Shell Building in the distance. [Taken from Max's car]

Rincon Hill
South of Market aerial
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South of Market aerial

View northwest toward Rincon Hill. Bay Bridge approach, South of Market, Downtown, Embarcadero Freeway, North Beach, Alcatraz, and Belvedere Island at top of view. [14481-A]

South Beach
Financial District aerial
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Financial District aerial

Aerial view northeast showing Financial District and South of Market. Rincon Hill with Embarcadero Freeway and Transbay Terminal at center. Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island at top. Flood Building at extreme lower center. [14475-C]

Downtown / Union Square
View from Coit Tower
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View from Coit Tower

View south from the top of Coit Tower towards downtown, Kearny Street at right, skyscraper under construction.

Telegraph Hill
View from SF Bay
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View from SF Bay

View west towards the Ferry Building from a boat on SF Bay. Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign, Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Embarcadero Freeway under construction at right, and Zellerbach Plaza in background. Pacific Telephone Building at left.