Hospital

Contains 403 photos

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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)

1957 Mission Dolores

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View from Rincon Hill

View north from the balcony of the U.S. Marine Hospital (Harrison between Main and Spear), toward the Selby Shot Tower at First and Howard. In the foreground is the west side of the 300 block of Main Street, between Folsom and Harrison. The hills in the distance are Nob Hill (at left) and Telegraph Hill (at right). The brick building at 320 Main Street, with an arched vehicle entrance at left, a pedimented human entrance at right, and quoins at the corners, is SFFD Hose No. 2, later known as Steamer No. 9. It was built in 1868. (WMK) Original title, "Moonlight Effect, from Rincon Point" No. 513.

1880 Rincon Hill

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UCSF

Telephoto view south toward UCSF (UC Medical Center) and Mt. Sutro. Moffitt Hospital under construction. Golden Gate Park and Richmond District in the foreground.

1955 Parnassus Heights

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Mt. Sutro aerial

View south toward Mt. Sutro. UCSF Medical Center at center. Twin Peaks, Mt. Davidson, San Bruno Mountain in background. Residential districts under construction: Trees cleared on Mt. Sutro for construction of Forest Knolls at right, undeveloped Diamond Heights at center. [14180]

1957 Sunset Inner

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Laguna Honda Hospital

Elevated view north toward Laguna Honda Hospital, Mt. Sutro and Twin Peaks in background. [Relief house for the aged and infirm erected by SF Relief and Red Cross Friends a Corporation dedicated to the city of SF August 4, 1908]

1908 Laguna Honda