James Rolph
Mayor James Rolph and silent film star William S. Hart comparing their boots in a posed photo. [dpwbook47 dpwA2766]
Civic CenterPeople
Contains 12978 photos
Taraval & Lower Great Hwy
Public convenience station (restroom) at end of Taraval Street, built in 1930. [Taraval St. & Ocean] [dpwbook47 dpwA2881]
Sunset Outer
Sunset near Ortega
View north on Sunset Boulevard from Ortega, street is graded, workers setting frames for concrete. Richmond District rising in the background. [dpwbook47 dpwA2892]
Sunset Outer
Market & Clayton
View south the intersection of Clayton & Market (then Falcon and Caselli) and the switchback for the 18th & Park electric streetcar line. (now the 33-line) 3351 Market (at Mono, then 225 Falcon) is visible at left. (a study for street improvements and beginnings of the Market Street Extension) [dpwbookXXX dpw4662]
Clarendon Heights
Market near Clayton
Streetcar switchback, Houses on left now 3300, 3310 Market. [Caselli/Falcon looking north to Tank Hill dpwbookXXX dpw4664]
Eureka Valley
Montgomery & Montague
View south down Montgomery before paving, concrete wall and stairway construction [Montgomery southerly from a point between Union and Green dpwbook48 dpw10433]. Standard Oil Building, Merchants Exchange, Call Building in background.
Telegraph Hill
Coso & Montezuma
View northwest from Coso near Montezuma St. to St. Luke's Hospital complex, Twin Peaks, Mt. Sutro. Buildings on Coso all still stand, 2021. [Coso Ave to St Luke's dpwbook48 dpw10284]
Bernal Heights
Portola & Twin Peaks Blvd
View east on Portola Drive near the intersection of Twin Peaks Boulevard. Future Diamond Heights in the background. Men working on concrete forms for sidewalk and curb. Twin Peaks Boulevard rising in the background left. [Portola Drive E. from Twin Peaks Blvd.][dpwbook37 dpwA2279]
Midtown Terrace
18th near Castro
View east on 18th Street toward Castro. Billboard for 'Royal Fruit Gelatin.' on the southeast corner, future site of bank building. (original Department of Public Works description is incorrect)[18th St. Westerly From Castro St.] [dpw 10343?]
Castro
18th & Guerrero
View west on 18th Across Guerrero. Sunflower Bakery at left on the southwest corner. [18th west from Guerrero dpwbook48 dpw10291]
Mission Dolores
3rd & Channel
View north on 3rd Street toward the 3rd Street Bridge (now Lefty O'Doul Bridge) showing railroad and streetcar tracks. [3rd & Channel Sts. bridge looking north] [dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3732]
Mission Bay
Duboce near Scott
Sunset Tunnel Construction, View west on Duboce between Scott and Castro. German/ Franklin Hospital (now CPMC Davies) grounds at left. 1 Scott Street at right. Men standing in trench with shoring behind them. (inscription is not quite right) [Duboce W from Noe][dpwbook48 dpw10423]
Duboce Triangle
Santiago near 23rd Ave
View west on Santiago Street near 23rd Avenue, workers digging sewer line trench between large sand dunes. At left McCoppin Square and Lincoln High School site at right. [dpwbook48 dpw10464]
Parkside
43rd Ave near Kirkham
Construction project along 43rd Avenue between Kirkham and Judah Streets, view north. 1463 43rd Avenue, built 1900 or prior, is at left, and 1470 43rd Avenue, built 1925, is the first house at right. [43rd Ave & Judah Sts.] [dpwbook48 dpw10466] View north
Sunset Outer
Mission near Trumbull
View north on Mission from Trumball, workers repaving the Mission Viaduct. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John's Ursuline Convent (1916) in distance left. St. Mary's Park neighborhood at right, Holly Park and Junipero Serra Elementary School beyond. [Repaving Mission viaduct dpwbook48 dpw10531]
Mission Terrace