Contains 623 photos
View south near Valley Street from Southern Pacific Old Main line. Engine #1381 crossing Valley Street, 167-169 Valley visible at right. The Poole-Bell House on Laidley Street and undeveloped Diamond Heights in the background right. The tracks and berm were removed in the 1940s and the right-of-way was developed shortly thereafter.
Noe Valley
View northeast toward undeveloped Diamond Heights. Old Southern Pacific main line, Ocean & San Jose (near Balboa Park, BART and I280 Freeway now dominate this view)
Mission Terrace
View south in Bernal Cut (now San Jose Avenue) Southern Pacific Old Main line Steam Engine #1448, Northbound
St. Marys Park
Approximately Beach near Polk. View west along railroad tracks on future site of Aquatic Park Casino/Maritime Museum. Fontana Warehouse at left, Black Point / Fort Mason in the background right. Ghirardelli factory powerhouse, at far left, still stands at Beach and Polk as part of Ghirardelli Square.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View southeast from the old Fort Mason pier (now site of Muni Pier) toward the future site of Aquatic Park. Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory, Fontana Warehouse. Dolphin and South End Rowing Clubs buildings at foot of Van Ness Ave. prior to be being moved. Railroad trestle leading to Fort Mason Tunnel. Black Point /Fort Mason at right.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View west on Day Street from Dolores toward Church. Southern Pacific Old Main Line Trestle crossing Day.
Noe Valley
View southeast at the intersection of Sickles and San Jose Avenue, San Bruno Mountain in the background. Southern Pacific's Ocean View Station at center. Southern Pacific tracks coming from background left and crossing Market Street Railways Cemetery/Interurban streetcar line in the middle of the intersection. Tell House Saloon on Sickles to left of station. I280 Freeway mostly covers this site.
Outer Mission
Guerrero & 26th View Northeast towards Valencia along Southern Pacific track. Tracks past far side of Guerrero are what would become Juri Commons.
Dolores Heights
View southeast from the corner of Front & Vallejo across the Southern Pacific Railyard to businesses on the first block of Broadway. Tower of the Ferry Building visible in the background. Kockos Bros. Wholesale Grocers (Broadway and Davis), Hotel Evans (89 Broadway), Swift & Co. meatpacking (Pacific & Davis), Albers, Coast Auto Works (33 Broadway), Wellman Coffee sign.
Northern Waterfront
View west along railroad tracks at the end of Jefferson Street. Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory (now Ghirardelli Square), Fontana Warehouse at left, Black Point / Fort Mason in the background right.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View South on San Jose Ave, Monterey Blvd going uphill with a streetcar on it to the right. Southern Pacific Old main line right of way in between. (This view is difficult to imagine, everything to the left of the railroad tracks has been demolished for the I280 freeway) advertisement for Joe Holle auto dealer.
Sunnyside
View North on Dolores from the intersection with San Jose Avenue. Fairmount School at left, Spires of St. Paul's Church at center.
Fairmount
View south on Dolores between Clipper and 26th Street. Southern Pacific bridge crossing Dolores at 27th Street
Noe Valley
View north from San Bruno Mountain. Brisbane, Visitacion Valley, Mclaren Park, Bayview Hill in the background. Before US101 and Candlestick Causeway were filled in. Southern Pacific train
Outside SF
View north on Mission at 25th Street. J.J. O'Connor Florist at right. Iron arch over the intersection
Mission