3rd near 16th
A. Levy & J. Zentner Co., view northwest over present site of Mission Bay development,
Mission BayRailroad
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View from Telegraph Hill
View north from Coit Tower towards Bay, Alcatraz, Angel Island and Marin. Balclutha. Area where gas holding tank (gasometer) removed, lower left.
Telegraph Hill
Ocean Shore Railroad
Ocean Shore Railroad train taken from Mission Street viaduct looking East. Islais Creek on right, farms in distance on southern slope of Bernal Heights. Alemany Boulevard now runs along the route of the tracks and Islais Creek, Interstate 280 is on the left.
Mission Terrace
Townsend near 3rd
View northeast across Townsend from Southern Pacific Passenger Depot to Muni F-line #40 with wings livery. U.S. Post Office at left at 210 Townsend (building still stands 2021). Most buildings on north side of Townsend still stand 2021, including California Wine Association Building 180 Townsend and California Electric Light Co. Building 166 Townsend at far right. M.J. Brandenstein (M.J.B) Building, 665 3rd St., background left with many tanks on roof.
SF & SM electric Railway
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway, the former Joost Line, electric car with passengers, car 30 near San Jose and Sickles.
Outer Mission
Bernal Cut
View north to Southern Pacific train passing through Bernal Cut under Richland Street Bridge. [632]
Bernal Heights
Lands End
Ferries & Cliff House Railroad Train Wreck. (Also called the Cliff Line train. It was converted to electric streetcar operations in 1905.)
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Spring Valley Flume
[DPW 1567] View north toward Bernal Heights, The aqueduct is a 44" pipe built by the Spring Valley Water Co. in the late 1800's. It carries water from the Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County to San Francisco via the University Mound reservoir. The trestle was built by the Ocean Shore Railway Co. in 1906, and was filled in 1914-15. Alemany Blvd. now runs along the alignment of the trestle
Bernal Heights
Point Lobos Road
Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railroad, near Masonic Avenue
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
Embarcadero Aerial
Aerial view looking south toward Bay Bridge, Belt Line Railroad yard at lower right. Ferry Building with vehicle underpass in front. Early construction work on Embarcadero Freeway visible curving towards The Embarcadero south of Howard.
Northern Waterfront
View from Telegraph Hill
Elevated view southeast toward Ferry Building, Produce District, Southern Pacific Building (with S-P sign atop, installed March, 1954), Bay Bridge.
Telegraph Hill
South of Market aerial
View east. Pacific Telephone building at upper left, 5th Street entry plaza to Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific tracks and passenger terminal at right.
South of Market
Embarcadero
Piers 29 and 31 viewed from Telegraph Hill.
Telegraph Hill
Elkton Shops
View easterly from Southern Pacific right-of-way toward Ocean Avenue and Balboa Park. A streetcar and work car behind the Elkton Shops.
Cayuga
Folsom & 23rd
View Northeast at Folsom and 23rd Street with Southern Pacific crossing to northbound 36-Line #1581.
Mission