Geary near Fillmore
View east across Fillmore overpass and St. Francis Square 66 Cleary under construction. Mayfair Market on right.
Lower Pacific HeightsRedevelopment
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Post & Buchanan
Japantown Peace Plaza. Covered structure at entrance of plaza has since been removed.
Japantown
Post & Buchanan
View south across Post from Buchanan toward the Japantown Peace Plaza
Japantown
View South from Twin Peaks
View south toward Diamond Heights under construction. Some residences built along Diamond Heights Boulevard
Upper Market
Gough near O'Farrell
View northeast from Gough and Geary to Jack Tar Hotel and Nob Hill beyond. St. Mark's Lutheran Church (at right, Henry Geilfuss, architect, 1895). At left, First Unitarian Universalist Church (1889). Foundations of demolished buildings at southwest corner in foreground. Later site of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral complex. Rear of prior St. Mary's Cathedral at center.
Cathedral Hill
Fillmore & Sutter
View north on Fillmore from Sutter. 1-Line and 3-Line trolley bus #656. Big Glass Bar, Shirasagi Restaurant, Byington Electric Company, King Hot Dogs Restaurant, Reinert & Riley Furniture, Palace Cafe, King Regal sign, Can Do Club along street. First three buildings at left demolished for redevelopment.
Japantown
Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights Before Development, FUR sign on building and outbuildings, cypress grove. From intersection of 27th Street and Burnett, now Amber Drive and Cameo Way.
Diamond Heights
Valley near Diamond
Diamond Heights Before Development, View South to Gold Mine Hill, Car and Stairway
Noe Valley
Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights Before Development, view south from window of abandoned house near Amber and Duncan toward O'Shaughnessy Avenue and San Bruno Mountain.
Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights Before Development, view south from window of abandoned house near Amber and Duncan toward O'Shaughnessy Avenue and San Bruno Mountain.
Diamond Heights
Elm & Franklin
View east on Elm (between Turk and Golden Gate) across Franklin. Victorian homes moved for the Opera Plaza development. Building on left is 224-226 Elm Street, moved to 1030 Broderick Street in November 1974. Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate, in the background. Campaign signs for November 1974 election including George Duesdieker (Board of Education), Vincent Hallinan, John Reardon, Terrance Faulkner
Cathedral Hill
View from Mt. Davidson
View northeast from Mt. Davidson to Miraloma Park, Diamond Heights, Yerba Buena Island in the distance. Stanford Heights Reservoir at left. Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (McAteer High School) and some buildings in Diamond Heights not yet built. [This view from the top of Mt. Davidson Illustrates how new homes are creeping over the once barren hills of San Francisco]
Sherwood Forest
Turk near Franklin
House moving crew on lunch break, view north towards Turk between Franklin and Van Ness. Building visible across street with arched windows and up on blocks is 770 Turk Street, moved to 1249-1251 Scott Street in November 1974. The house was built circa 1868 for John K. Wood. Oasis Motel visible through the block on Eddy Street.
Cathedral Hill
Webster & O'Farrell
View north toward west side of Webster; Victorian houses likely moved. Japan Center in the background across Geary Street. Present-day site of Safeway parking lot. (House on left was moved to be 1732-1734 Fillmore Street; row house at right possibly moved across Webster Street).
Western Addition
Divisadero near Eddy
View northerly toward the east side of Divisadero between Turk and Eddy. Edwardian and Victorian homes slated for development. ( They were either demolished or moved.) Spire of Holy Cross Church on Eddy Street is visible in the background.
Western Addition