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Bayshore near Cesar Chavez
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Bayshore near Cesar Chavez

View northwest toward Potrero Avenue and Army Street (now Cesar Chavez), roughly from the location of the Cesar Chavez - US101 freeway onramp. Crew works on removing northeast corner of Bernal Heights to widen road at left. [dpwbook16 dpw3481]

Peralta Heights
San Bruno from Gaven
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San Bruno from Gaven

San Bruno Road looking northwest toward Bernal Heights from Gaven , P. Biggins & Co, Hair Works on right [dpwbook17 dpw3590]

Bernal Heights
Geary & Steiner
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Geary & Steiner

View toward the southeast corner of Geary and Steiner. Officials diagramming the intersection of Geary and Steiner after a fatal automobile accident on September 22, 1916. Hamilton Square Garage. [dpwbook17 dpw3639]

Western Addition
San Bruno near Alemany
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San Bruno near Alemany

San Bruno Road looking northwest toward Bernal Heights from about Gaven Street, P. Biggins & Co, Hair Works on right (crop of wnp36.01371)[dpwbook17 dpw3590]

Bernal Heights
Bayshore near Rickard
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Bayshore near Rickard

View Northeast toward Bernal Heights, San Bruno NE across Islais Creek laying tracks. Patrick Biggins & Co., wholesale dealers in plastering and saddlers' hair, 2165 San Bruno Av. on the creek at right. [dpwbook17 dpw3651]

Portola
Brannan from 7th
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Brannan from 7th

View east on Brannan from 7th Street. Cribben & Sexton Co. 787-793 Brannan[dpwbook17 dpw3752]

South of Market
Geary near 37th Ave
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Geary near 37th Ave

View looking West on Geary Blvd toward 38th Ave. [dpwbook18 dpw4039]

Richmond Outer
Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

View south on J-Church (J-Line) tracks at 20th Street as it exits Dolores Park and enters the private right-of-way (PRW). Church Street (and Golden Fire Hydrant) at right. [Church RR from 20th Street][dpwbook18 dpw4142]

Mission Dolores
J-Church right-of-way
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J-Church right-of-way

View south on Municipal Railway (Muni) J-Church (J-line) private right-of-way (PRW) Between 20th Street and Liberty. Documenting the newly completed line. The J-Church opened officially on August 11, 1917. [Church RR S bet 20th and Liberty] [dpwbook18 dpw4145]

Dolores Heights
Liberty near Church
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Liberty near Church

View south across Liberty between Dolores and Church on the J-Church (J-Line) private right-of-way (PRW), showing new grade, tracks and retaining walls. (The J-Church streetcar line officially opened on August 11, 1917) [Church RR S from Liberty dpwbook18 dpw4146]

Dolores Heights
Church near 23rd
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Church near 23rd

View south on Church between 23rd Street and Elizabeth. J-Church (J-Line) streetcar tracks at center. Spire of St. Paul's Church in the distance. (Likely this was documenting the new streetcar line after construction, the line had its official opening on August 11, 1917) [Church RR S from 23rd] [dpwbook18 dpw4147]

Noe Valley
Broadway near Osgood Pl.
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Broadway near Osgood Pl.

View north across Broadway to Washington Irving School, later John Yehall Chin Elementary School, extant 2020. [dpwbook19 dpw4283]

North Beach
18th & Danvers
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18th & Danvers

18th St NW corner at Danvers D.G. Horner Grocery [dpwbook19 dpw4316]

Eureka Valley
18th & Danvers
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18th & Danvers

View north to corner of 18th Street and Danvers prior to extension of Market Street. The retaining wall below Market Street now cuts through this view, and the building on the corner was cut back to a triangular shape. The west side of the building now only extends about as far as the first set of small windows, and a stairway up to Market blocks what was the business entrance on the corner. Stuermer Real Estate, bakery, shoe repair [dpwbook19 dpw4317]

Eureka Valley
Corbett & Clayton
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Corbett & Clayton

Clayton northeast from Corbett (faded). Original Pemberton steps and retaining wall on left, both replaced in the 1990s. [dpwbook20 dpw4659]

Clarendon Heights