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6th & Townsend
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6th & Townsend

View South on 6th Street toward Townsend and across Southern Pacific train yard, building under construction at left still stands. [dpwbook27 dpw6682]

South of Market
Balboa & 2nd Ave
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Balboa & 2nd Ave

These two homes and the gas station on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Balboa Street have all been demolished for apartment buildings. In 1951 the basement of 26 Balboa, center, housed the Helene Hardin Theatrical Talent Agency.

Richmond Inner
15th Ave near Clement
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15th Ave near Clement

270 15th Avenue. Built in 1909, this Edwardian single family home was covered in Transite asbestos shingles and added a few aluminum window awnings sometime later.

Richmond Inner
19th Ave near California
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19th Ave near California

247 19th Ave. Small single family home, replaced by two-story flats.

Richmond Inner
Judah near 23rd Ave
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Judah near 23rd Ave

1820-1824 Judah Street. North side of Judah between 23rd & 24th Avenues. Two flats, built 1910. N-Judah streetcar tracks in front.

Sunset Outer
Baker near Bush
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Baker near Bush

Two flats, built 1900 or prior, at 1521-1523 Baker Street near Bush. Shown clad in transite siding.

Lower Pacific Heights
39th Ave near Clement
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39th Ave near Clement

406 39th Ave, near the corner of Clement. This home has been restored to wood siding and one of the trees still grows out in front.

Richmond Outer
39th Ave near Clement
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39th Ave near Clement

418 39th Ave, between Clement and Geary. This home has been replaced by 3 houses built in 1981.

Richmond Outer
Hampshire near 22nd
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Hampshire near 22nd

This single-family residence at 975 Hampshire Street between 21st and 22nd Streets was built in 1870.

Mission
Bush near Lyon
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Bush near Lyon

This multi-unit apartment building at 2856-2860 Bush Street was built prior to 1906.

Lower Pacific Heights
Noe & Cesar Chavez
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Noe & Cesar Chavez

1344 Noe Street. Northwest corner of Noe and Cesar Chavez (then Army) Street. Here this small cottage has received new transite siding. Built in 1908, it was demolished and replaced in 1998 with 1346-1348 Noe.

Noe Valley
24th Ave near Ulloa
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24th Ave near Ulloa

2510 24th Ave, between Ulloa and Vicente, was built in 1917 by the Parkside Realty Company. In 1951, it was sided with Transite, now it is covered with stucco.

Parkside
11th Ave near Balboa
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11th Ave near Balboa

Built in 1910 between Balboa and Anza, 570 11th Ave now has stucco siding and at the time was the home of the Orpheum Theater's projectionist.

Richmond Inner
Post near Divisadero
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Post near Divisadero

2328 Post Street near Divisadero Street. Circa 1900 flats with transite siding applied. Appears to be next to a parking lot. Laundry is hanging from a line in back. This and the structure next to it are now demolished.

Lower Pacific Heights
Bryant near 17th
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Bryant near 17th

1736-1738 Bryant Street between 16th and 17th Streets. This two-unit residence was built in 1904 and looks much the same today, as do the two structures flanking it.

Mission