Mission Dolores

Contains 783 photos

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Mission Dolores

Color photo of Mission Dolores and basilica, viewed from median of Dolores Street.

1955 Mission Dolores

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View From Dolores Park

View northeast towards downtown and Bay Bridge. Across Dolores St. is Golden Gate Lutheran Church (aka Mission Park Congregational Church, Norwegian Lutheran Church, Ascension Lutheran Church), built 1910, in 2015 became Childrens Day School campus. Pacific Telephone Building, Hamm's Brewery in background center and right.

1955 Mission Dolores

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Dolores Park

View northeast across park to sunbathers, Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Dolores and Cumberland (1916, architect William H. Crim), Hamm's Brewery, Seals Stadium.

1955 Mission Dolores

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Church near Market

J-line Streetcar #131, looking south

1955 Mission Dolores

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18th & Church

View northwest across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line Streetcar #168 with wings livery, southbound on Church St. Buildings in background, with exception of the two at farthest right, still stand in 2024.

1956 Mission Dolores

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Dolores Park

View northwesterly from Dolores Park toward 18th St and Church. Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line Streetcar #160, on private right-of-way (PRW) through Dolores Park.

1957 Mission Dolores

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Mission Aerial

Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View northerly from above 14th Street, Mission Street at right. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at right (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)

1957 Mission Dolores

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Mission Aerial

Aerial view east to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. X-Shaped Mary's Help Hospital in the foreground. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at center. 150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, to left of smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Former Valencia Theatre, converted to a church in 1929, right of center. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated)

1957 Mission Dolores

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Dolores Park

SF Muni streetcar #1 going through overpass on private right-of-way

1957 Mission

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Dolores Park

Elevated view north from 19th Street footbridge to Dolores Park, Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line streetcar #137 on private right-of-way. Mission High School in background.

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