Portola

Contains 210 photos

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Avenue Theatre

Exterior of Avenue Theater under construction, 2650 San Bruno Ave. [Avenue SF AVE-11 1927 Exterior]

1927 Portola

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Bayshore near Boutwell

View northwest towards Alemany Blvd., Bernal Heights. Doidge-Koren Paint Co. 2095 San Bruno, at far left center. [A1486 10-16-28 Bay Shore Blvd. Sec. A]

1928 Portola

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Bay Shore Blvd.

View northwest towards Alemany Blvd., Bernal Heights. Doidge-Koren Paint Co. 2095 San Bruno, at far left center. [A1486 10-16-28 Bay Shore Blvd. Sec. A]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore near Paul

View north on Bayshore Boulevard under construction north of Paul Avenue. Avenue Theatre sign at left. Bernal Heights in the distance. Kroehler Manufacturing Building at right still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. [Bayshore Blvd. Section B dpwbook43 dpwA1485]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore & Silver

View North on Bayshore Boulevard toward Silver Avenue during construction and paving of the new street. The house on the right, still stands at 1667 Silver Avenue. (Section B, the line of Charter Oak between Silver Avenue and Paul Avenue)[Bayshore Blvd. Section B.][dpwbook43 dpwA1484]

1928 Silver Terrace

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Bayshore near Thornton

View south along the former Charter Oak Avenue towards Bayview Hill. (Bayshore Section B ran along Charter Oak, widened to 100ft, from Silver Avenue to Paul Avenue.) [Bayshore grading dpwbook42 dpwA1308]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore & Wayland

View west across Bayshore Boulevard toward the then intersection of Wayland. houses formerly on Charter Oak. The entire view is now unders US101 [Bayshore grading Section B (the line of Charter Oak from Silver to Paul) dpwbook43 dpwA1398]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore & Paul

View south on cleared land for Bayshore Boulevard. Bayview Hill in background. US101 Freeway now runs through this view. [Bay Shore Blvd Sec 'B'][dpwbook43 dpwA1573]

1928 Bayview

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Bayshore near Paul

View north on graded but unpaved Bayshore Boulevard from Paul Avenue. View north on Bayshore Boulevard under construction north of Paul Avenue. Avenue Theatre sign at left. Bernal Heights in the distance. Kroehler Manufacturing Building at right still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. [Bayshore grading Section B N to Bernal][dpwbook42 dpwA1306]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore near Thornton

View north on Charter Oak from Thornton, showing initial grading and widening. Houses in the distance are on Silver Avenue (see wnp36.03185) Bayshore Boulevard Section B followed the line of Charter Oak from Silver to Paul Avenue. This view is now on the route of US101. Bernal Heights in the background. [Bayshore grading Section B dpwbook42 dpwA1307]

1928 Portola

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Bayshore Boulevard

View south on Bayshore Boulevard toward Salinas Avenue. Bayview Hill in Background US101 Freeway runs through this view today. [DPW A2204]

1929 Portola

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Bayshore near Thornton

View North on Bayshore toward Bernal Heights [Bayshore Construction Section A (Bernal) dpwbook44 dpwA1638]

1929 Portola

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Bayshore at Donner

View north at the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Donner (site is now under US101 Freeway) showing new pedestrian Subway entrance. the subway offered a route across the new Bayshore Boulevard and had a similar exit at the corner of Bayshore and Burrows. Houses in the background, 1996 and 1986 Donner, were either demolished or moved in the later construction of US101 Freeway. [Pedestrian subway Bayshore/Burrows][dpwbook44 dpwA1671]

1929 Portola

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Bayshore Blvd. near Wheat

[Bayshore Blvd Dedication, Bayshore north of Wheat dpwbook45 dpwA2218] View north to motorcade celebrating opening of Basyshore Blvd. In center distance, Kroehler Manufacturing Building still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. Bernal Heights in distance left.

1929 Portola