Twin Peaks

Contains 74 photos

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View from Twin Peaks

View north from near Christmas Tree Point, Market Street at left center, Castro Hill at right. [Bay Bridge ship clearance 200-218 ft.]

1937 Twin Peaks

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View from Portola

View northeast from Portola Drive across Noe Valley. Houses in the foreground would be on today's Clipper Terrace. Alvarado School, St. Philip The Apostle Church at center far right. U.S. Mint and downtown at left, Yerba Buena Island, Bay Bridge, East Bay beyond. [Portola Drive - 24th to 26th Sts. - Observation Point] [DPW A5228]

1937 Noe Valley

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View from Tank Hill

View west from Tank Hill, Clarendon Avenue at left, Belgrave at right, Sutro Forest in background.

1937 Twin Peaks

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Twin Peaks School

View north on Corbett Avenue, with Tank Hill in the background.

1937 Twin Peaks

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East from Twin Peaks

View overlooking Downtown, Eureka Valley, Bay Bridge, East Bay Hills

1940 Upper Market

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Army Flying Fortresses

View east from Twin Peaks toward Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, and Bayview Hill. A convoy of 116 Air Force bombers including 114 B-17 Flying Fortresses passed through the Bay Area, the largest assembly of planes on the West Coast to that date.

1943 Twin Peaks

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Army Flying Fortresses

View east From Twin Peaks looking east toward Corona Heights and downtown. A convoy of 116 Military bombers including 114 B-17 Flying Fortresses passed through the Bay Area, the largest assembly of planes on the West Coast to that date.

1943 Twin Peaks

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Twin Peaks Blvd.

North end of of Twin Peaks Boulevard before Christmas Tree Point Parking lot was add and area graded for communications station.

1945 Twin Peaks

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View from Twin Peaks

Looking north. Golden Gate Park, Presidio, Golden Gate from Twin Peaks

1945 Twin Peaks

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View from Twin Peaks

Looking northeast. Corona Heights, Eureka Valley, Downtown

1948 Twin Peaks

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Twin Peaks looking east

First Twin Peaks school/ Kite Hill

1948 Twin Peaks

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Twin Peaks Looking East

Twin Peaks School site in foreground, Potrero Hill and bay in distance.

1950 Twin Peaks

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East from Twin Peaks

Corona Heights/ Market St/ Bay Bridge

1952 Twin Peaks

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View SE from Twin Peaks

Billowing Smoke from tire fire, Evans Ave. and Keith Street. Newly built Clipper Street extension at lower right. Bernal Heights, Hunters Point, Bayview Hill in background.

1952 Upper Market