University Mound

Contains 22 photos

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View North over Portola

View north from near Cambridge and Shelley Drive. Bernal Heights and Potrero Hill in the background. Greenhouses from some of the many flower nurseries that occupied this area in the foreground. The large building at center, on University across from the reservoir, was built in 1875 as University Mound College, a Presbyterian boys' boarding school. In 1879, the building was sold to the Lick Old Ladies Home, funded by one of the charitable bequests in James Lick's will. In 1896, their name was changed to University Mound Old Ladies' Home. The building was demolished in 1931 and replaced with a larger modern structure, extant in 2018. Most of the land seen in this view was later developed for single family homes.

1910 University Mound

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Cambridge & Silliman

Hillcrest School. View southwest from the school grounds, the intersection of Cambridge and Silliman behind the school. [Hillcrest School dpwbook23 dpw5648]

1918 University Mound

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Silver & Cambridge

View southwest from unpaved Silver Avenue at Cambridge. Some houses on the hill still stand. [Silver Ave & Cambridge dpwbook25 dpw5969]

1919 University Mound

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Silver near University

View West on Silver Avenue near University, surveying road between Merrill St. and Vienna St. [dpwbook34 dpw9276]

1924 University Mound

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Silver near Yale

View northeast on Silver Avenue near the top of the hill, possibly near Yale Street. Work crew spreading gravel. Hunters Pointing the distance.[dpwbook34 dpw9349]

1924 University Mound

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Silver near Merrill

Silver Ave. - Merrill St. to Vienna St. [dpwbook34 dpw9273]

1924 University Mound

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Silver near Merrill

View west on unpaved Silver Avenue from Merrill Street. Sunnyside, Sutro Forest, and Mt. Davidson in the distance. [Silver Ave. - Merrill St. to Vienna St.] [dpwbook34 dpw9272]

1924 University Mound

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St. Mary's Park

View North toward St. Mary's Park and Fairmount across undeveloped Alemany and I280 route Freeway from Silver and Gambier. (see wnp36.03320 and wnp36.03319) [St Mary's Park from Silver dpwbook35 dpw10030]

1925 St. Marys Park

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McLaren Park

Looking south across lake.

1926 Excelsior

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McLaren Park

[Mission Park 3-1-26] Workers grade McLaren Park (originally called Mission Park) as homes are built in the background.

1926 Excelsior

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Alemany near Andover

[Alemany storm drain, looking east to Mt. St. Joseph in background dpwbook47 dpwA2741]

1930 University Mound

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Alemany Storm Drain

View East along Islais Creek. Current site of Alemany Boulevard and I280 freeway. [Alemany storm drain Section A dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2540 ]

1930 University Mound

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St. Mary's Park

St. Mary's Park, later St. Mary's Recreation Center under construction. View south across Alemany Boulevard toward grading, houses on Crescent, Bernal Heights.

1933 Bernal Heights

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Cambridge near Bacon

View South on unpaved Cambridge Street toward Bacon Street. McLaren Park in background (houses in this view all demolished, some stand inside the current park) part of a panorama

1940 University Mound

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Cambridge near Bacon

View South on Cambridge Street toward Bacon Street. McLaren Park in background (houses in this view all demolished, some stand inside the current park) part of a panorama Victorian farmhouse at center.

1940 University Mound

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Cambridge near Bacon

View South on unpaved Cambridge Street toward Bacon Street. McLaren Park in background (houses in this view all demolished, some stand inside the current park) part of a panorama

1940 University Mound

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University Mound

University Mound Old Ladies Home

1948 University Mound

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Bernal Heights Aerial

Bernal Heights, Bayshore Boulevard, Holly Park, Alemany Boulevard, Alemany Farmer's Market. Cortland Ave. at center. (Section 062 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)

1948 Bernal Heights

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McLaren Park

View southeast from old foundation located at approximately 445 Oxford Street past green houses and homes on lightly built streets. Building at left built 1933 as Home of the Good Shepherd convent and girls' school. In 2018, it is Cornerstone Academy-Cambridge Campus Middle School, located at Cambridge & Bacon.

1953 University Mound

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McLaren Park

View south from old foundation located at approximately 445 Oxford Street. Farms and greenhouses in distance.

1953 University Mound