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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)
Mission Dolores
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View NW from Mark Hopkins
View over Huntington Park and Russian Hill apartment towers to Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands in distance. Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, architect Albert Larsen) with radio tower on roof in distance. Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect, 1928). Sproule Mansion, Park Lane Apartments at lower left. [San Francisco Jan. 57. Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Palace of Fine Arts, Marina, Golden Gate]
Nob Hill
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Powell & California
View of city under reconstruction. Montgomery Block and Assessors buildings, Bank of Italy, Sing Chong Co., Sing Fat building, Old St. Mary's church, Ferry Building, Kohl Building Merchants Exchange building in background. Two California street Cable Cars. Yerba Buena Island and East Bay Hills.
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