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Mission Aerial

March 22, 1957

Aerial view north 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. Land cleared for the extension of the Central Freeway visible on both sides of Valencia.150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, at center above smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Freeway onramp at lower right. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated.)