wnp36.01649

Dolores Park Overpass

July 12, 1917

View north to pedestrian overpass bridge over Muni (Municipal Railway) right-of-way through Dolores Park. [Dolores Park overpass dpwbook19 dpw4514]

Location

Dolores Park West Pathway, 94114

Mission Dolores

Keywords

Artifact

Citation: DPW Horace Chaffee
Date Added: March 30, 2017
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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