Open SF History Photos

Lands End Beach
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Lands End Beach

Hermit Edward Lynn's Cave at Lands End Beach / Mile Rocks Beach.

Lands End
Stanyan & Haight
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Stanyan & Haight

Looking south; 20-Line, [Municipal Railway (X-MSRy), Golden Gate Park - Southern Pacific Depot; Line between Ellis & Divisadero & Stanyan Discontinued 1-28-1946] Sutro Forest in the background

Golden Gate Park
3rd & Townsend
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3rd & Townsend

View southeast across Townsend to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 20-Line #286 outside Southern Pacific passenger depot. In background left, Libby, McNeill & Libby canners in Harron, Rickard & McCone Building 139 Townsend (Built 1909, still standing 2021) and Union Oil service station.

South of Market
Divisadero & Ellis
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Divisadero & Ellis

MSRy; 20-Line; outer Terminal of Line

Western Addition
Stanyan & Haight
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Stanyan & Haight

View east across intersection to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 17-Line, #155. MSRy Haight St. Car Barn in distance right; Terminal Hotel on left, Hotel Stanyan on right.

Haight Ashbury
Stanyan near Haight
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Stanyan near Haight

View northeast across Stanyan to Market Street Railway (MSRy )17-Line, streetcar #144; San Francisco Riding School (burned 1949) at right, Hotel Stanyan at center.

Golden Gate Park
Wawona near 20th Ave
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Wawona near 20th Ave

Wawona between 19th & 20th. [MSRy, 17-Line; #174, Conductor Joe Angelo posed for his picture along with one of the fine, old 100 Series cars. Line discontinued 12-22-1945.]

Parkside
Wawona near 19th Ave
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Wawona near 19th Ave

View east at Market Street Railway 17-line streetcar #176. In car window is conductor Ben Finkelstein.

Parkside
Haight near Lyon
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Haight near Lyon

View north from Buena Vista Park toward Haight Street and Market Street Railway (MSRy) 6-Line streetcar #163 passing Christian Science Church.

Haight Ashbury
9th & Pacheco
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9th & Pacheco

View northwest at intersection (terminal for the 6-line) to Market Street Railways (MSRy) 6-line streetcar #161 with Conductor Joe Angelo posing in front. Golden Gate Park in the distance. [MSRy, 6-Line; #162, Conductor Joe Angelo]

Golden Gate Heights
Embarcadero near Mission
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Embarcadero near Mission

View northeast across Embarcadero to Muni 6-Line #462 & 7-Line #467 at Ferry Building Terminal. Motor Coach #73 to their right. Vehicle underpass. These routes used Mission St. at this time, turning off Market St. at 12th St. Wellman's Coffee, Ferry Station Post Office and Ferry Building Starter House at left. (Former Market Street Railway (MSRy) units #162 & #167 renumbered #462 & #467 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #162 & #167.)

Financial District
Sand Dunes
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Sand Dunes

Probably future Sunset District.

Sunset Outer
2nd & Townsend
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2nd & Townsend

Workers remove large quantities of stone for pumping station excavation on northwest corner. South End Warehouse, Sander & Siess Liquors in background. [Excavation pumping station (Looke) 2nd & Townsend dpwbook1 dpw83]

South Beach
Waterfront
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Waterfront

David Scannell & Dennis T. Sullivan Fireboat tests, possibly Harrison Street Wharf [dpwbook1 dpw104]

Rincon Hill
2nd & Townsend
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2nd & Townsend

Building pumping station, northwest corner. South End Warehouse and Sander & Siess Liquors in background. [Steel reinforcement pumping station 2nd & Townsend dpwbook1 dpw120]

South Beach
2nd & Townsend
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2nd & Townsend

Excavation complete, steel reinforcing bars for the structure fill the site. South End Warehouse in background. [Pumping station 2nd & Townsend dpwbook1 dpw125]

South Beach
Lombard & Mason
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Lombard & Mason

View east to construction of swimming pool and children at play. [Swimming tank at Lombard & Powell, North Beach playground dpwbook1 dpw129]

North Beach
Montgomery near Embarcadero
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Montgomery near Embarcadero

Steam shovel on Montgomery St. working on North Point Main [dpwbook1 dpw128]

Northern Waterfront
Twin Peaks Reservoir
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Twin Peaks Reservoir

Twin Peaks Reservoir entrance to tunnels [dpwbook1 dpw130]

Clarendon Heights
Twin Peaks Reservoir
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Twin Peaks Reservoir

Early Construction view of excavation of Twin Peaks Reservoir, looking north [dpwbook1 dpw131]

Clarendon Heights