Open SF History Photos

City Hall construction
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City Hall construction

City Hall from Auditorium [dpwbook9 dpw1972] Polk Street side

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Construction view of City Hall from Van Ness and Grove [dpwbook9 dpw1973]

Civic Center
City Hall Studio
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City Hall Studio

Clay Model of City Hall Entrance (artists studio down the street) [dpwbook9 dpw1974]

Girls High School
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Girls High School

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast to Girls High School earthquake damage

Western Addition
47th Ave & Fulton
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47th Ave & Fulton

48th Avenue sewer construction in Golden Gate Park, just south of Fulton St. Cyclers Rest building with signs for Lipman & Hirschler at upper left. [dpwbook9 dpw1975]

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

48th Avenue sewer construction through Golden Gate Park. View North toward the Dutch Windmill. [dpwbook9 dpw1976]

Golden Gate Park
Larkin near Fulton
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Larkin near Fulton

View southeast across City Hall, Civic Center construction to Old City Hall Ruins, Hall of Records, Grant Building and Odd Fellows Building on Market St. near 7th. . - Civic Center Cistern Hall of Records [dpwbook9 dpw1977]

Civic Center
Market near 8th
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Market near 8th

View northeast down Market from temporary City Hall in Whitcomb Hotel. From left, Fairmont Hotel, Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), St. Boniface church, Whittell Building, Flood Building, Hobart Building, Grant Building, David Hewes Building, American Theatre. At center, Methodist Book Concern Building, Hibernia Bank. [dpwbook9 dpw1984]

Civic Center
Marin & Kansas
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Marin & Kansas

Islais Creek Incinerator operational and spewing ash [dpwbook9 dpw1986]

Produce Market
City Hall construction
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City Hall construction

City Hall from Auditorium [dpwbook9 dpw1997] Polk Street side.

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Construction view of City Hall from Van Ness Ave and Grove St. [dpwbook9 dpw1998]

Civic Center
Castro & 17th
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Castro & 17th

Castro at 17th Southwest corner, Tunnel Site. Wulzen's Drug Store, D.H. Wulzen was also a photographer himself. Some of his images appear in this collection. [dpwbook9 dpw2011]

Castro
17th & Collingwood
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17th & Collingwood

The first two buildings moved or demolished for construction of Twin Peaks Tunnel [dpwbook9 dpw2012]

Castro
Collingwood near Market
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Collingwood near Market

Collingwood East side between 17th & 18th, these buildings all survived Twin Peaks Tunnel Development [dpwbook9 dpw2013]

Castro
Third Cliff House
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Third Cliff House

[New Cliff House - 1909. S.F.] From Point Lobos Avenue

Richmond
Sutro Baths
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Sutro Baths

View of pools and swimmers looking north from promenade [SU-25]

Sutro
Pacific Heights Aerial
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Pacific Heights Aerial

View southeast toward Lafayette Park at center and continuing over Downtown, South of Market and the bay. Civic Center, Main Library, State Building, Civic Auditorium, and World War I Welcome Home Statue in the plaza at upper right.

Pacific Heights
Collingwood near Market
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Collingwood near Market

West side of Collingwood south of the present-day intersection with Market. The building on the right edge of the photo was demolished for construction of the Twin Peaks tunnel, and Market Street and the Muni subway portal are now directly up against the side of the dark house in the center. [dpwbook9 dpw2014]

Castro
Diamond near 17th
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Diamond near 17th

East side Diamond nr 17th [dpwbook9 dpw2015] Northeast corner Diamond and Upper Market Street.

Diamond near Market
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Diamond near Market

East side of Diamond between 17th and 18th. Higginson Co General Contractors. The three leftmost buildings no longer stand. This is a study for Twin Peaks Tunnel construction.[dpwbook9 dpw2016]

Castro