Open SF History Photos

Dedication of City Hall
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Dedication of City Hall

Dedication of City Hall, Mayor Rolph gesturing with bricklayer's trowel [dpwbook14 dpw2906]

Civic Center
Dedication of City Hall
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Dedication of City Hall

John Galen Howard speaking on podium. In 1911, San Francisco appointed a committee of architects under the supervision of John Galen Howard to select a site for a new civic center. [dpwbook14 dpw2907]

Civic Center
Dedication of City Hall
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Dedication of City Hall

Dedication of City Hall, Mayor Rolph [dpwbook14 dpw2908]

Civic Center
Clay near Presidio
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Clay near Presidio

View west on Clay between Presidio and Walnut, showing asphalt paving work on Clay. [dpwbook14 dpw2909]

Presidio Heights
Clay & Walnut
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Clay & Walnut

View east on Clay Street between Walnut and Presidio. Road crew paving Clay Street with asphalt. [dpwbook14 dpw2910]

Presidio Heights
Clay near Presidio
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Clay near Presidio

View west on Clay between Presidio and Walnut, steamroller during asphalt paving of Clay Street. [dpwbook14 dpw2911]

Presidio Heights
Marina Green
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Marina Green

[Marina Park 1/5/26 P1] Looking west on Marina Green from near foot of Fillmore St.

Marina
Clay & Walnut
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Clay & Walnut

View East on Clay from Walnut. Workers paving Clay Street. [dpwbook15 dpw2912]

Presidio Heights
Dolores Park
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Dolores Park

Elevated view southwest over Dolores Park and its tennis courts from Mission High School. Large building background center is Youth (or Youths) Directory, at Church and 19th Street. Operated by Father Crowley, it was essentially a Catholic orphanage. [dpwbook15 dpw2913]

Mission Dolores
Call Building
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Call Building

Elevated view southwest across Market at 3rd Street. The Spreckels / Call Building (now the Central Tower) being renovated at street level. The Call Annex Building to its right is also being thoroughly remodeled, by McLaren & Peterson General Contractors. The Kamm Building is at far right. [dpwbook15 dpw2922]

South of Market
Civic Auditorium
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Civic Auditorium

Civic Auditorium (also Exposition Auditorium) dedication [dpwbook15 dpw2923]

Civic Center
16th at Presidio wall
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16th at Presidio wall

16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout. A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage. [dpwbook15 dpw2924]

Lake Street
16th at Presidio Wall
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16th at Presidio Wall

16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout. A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage. [dpwbook15 dpw2925]

Lake Street
16th at Presidio Wall
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16th at Presidio Wall

View west at 16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage.[dpwbook15 dpw2926]

Lake Street
City Hall Construction
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City Hall Construction

City Hall construction [dpwbook15 dpw2929] Polk Street side from Civic Auditorium.

Civic Center
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

View north from Islais Creek mudflats. Southern Pacific Viaduct at right, Potrero Hill in the background [dpwbook15 dpw2931]

Central Waterfront
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

View South across Islais Creek mud flats, Southern Pacific Viaduct at left. Railroad tracks for bay fill.[dpwbook15 dpw2932]

Central Waterfront
Views Of Marina Green
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Views Of Marina Green

View northeast towards Alcatraz Island. [Marina Park P1]

Presidio
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

Islais Creek & Southern Pacific Viaduct just south of Army Street (now Cesar Chavez) [dpwbook15 dpw2933]

Central Waterfront
Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

View southeast over Islais Creek from the Southern Pacific Viaduct [dpwbook15 dpw2936]

Central Waterfront