Open SF History Photos

Church near 16th
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Church near 16th

View north on Church Street between 16th and 17th. Early street work for construction of Municipal Railway J-Line streetcar tracks [dpwbook15 dpw3010]

Mission Dolores
View from Marine Lookout
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View from Marine Lookout

View southwest from Marine Exchange Lookout (aka Octagon House). El Camino Del Mar in center. Road to Lookout in foreground. Righthand portion of a panorama. Cropped version of wnp14.0141.

Sutro
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

[Esplanade 1929 P3] Construction - moving sand

Ocean Beach
J-Church route near 22nd
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J-Church route near 22nd

Elevated view of future J Church streetcar right-of-way between 21st & 22nd Streets. [dpwbook15 dpw3011]

Dolores Heights
Liberty near Church
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Liberty near Church

View southeast across Liberty St to crowd watching steam shovel excavating J-Church streetcar line right-of-way at Liberty between Church and Dolores Streets. 241 and 247 Liberty at left, both extant 2018. [dpwbook15 dpw3012]

Dolores Heights
Battery near Pine
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Battery near Pine

View north on Battery toward Pine, street work [dpwbook15 dpw3073]

Financial District
City Hall
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City Hall

City Hall construction, placing last piece of granite [dpwbook15 dpw3112]

Civic Center
Church from 18th
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Church from 18th

View north on Church from 18th Street. Construction of the J-line J-Church streetcar line, workers laying the tracks [Church RR N from 18th] [dpwbook15 dpw3113]

Mission Dolores
Church near 19th
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Church near 19th

Church streetcar right-of-way in Dolores Park near 19t St. looking N [dpwbook15 dpw3114]

Mission Dolores
Church near 19th
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Church near 19th

View north to work on Church streetcar right-of-way in Dolores Park near 19th St. Mission High School at right. Apartment building on Church under construction at left. [dpwbook15 dpw3115]

Mission Dolores
Battery near Pine
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Battery near Pine

View northwest down Battery to street work. Shell Building on left. [dpwbook15 dpw3116]

Financial District
J-Church right-of-way
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J-Church right-of-way

View northeast over J-Church streetcar line construction through backyards between Liberty & 20th [dpwbook15 dpw3117]

Dolores Heights
J-Church at Liberty
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J-Church at Liberty

View north to construction of J-Church (J-line) RR at Liberty Street. Youth's Directory orphanage (building with tower) and Dolores Park in background. [dpwbook15 dpw3118]

Dolores Heights
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Construction view. Moving Sand. Steam roller, dump truck, tractor [Great Highway 1928 P-9] Probably across from Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks Blvd
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Twin Peaks Blvd

Twin Peaks Boulevard construction, view south [dpwbook15 dpw3023]

Upper Market
Twin Peaks Blvd
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Twin Peaks Blvd

Twin Peaks Boulevard construction [dpwbook15 dpw3024]

Twin Peaks
Harrison & 2nd
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Harrison & 2nd

View west on Harrison from 2nd Street before being cut through to 3rd Street. [dpwbook15 dpw3025]

South of Market
Harrison & 3rd
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Harrison & 3rd

View east on Harrison from 3rd showing ungraded street leading up Rincon Hill. [dpwbook15 dpw3026]

South of Market
City Hall
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City Hall

Mayor Rolph registering at City Hall [dpwbook15 dpw3042]

Civic Center
Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

Elevated view looking E on Grove St. from Larkin. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square at upper right. [dpwbook15 dpw3044] Diagonal area at left behind hay truck is former City Hall Avenue alignment. Portion of old Hall of Records at upper left.

Civic Center