Open SF History Photos

Hetch Hetchy Valley
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Hetch Hetchy Valley

Hetch Hetchy Valley before dam and reservoir construction [dpwbook16 dpw3368]

Outside SF
Laguna Honda Hospital
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Laguna Honda Hospital

Ground sink above Twin Peaks Tunnel, at relief home [dpwbook16 dpw3425]

Laguna Honda
Lake from 19th Ave
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Lake from 19th Ave

Lake St. W from 19th Ave. [dpwbook16 dpw3427] Between 19th and 20th.

Lake Street
23rd Ave near Anza
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23rd Ave near Anza

View north on 23rd Avenue toward Anza, picture shows paved street but no sidewalks. 537 and 523 23rd Avenue at left, still stand. (2020)[23rd Ave. looking N. 200ft S. of Anza St. Sidewalk not built][dpwbook16 dpw3428]

Richmond Outer
Rocks below Cliff House
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Rocks below Cliff House

[Rock Texture 3/26/24 P5] Study for face rocks, View north towards Cliff House and viaduct

Sutro
Hetch Hetchy Valley
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Hetch Hetchy Valley

Hetch Hetchy Valley before dam and reservoir construction [dpwbook16 dpw3373]

Outside SF
Hetch Hetchy Valley
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Hetch Hetchy Valley

Clear-cutting trees for reservoir [dpwbook16 dpw3375]

Outside SF
Hetch Hetchy Valley
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Hetch Hetchy Valley

Yosemite National Park. Pile of felled trees. The valley was clear-cut in preparation for the building of O'Shaunessy Dam. [dpw3388]

Outside SF
Ocean Beach Esplanade
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Ocean Beach Esplanade

Construction view looking south near foot of Balboa Street, showing reinforced concrete beams. [dpwbook16 dpw3421]

Sutro Heights
Esplanade Construction
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Esplanade Construction

Esplanade looking N [dpwbook16 dpw3422] Step section completed. Wall forms being built. Concrete forms off of step section.

Richmond Outer
18th & Church
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18th & Church

[18th/Church looking S to Dolores Park dpwbook16 dpw3424] Showing almost completed right of way.

Mission Dolores
Saturn near Roosevelt
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Saturn near Roosevelt

Saturn near Roosevelt looking NE [dpwbook16 dpw3435] duplicate of wnp36.01300

Buena Vista
Roosevelt near Saturn
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Roosevelt near Saturn

View South from Saturn and Roosevelt (then Lower Terrace). Houses on 17th Street at center, Ashbury Heights water tank beyond them. [dpwbook16 dpw3436]

Buena Vista
Anza & 26th Ave
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Anza & 26th Ave

View West on Anza from 26th Avenue showing sidewalk conditions[dpwbook16 dpw3429]

Richmond Outer
Laguna Honda Station
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Laguna Honda Station

Laguna Honda Station, electric hoist, relief home. Roughly at the intersection of Dewey and Laguna Honda. Station now known as Forest Hill Station. Clarendon Hall upper right.[dpwbook16 dpw3430]

Forest Hill
Rocks below Cliff House
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Rocks below Cliff House

[Rock Texture 3/26/24] Study for fake rocks. View next to Point Lobos Avenue viaduct

Sutro
Market & Storrie
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Market & Storrie

Elevators, Bucket elevator at roughly Market and Storrie during Twin Peaks Tunnel Construction. Hattie Street in background. [dpwbook16 dpw3431]

Eureka Valley
Clayton & 17th
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Clayton & 17th

View east at Clayton & 17th, large house on southeast corner [dpwbook16 dpw3433]

Eureka Valley
Roosevelt & 17th
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Roosevelt & 17th

View northeast across 17th Street toward Roosevelt Way (then Lower Terrace). Mt. Olympus rising at left. 4486 17th Street, built 1906, at extreme right still stands in 2021./ [dpwbook16 dpw3434]

Buena Vista
Lower Terrace
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Lower Terrace

Haskell & Miller's Home, Lower Terrace [dpwbook16 dpw3437]

Buena Vista