Open SF History Photos

Children's Playground
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Children's Playground

Golden Gate Park. Gondola Swing in Children's Playground, 1926.

Golden Gate Park
Hawes near Hudson
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Hawes near Hudson

View south on Hawes between Hudson and Innes, Undeveloped Hunters Point in the background. A study for the route of Hunters Point Boulevard. During WWII, Hunters Point Boulevard was routed to the left of this view. Hunters Point Boulevard Project. [dpwbook19 dpw4443]

Hunters Point
Hawes from Innes
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Hawes from Innes

View north on Hawes from Innes toward SF Bay at India Basin. This shows the future rout of Hunters Point Boulevard before grading. sign for H. Crummy Inc. Hunters Point Boulevard Project. [dpwbook19 dpw4444]

Hunters Point
25th & Vermont
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25th & Vermont

View west from Vermont toward the empty lot facing 25th Street where the Firehouse for Engine Company 37, SFLandmark 187, would be built in 1918. 2527-29 25th Street at center and still stands in 2022. [dpwbook19 dpw4472]

Potrero Hill
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Unknown Building, brick school? [dpwbook19 dpw4443]

20th near Missouri
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20th near Missouri

Daniel Webster School under construction [dpwbook19 dpw4474]

Potrero Hill
Union near Castle
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Union near Castle

Union bet Kearny and Montgomery Garfield School site [dpwbook19 dpw4475] North side of street

Telegraph Hill
Washington near Powell
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Washington near Powell

View southeast to Oriental School [dpwbook19 dpw4476] Now Gordon J. Lau Elementary

Chinatown
Forest Hill Station
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Forest Hill Station

Forest Hill (Laguna Honda) Station construction [dpwbook19 dpw4477]

Forest Hill
Forest Hill Station
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Forest Hill Station

Forest Hill (Laguna Honda) Station [dpwbook19 dpw4478]

Forest Hill
San Jose & Diamond
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San Jose & Diamond

San Jose at Diamond (new fence) [San Jose Ave. at Diamond fence on property line looking north dpwbook19 dpw4158]

Glen Park
Lincoln Park
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Lincoln Park

View northwest past golfers on 3rd fairway of Lincoln Park Golf Course. Note background construction. Point Bonita at upper right. [Lincoln Park 3rd Fairway 3/1/26 P-14]

Richmond
Monterey near Diamond
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Monterey near Diamond

View of vegetable gardens looking southwest from near Monterey (then Circular) and Diamond. Gorham Street (then Garden Lane) in view. House on right demolished for widening of San Jose Ave in 1920s. House on left 51 Gorham St still stands. 1915 Sanborn map, Sheet 920, shows area. New fence. [dpwbook19 dpw4159]

Sunnyside
PPIE Site
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PPIE Site

PPIE site from Francisco and Larkin [dpwbook19 dpw4500] World War I army tent camp at right.

Russian Hill
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

[Esplanade and Pavilion, ocean beach dpwbook19 dpw4501] View south from near Cliff House

Sutro Heights
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Esplanade looking E to Pavilion [dpwbook19 dpw4502] Taken from Lurline Pier. Ocean Beach Pavilion

Richmond Outer
Cumberland & Sanchez
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Cumberland & Sanchez

View west on Cumberland of new stairway at Sanchez. [dpwbook19 dpw4503]

Dolores Heights
Sanchez & 19th
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Sanchez & 19th

Sanchez at 19th looking South at newly constructed stairway. [dpwbook19 dpw4504]

Dolores Heights
Sanchez from Cumberland
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Sanchez from Cumberland

View North on Sanchez from Cumberland, dead end. Center islands were removed. [dpwbook19 dpw4505]

Dolores Heights
St. Francis Wood
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St. Francis Wood

St. Francis Wood East from Sloat [dpwbook19 dpw4506]

St. Francis Wood