Open SF History Photos

Davis near California
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Davis near California

View north on Davis. California Packing Corporation, 101 California St. on left. Street Construction. [dpwbook20 dpw4646]

Financial District
Laidley near Mateo
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Laidley near Mateo

View northeast on Laidley toward Mateo, houses on Mateo in the background. Laidley Street between Roanoke and Mateo buckled and cracked from sliding hillside. [dpwbook20 dpw4650]

Fairmount
Laidley & Roanoke
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Laidley & Roanoke

View southwest on Laidley toward Roanoke, houses on Roanoke in the background. Laidley Street between Roanoke and Mateo buckled and cracks from sliding hillside. House on north side of Laidley either demolished or moved. [dpwbook20 dpw4651]

Fairmount
Laidley & Roanoke
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Laidley & Roanoke

View southwest on Laidley toward Roanoke, houses on Roanoke in the left background. Laidley Street between Roanoke and Mateo buckled and cracks from sliding hillside. House on north side of Laidley either demolished or moved. [dpwbook20 dpw4652]

Fairmount
Lincoln Park Golf Course
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Lincoln Park Golf Course

[Lincoln Park 3rd Fairway 3-1-16 P-14} Surveying 3rd fairway at Lincoln Park Golf Course, 1926. Legion of Honor in upper right.

Richmond
Laidley near Roanoke
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Laidley near Roanoke

Sliding hillside n Laidley looking northwest toward Bemis St. "Laidley Slide", a troublesome area requiring DPW work during late 1920s. [dpwbook20 dpw4653]

Glen Park
Leavenworth & Chestnut
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Leavenworth & Chestnut

View north on Leavenworth from Chestnut showing completed retaining wall and split street [dpwbook37 dpw4655]

Russian Hill
Leavenworth & Francisco
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Leavenworth & Francisco

View south on Leavenworth St. from Francisco St. Newly completed retaining wall at right. [dpwbook20 dpw4656]

Russian Hill
Larkin & Francisco
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Larkin & Francisco

Brick pavement raised by slide in ground. Ghirardelli Square clock tower in background [dpwbook20 dpw4658]

Russian Hill
Corbett & Clayton
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Corbett & Clayton

Clayton northeast from Corbett (faded). Original Pemberton steps and retaining wall on left, both replaced in the 1990s. [dpwbook20 dpw4659]

Clarendon Heights
Civic Center Plaza
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Civic Center Plaza

View east across Civic Center to man standing by lamppost holding a survey instrument. Main Library at left, Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in original location at far right at corner of Hyde and Grove Streets, [dpwbook20 dpw4535]

Civic Center
Civic Center Plaza
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Civic Center Plaza

View southeast to man standing by lamppost with survey instrument. Portion of Pioneer Monument in original location at background left, trees and bushes in wooden planters. [dpwbook20 dpw4537]

Civic Center
Liberty & Noe
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Liberty & Noe

View southeast across the intersection of Noe and Liberty, original wooden stairs going up Liberty. 763 Noe at right still stands in modified form.(2020)[dpwbook20 dpw4539]

Eureka Valley
Davis near Market
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Davis near Market

View north on Davis. Davis E (North) from Market. California Packing Corporation, 101 California St. [dpwbook20 dpw4541]

Financial District
1st near Mission
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1st near Mission

View north toward Market, between Mission and Howard. Road work [dpwbook20 dpw4542]

South of Market
Lincoln Park Golf Course
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Lincoln Park Golf Course

[Third Fairway - Lincoln Park Oct/1/26 P14] Men using steam shovel to construct 3rd fairway at Lincoln Park Golf Course, 1926.

Richmond
2nd & Stevenson
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2nd & Stevenson

View north to Market, West Coast Life Insurance Building at left, Hobart Building background center [dpwbook20 dpw4543]

Financial District
Broadway & Pierce
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Broadway & Pierce

View west on Broadway from Pierce. Workers laying bricks on the steep hill between Pierce and Scott. 2520-30 Broadway has a sign that reads 'These Marine View Sunny Flats Open for Inspection' [dpwbook20 dpw4557]

Pacific Heights
Broadway & Pierce
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Broadway & Pierce

Workers constructing brick roadway [dpwbook20 dpw4558]

Pacific Heights
Market & Spear
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Market & Spear

View southeast to Southern Pacific Building / Market / Ferry Building [dpwbook20 dpw4563]

Financial District