Open SF History Photos

Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Portals of the Past at Lloyd Lake, with Pontiac. Columns from the entrance to the Alban Towne Mansion on Nob Hill, destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Portal moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909.

Golden Gate Park
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

View southwest across Market to Pacific Building. Feltman & Curme Shoes at corner, Benatar's. Women stand on streetcar island. Emporium in background. Birdcage traffic signals. Coldwell Banker Co.

Downtown / Union Square
Music Stand
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Music Stand

Golden Gate Park. Spreckels Temple of Music bandshell bandstand, Veteran's Day ceremony

Golden Gate Park
Fishermans Wharf
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Fishermans Wharf

View northeast across boat basin with large and small fishing boats. Fishermen's Grotto, Joe Balestrieri & Co. wholesale fish broker in background.

Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Torii gate, temple gate, and lanterns in the Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park
Presidio near California
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Presidio near California

3-line Streetcar #222 heading south on Presidio.

Presidio Heights
Fillmore & Fulton
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Fillmore & Fulton

22-line streetcar #885 looking north. New Yorker, Uptown Hotel. At left, Gold Mirror before move to 18th and Taraval.

Alamo Square
Grant near Sacramento
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Grant near Sacramento

Chinatown. View north on Grant Ave. from Sacramento St.

Chinatown
Turk near Leavenworth
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Turk near Leavenworth

200 block of Turk, looking west, 288 club at right

Tenderloin
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach. North end of beach near foot of Balboa St. [4502 (?)] View northeast. Sutro Heights at left. Ocean Beach Pavilion at right.

Ocean Beach
Academy of Sciences
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Academy of Sciences

Interior. View looking out to courtyard.

Golden Gate Park
Stow Lake
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Stow Lake

Rowboat on Stow Lake with trees

Golden Gate Park
Crissy Field
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Crissy Field

Mayor Rossi and VIPs at groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Golden Gate Bridge. Ceremony took place on the old polo Field at the east end of Crissy Field in the Presidio.

Presidio
Crissy Field
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Crissy Field

Mayor Rossi and VIPs at dedication ceremony of Golden Gate Bridge, including Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss. Ceremony took place at the eastern end of Crissy Field in the Presidio.

Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Groundbreaking ceremony. Mayor Rossi with first shovel of dirt. Bridge Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss beside him.

Presidio
Crissy Field
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Crissy Field

Groundbreaking ceremony for Golden Gate Bridge. Bridge District Director with shovel at ceremony, which took place on the then polo field at the eastern end of Crissy Field in the Presidio.

Presidio
Aerial of Golden Gate
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Aerial of Golden Gate

Showing early construction work on Golden Gate Bridge

SF Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Groundbreaking ceremony. Governor Rolph standing next to boy scouts at the dedication ceremony

Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Groundbreaking ceremony. Governor Rolph, Mayor Rossi and VIPs at ceremony beginning construction of bridge

Presidio
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

Aerial view of Market Street, South of Market, Bay Bridge construction

Castro