View from Twin Peaks
View South from Twin Peaks, toward Clipper Street and Diamond Heights in early construction phases.
Clarendon HeightsOpen SF History Photos
Piers 29 & 31
View east from Telegraph Hill
Northern Waterfront
Castro & Market
Elevated view northwest to Richfield gas station, Ellen's apartments in distance. Birdcage traffic signals. Standard service station at lower left. Corona Heights in distance. [17th & Castro] [DPWA6143]
Castro
27th Street from Diamond
View east on 27th Street from about Diamond. Houses at center are 1907 and 1913 Castro (at center) and still stand. Hillside on the right is now the Castro-Duncan Open Space. [Looking Easterly along 27th from Diamond. DPWA6575]
Noe Valley
Civic Center
[City Hall from Crystal Palace] Elevated view west over Pantages (later Orpheum) Theatre under construction with dozens of bystanders watching the excavation. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument , Civic Auditorium, Main Library.
South of Market
Glen Canyon
View east across Glen Canyon toward future Diamond Heights, Glen Park Housing Project study [dpwA7230]
Glen Park
Playland at the Beach
Midway entrance, view south from Cabrillo Street. Fun House at left, Carousel at right
Ocean Beach
Beacon south of Harry
View south on Beacon Street toward the future Harry Steps [DPW A6906]
Fairmount
Miguel Street near Beacon
View east down [Miguel Street east of Beacon], Bernal Heights in background[DPW A6911]
Fairmount
27th & Castro Slide
View east to men on slope touching 1848 Castro (extant, 2020) on NW Corner of 27th and Castro Sts. [E'ly at building on NW'y Corner of 27th & Castro Sts. DPW A6578]
Noe Valley
DeHaro near 25th
DeHaro St. between 24th & 25th St. Department of Public Works study prior to paving. [DPW A7077]
Potrero Hill
Foerster St. Slide
View west from present-day Los Palmos Drive [DPW A7170]
Miraloma Park
36th Ave & Quintara
Looking Easterly over undeveloped dune area [DPW A7480]
Sunset Outer
South Line Quintara
100' West of 30th Ave. Looking Westerly [DPW A7483]. New homes.
Parkside
West Portal near Ulloa
K-line MUNI streetcar #105 [DPW A77] Between Ulloa and Vicente Streets.
West Portal
Union Square at Geary
Powell Street in foreground. View east along Geary towards Market Street. [DPW A120]
Downtown / Union Square
Financial District View
View Northwest Towards Russian Hill from Pacific Telephone Building. From lower left, Palace Hotel, Crocker Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, Hobart Building, Russ Building. Telegraph Hill, Mills Building and Standard Oil Building at right. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, Old St. Mary's Cathedral and Russian Hill with large apartment building under construction at upper left. [From the Telephone Building DPW A628]
South of Market
Playland
Kids inside Barrel of Fun at Fun House.
Ocean Beach
Miramar Ave.
Looking north towards Westwood Park and Mount Davidson from between Lakeview and Grafton [DPW A338]
Ingleside
Ferry Building
Elevated view east to Ferry Building and Ferry Loop with oval landscaped central median, Yerba Buena Island. Pedestrian overpass bridge over Embarcadero at left. Vehicle underpass roadway. Sign on Ferry Building, "Welcome To California For the Diamond Jubilee." "1927" sign on clock tower. [DPW A926]
Financial District