Open SF History Photos

Stow Lake
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Stow Lake

View from island, boat in lake

Golden Gate Park
SF Zoo
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SF Zoo

Monkey Island at what was then Fleishhacker Zoo.

Lakeshore
McAllister near Polk
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McAllister near Polk

McAllister Street between Polk & Larkin. Horses in Portola Festival parade. State building

Civic Center
Laurel Hill Cemetery
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Laurel Hill Cemetery

View northeast from hilltop in cemetery.

Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
Chutes at the Beach
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Chutes at the Beach

Elevated view northwest from Balboa and La Playa to The Chutes' Tabloid Golf Course. Hawai-Land dance hall in Ocean Beach Pavilion in background.

Ocean Beach
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

Monterey fishing boat fleet in boat harbor at Fisherman's Wharf. Coit Tower center background. Crab Fishermen's Protective Association building (Tarantino's Restaurant since 1946) with gas works chimneys behind, at left of center.

Fishermans Wharf
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Ferry loop, switch tower and streetcars in foreground

Financial District
Downtown
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Downtown

Elevated view northwest from Market Street towards North Beach and Telegraph Hill. Old Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Appraisers Building. Russian Hill in distance left.

Financial District
View of Downtown
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View of Downtown

View south from Coit Tower between Montgomery and Kearny. Potrero Hill, San Bruno Mountain in background

Telegraph Hill
View SW from Coit Tower
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View SW from Coit Tower

View southwest over Chinatown and North Beach to Nob Hill, Mt. Sutro in background. In left and center distance, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brocklebank, Park Lane and Cathedral Apartments, Grace Cathedral with one bell tower. 11-story building at 1190 Sacramento St. in front of Grace Cathedral completed in 1958. Clay-Jones Apartments, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect, 1928). Behind 1360 Jones, Comstock Apartments (completed 1961) is under construction. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church, Broadway and Mason, at center right, St. Francis of Assisi Church at lower left. Washington Square lower right. Lyon Van & Storage Co. with large Lyon sign on roof on Stockton, near Green. Russian Hill at right.

Telegraph Hill
Golden Gate park
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Golden Gate park

Kids by Spreckels Lake, model boat.

Golden Gate Park
Glen Park
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Glen Park

Woman and kids by house construction, Bayview Hill in far distance.

Glen Park
33rd Ave near Kirkham
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33rd Ave near Kirkham

33rd Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton. Car parked on street

Sunset Outer
Nikita Khrushchev visit
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Nikita Khrushchev visit

California and Mason Streets. Huge crowd in front of Flood Mansion / Pacific Union Club to see Khrushchev

Nob Hill
Nikita Khrushchev visit
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Nikita Khrushchev visit

huge crowd to see Khrushchev, with Russian sign

Nob Hill
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Great Highway and Cabrillo, Midway Entrance

Richmond
Hunters Point Shrimp Camp
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Hunters Point Shrimp Camp

Destroyed by city's Department of Health. Dry docks in background.

Hunters Point
Hunters Point Shrimp Camp
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Hunters Point Shrimp Camp

Chinese Shrimp Camp burned by SF Department of Health

Hunters Point
Hunters Point Shrimp Camp
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Hunters Point Shrimp Camp

Chinese Shrimp Camp closed and burned by SF Department of Health. sign

Hunters Point
Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

Woman standing on running board of Cable Car #506.

North Beach