Open SF History Photos

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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Pagoda and Shinto shrine in the Japanese Tea Garden. The sign in front of Shrine thanks donors of 1926.

1926 Golden Gate Park

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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Inside main entrance gate at the Japanese Tea Garden with cherry blossoms and pine

1930 Golden Gate Park

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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Outside the south gate entrance to the Japanese Tea Garden with view of temple gate in background (South gate came from Japanese Pavilion at the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915)

Golden Gate Park

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View N from Russian Hill

View north from Russian Hill over North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. SF Bay, Alcatraz and Angel Island in distance.

1960 Russian Hill

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Frank H. Buck Shipwreck

Oil tanker SS Frank H. Buck shipwreck. Viewed from former streetcar right-of-way at Lands End. Helmet Rock in foreground. Haviside crane barge in background.

1937 Lands End

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US101 construction

View north toward Potrero Hill. This segment of US101 (between Army/ Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Augusta Street, just south of Alemany Blvd.) was built between April 1949 & May 1951. Judging by the progress of the construction, the photo looks to have been taken sometime in 1950. (TA)

1950 Potrero Hill

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Sutro Heights

Palm Avenue. View to southwest from Main Entrance Gates.

1920 Sutro

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47th & Balboa

Collapse of street from Olympic Salt Water pipe break on 47th Avenue between Balboa and Anza Streets.

1930 Richmond

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Bayshore near Augusta

US101 Freeway construction, view northwest toward Alemany Boulevard overcrossing and Bernal Heights in the background. Sign at right reads 'Another Freeway for your Safety'. Kunst Bros. Paint Co. sign on fence on Bernal Hill.

1953 Portola

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St. Francis Circle

View north to Arden Wood Christian Science Sanatorium behind trees at left, billboards for Lakeshore Park development ("For Prestige Living, Homes of Character and Distinction", Kraft Mayonnaise.

1953 West Portal