Open SF History Photos

Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

MUNI bus parked at foot of Cabrillo. View north. Left to right: Cliff House, Great Highway, Sutro Heights, Chutes entrance.

Richmond
23rd Ave & Rivera
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23rd Ave & Rivera

Lincoln High School site, looking east to Mt. Davidson

Parkside
Silver near Madison
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Silver near Madison

View east across the undeveloped, though graded hillside north of Silver Avenue (at about Madison Street) Two men sitting on the hill, Simpson Bible College in the background, SF Bay in the distance.

Mission Terrace
27th & Kronquist
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27th & Kronquist

Noe Valley, looking east to cluster of houses on largely undeveloped hill. House at far left is 1848 Castro on NW Corner of 27th and Castro Streets. The two houses facing the camera are 1907 and 1913 Castro, the house behind them is 581 Duncan Street, and the house on top of the hill is 590 Duncan. All five houses are still standing. The hillside on the right is now the Castro-Duncan Open Space, showing evidence of a past landslide.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View northwest from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Panorama to Twin Peaks at left. Houses in foreground are on 26th Street. James Lick School schoolyard at center right.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Panorama, looking north to James Lick School. Castro Street Car House center left. Houses in foreground on 26th Street.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View northeast from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez (then Army) west of Noe. Panorama to 26th Street & Noe and downtown beyond.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Looking east to Potrero Hill and Bay Bridge

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Panorama looking east toward Potrero Hill. Bernal Heights in distance right. SF & San Jose (Southern Pacific) Trestle at Dolores and 27th at center right.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Panorama, looking southeast to Bernal Heights with Boulevard constructed around hilltop. Houses at lower right are on 27th Street below Noe. SF & San Jose (Southern Pacific) Trestle at Dolores and 27th at center left.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Panorama, looking southeast to Holly Park. St Paul's Church. Houses at lower center are at Noe and 27th Streets.

Noe Valley
La Playa & Balboa
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La Playa & Balboa

View southwest across the intersection of La Playa (then 49th Avenue) and Balboa toward the Park and Ocean Railroad terminal. Olympic Salt Water / Lurline Baths pumping station in background. United Railroads [U03038][49th Ave & 'B' St. 5-15-11.]

Sutro Heights
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

view from Red Rock Hill looking southeast to Holly Park and Bayview Hill

Diamond Heights
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

View east from Red Rock Hill above Douglass Park to Potrero Hill. Gas storage tank (gasometer) at Cesar Chavez (then Army) and Evans Sts. since removed. Bernal Heights at upper right.

Noe Valley
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

View north from Red Rock Hill to Olympus, Buena Vista, and Corona Heights

Diamond Heights
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

View northeast from Red Rock Hill above Douglass Playground to downtown past Castro Hill and Dolores Heights. St. Philip the Apostle Church (Elizabeth & Diamond Sts.) to left of center. Castro Street Car House (Castro & Jersey) at center far right.

Diamond Heights
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

Clipper Street extension newly completed looking east to Potrero Hill

Upper Market
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

View from Twin Peaks above Burnett looking east across from Mission District to Potrero Hill

Clarendon Heights
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

View from Twin Peaks northeast to Corona Heights and downtown

Clarendon Heights
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

View from Twin Peaks east across the Mission/Bay Bridge

Clarendon Heights