Open SF History Photos

Pt. Lobos near Great Highway
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Pt. Lobos near Great Highway

Paving deck of concrete viaduct during widening of Pt. Lobos Ave. 3rd Cliff House, Sutro Heights in background [DPW 7716 - 4/28/22 Point Lobos Ave. Deck of Concrete Viaduct]

Sutro Heights
Bay Shore Blvd.
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Bay Shore Blvd.

View northwest towards Alemany Blvd., Bernal Heights. Doidge-Koren Paint Co. 2095 San Bruno, at far left center. [A1486 10-16-28 Bay Shore Blvd. Sec. A]

Portola
Laguna Honda Hospital
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Laguna Honda Hospital

Sunny Jim Rolph at addressing Alms House residents at a get out the vote event, looking to Dewey Blvd., Forest Hill in background, [9479 11-3-24]

Laguna Honda
Bayshore near Paul
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Bayshore near Paul

View north on cleared and graded Bayshore boulevard near Paul Avenue. Kroehler Manufacturing Building still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. The Avenue Theatre in the background left. Bernal Heights in the distance. US101 Freeway now dominates this view. [8-9-28 Bayshore Blvd Sec. B][dpwA1306]

Bayview
Conservatory of Flowers
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Conservatory of Flowers

Golden Gate Park. Sisters looking at Violas inside Conservatory

Golden Gate Park
Fire from Russian Hill
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Fire from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]

Russian Hill
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Sutro Heights. Parapet from perimeter drive [#C.B. Sutro Heights Perkins Pho.] View to south showing mushroom stool seats.

Sutro
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Sutro Heights. Two women with a monkey in chair outside Sutro's residence. Woman on left is brushing monkey with a whisk broom. Same women as in wnp15.328 (A November 1891 newspaper article reported the monkey 'delights in being combed and brushed')

Sutro
Ewing Field
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Ewing Field

View south from the grandstand at Ewing Field, now the site of Ewing Terrace, toward Turk St. Built for the San Francisco Seals baseball team, it opened May 16, 1914. The building at center, built as Presentation Convent in 1912, still stands in 2021 (without the cupola) at Turk and Masonic. Trees of Calvary Cemetery at left across Masonic Avenue. A sign in left field reads 'Ten Dollars Reward for the arrest and conviction of cushion throwers'

Lone Mountain
Steiner near Vallejo
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Steiner near Vallejo

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Family posing with outdoor street kitchen in front of 2807 Steiner

Pacific Heights
23rd Street near Eureka
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23rd Street near Eureka

Looking east, outdoor kitchens made from bricks meant for roadway

Noe Valley
Mt. Davidson
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Mt. Davidson

Two ladies embracing. Looking east towards Diamond Hieghts

Sherwood Forest
Glen Park
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Glen Park

Two ladies (sisters) on Martha Hill/Dorothy Erskine Park looking east toward Chenery and Glen Park. 894 Chenery, built 1907, visible at lower left.

Glen Park
Bernal Heights
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Bernal Heights

Family photo in backyard, with two Red Cross nurses in uniform

Mission District?
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Mission District?

Lady next to Wells Fargo & Co. Express Sign

Eureka Valley?
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Eureka Valley?

Family in Backyard, 7 people, children with dog

Great Highway near Wawona
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Great Highway near Wawona

Gondola swing with family, Tate's at the Beach in background, southern part of Ocean Beach often referred to as Ingleside Beach

Parkside
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Lady on beach in dress and hat. Big Digger roller coaster in background

Richmond Outer
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach. View of Seal Rocks and First Cliff House. Two women playing in surf at center.

Ocean Beach
Russian Hill
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Russian Hill

Eichler Summit under construction, cable car barn in foreground

Nob Hill