Open SF History Photos

Sanchez School
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Sanchez School

Sanchez St. between 16th & 17th. Belltower

Castro
14th & Belcher
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14th & Belcher

Exterior view of Central Methodist Church

Duboce Triangle
Angel Island
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Angel Island

Quarantine Station (future Ayala Cove), viewed across Raccoon Straits from Tiburon. Photo by Besse Katz

Outside SF
Murphy Windmill
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Murphy Windmill

Southwest corner of Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Murphy Windmill. Windmill keeper's house at left.

Golden Gate Park
Lincoln High School
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Lincoln High School

24th Avenue between Quintara & Rivera. Girl student carrying binder

Parkside
Portola near 24th
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Portola near 24th

Portola Drive north from 24th Street. This section since demolished for the Upper Market Street widening which occurred 1956-58 [DPW A5230]

Noe Valley
Harper near 30th
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Harper near 30th

Harper St between Randall & 30th, view north. [Amelie Green.] Little girl.

Fairmount
California & Grant
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California & Grant

View north to woman in large hat and fur cape posing seated on grass in St. Mary's Square, Old St. Mary's church, Sing Chong Importing Co. in background.

Chinatown
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Spreckels Lake with model boats

Golden Gate Park
Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Japanese Tea Garden. Alice and Winnie and young man on drum bridge

Golden Gate Park
California & Grant
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California & Grant

St. Mary's Square. Sun Yat-Sen statue

Chinatown
Duboce & Market
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Duboce & Market

View of south facade of U.S. Mint on 'Mint Hill'

Mint Hill
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Elderly couple in front of Conservatory of Flowers

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Stow Lake rustic bridge viewed from trail. Couple in rowboat passing underneath.

Golden Gate Park
Market near McAllister
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Market near McAllister

View southwest across Market near McAllister toward 7th St. Light pole with Centre Theatre and United Artists Theatre (showing "Not as a Stranger"). Federal Hotel and Grant Building in background

Tenderloin
Golden Gate near Broderick
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Golden Gate near Broderick

View east between Broderick and Divisadero. 1770 Golden Gate at extreme left still stands. (2019) Apartments at right, 1763 Golden Gate, built 1908.

Western Addition
View from Portola
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View from Portola

View northeast from Portola Drive across Noe Valley. Houses in the foreground would be on today's Clipper Terrace. Alvarado School, St. Philip The Apostle Church at center far right. U.S. Mint and downtown at left, Yerba Buena Island, Bay Bridge, East Bay beyond. [Portola Drive - 24th to 26th Sts. - Observation Point] [DPW A5228]

Noe Valley
San Francisco aerial
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San Francisco aerial

Looking north Fairchild photo.

Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Viewed from Cliff House terrace. Note fake rock work on slopes.

Sutro Heights