The burial ground was one of four large cemeteries in the area and was removed in the early 1930s to be replaced by Rossi Playground and housing.
Lonely Lone Mountain
Sailor at the End of the Line
Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Observing the Ruins
This photograph, circa 1907, shows Sweeney’s observatory on the top of Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park after it was destroyed by the massive earthquake that hit the City in April, 1906. The observatory was constructed as a part of the 1894 Mid-winter Exposition that was held in the park. Strawberry Hill, located in the middle of Stow Lake, is the tallest point in the park.
A day at the museum
This photograph, circa 1900, shows four children standing in the Music Concourse located in front of the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park. The museum and the surrounding area was developed for the 1894 Mid-winter Fair.
Historic Rail Yard
This photograph, circa 1940, shows the Municipal Railway’s storage yard for streetcars,
which was located between Lincoln Way and Irving Street and 12th and Funston avenues.
Early Duffers
Photos from San Francisco’s past.
‘Ships Ahoy’
Photo of Stow Lake in Golden gate Park, circa 1900.
For the birds
Historical photo.
Day at the Beach
Historical photo of Ocean Beach in the 1940s.
Strolling at the Lake
Photo from 1910 at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.
Mighty Masonic?
Historical photo of Masonic Avenue circa 1925.
Early View from Above
Arial photograph, circa 1950, shows the emergence of the western neighborhoods.
End of the Line
This photograph, circa 1950, shows the #1-California streetcar at the western terminus of the line, located on California Street and 32nd Avenue…
Playing at Playland
Historical photo from a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
Dawn of a new era for transit
