
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.
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.
Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.
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.
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.
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.
Photos from San Francisco’s past.
Photo of Stow Lake in Golden gate Park, circa 1900.
Historical photo.
Historical photo of Ocean Beach in the 1940s.
Photo from 1910 at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.
Historical photo of Masonic Avenue circa 1925.
Arial photograph, circa 1950, shows the emergence of the western neighborhoods.
This photograph, circa 1950, shows the #1-California streetcar at the western terminus of the line, located on California Street and 32nd Avenue…
Historical photo from a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project.