Fort Mason aerial, circa 1924
Not the greatest clarity (from an 8x10 print I have), but there's a lot here.
SF Gas works & Gasometer
Belt Line Railroad trestle in front of the swimming clubs (not yet moved)
Early Marina District development
A completely undeveloped block on the downslope of Broadway & Pacific
#sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

Workers, 1967
One of the drawers in the James Martin / Tiffany Cabinet was labeled "Workers"
For this Labor Day, here are some workers
#sfhistory #LaborDay
more here: https://sfmemory.org/search/index.php?q=workers&_ds=1&bn=0&bs=50&so0=contains&sf1=item_url&so1=contains&ss1=sfm005-10

San Francisco 1966
The latest batch of images from the James Martin Tiffany Cabinet slides is online!
334 images, General Views, City Government! Kids! Cats & Dogs!
Brand New Mustangs! #sfhistory
https://sfmemory.org/TiffanyCabinet/

If you haven't seen it, here's the recent news story that ran in the Chronicle last Saturday.
We've uncovered the story of the photographer along with how the cabinet was discarded and later found. Still hoping the other two will turn up. I think it's possible. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

"The first business to advertise in city directories under the heading of “automobile repair”
was, in fact, a bicycle shop, and it was located within the study area of this report. This
was the shop of Leavitt and Bill, owned by John W. Leavitt and John T. Bill, at 307-309
Larkin Street. These two men imported several brands of bicycles to sell, and in 1904
they also began to sell Reo automobiles and to offer general auto repair services. In that
year they had a staff of at least one, a machinist named George H. Woodward. John W.
Leavitt went on to become an important automobile dealer in San Francisco, selling
Oldsmobile, Oakland, Willys, and other major brands through the 1920s. Woodward
later worked in auto repair and opened his own auto parts machine shop in the study area."

https://sfgov.org/sfplanningarchive/ftp/files/DPRforms/Van%20Ness%20AutoRow%20ContextDraft%20Feb2010.pdf

Remember this name...

#LeavittAndBill

#bicycle
#automobile
#history
#SanFrancisco
#SFHistory
#MoreToCome

China Basin Aerial, 1970c
Still a couple of extant landmarks on the site of the ballpark.
Talking a lot about found photos this week, particularly sides. They are hard to look at & very easy to toss out. I found this one at SCRAP & I'm glad I did. Send me yours. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory #sanfrancisco #kodachrome

In TWO WEEKS my book will be out in the world! Come celebrate with me and Heather Bourbeau as we talk about San Francisco's forgotten cemeteries on Aug. 29 at @booksonthepark, or tune in online. It's going to be a great conversation!
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#literary #literaryevents #bookevents #booklaunch #bookstagram #cemeteries #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #californiahistory #graveyards

Thanks to Peter Hartlaub of the SF Chronicle the mystery of the Tiffany Cabinet is getting some exposure (no pun intended)
Here's a gift link to today's Chronicle (but you ought to subscribe like I do) #sfhistory #sanfranciscohistory https://www.sfchronicle.com/vault/article/lost-1960s-photos-start-san-francisco-mystery-18283885.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3ZhdWx0L2FydGljbGUvbG9zdC0xOTYwcy1waG90b3Mtc3RhcnQtc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1teXN0ZXJ5LTE4MjgzODg1LnBocA==&time=MTY5MTkzNzE2ODQwMg==&rid=MGMwMmJjYTgtODJhZS00M2VmLWI5YjYtYTJjZjE4ZjUxZGYx&sharecount=MQ==

Palace of Fine Arts, circa 1964
These aren't the best shots I have of the decrepit PoFA, but they're good examples of why not to trust the date on Kodachrome slides. Dated Aug 1965, the Palace was demolished by Nov 64. These sat in the camera for almost a year! #sfhistory #SanFrancisco #SanFranciscoHistory

Market near Powell, Sept 1966
Voter registration drive with a replica cable car by the SF Labor Council, AFL-CIO, SF Cope (Committee on Political Education) The November 1966 election put Ronald Regan in the Governor's office. (though Pat Brown won SF with 59%) #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory #SanFrancisco #kodachrome

Kearny north from Sacramento 1912 & recently
Remarkably intact blocks 111 years later.
Only noticeable differences are the Hall of Justice & the International Hotel.
I recall that there was some agreement in the 80s that the Financial District stopped at Sacramento. I guess it did. #sfhistory #SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #Chinatown

Sanchez & 19th Street, 1914 & 1917
Before & after construction of the pedestrian staircase between Cumberland & 19th Streets. #sfhistory

Until recently, this slope was thought to be impassable by vehicles. #SanFranciscoHistory #SanFrancisco

27th & Dolores, 1903
View northerly toward the Southern Pacific bridge over Dolores. the two Victorian houses in the background still stand on Cesar Chavez (then Army Street). I didn't notice the painter sitting on top at first. #sfhistory

Stonestown Aerial, circa 1951
Not sure of the date, but I'm close. The Stonestown Apartments seem about done but the shopping center hasn't been started. No Lowell (1962) or Lakeshore Elementary (1953) but really it's about the curve in Lake Merced Boulevard around the arm of Lake Merced. #sfhistory

Swimming Lessons at Fleishhacker Pool, October 1966
#sfhistory

Cole Valley, circa 1895
View west from about Parnassus & Clayton
I'll admit, this one is hard to visualize but the two houses on the right still stand at 140 & 138 Carl Street. Development ensued soon after this & had already started north of the view toward Haight.

#sfhistory #sanFranciscoHistory #coleValley

View from Fox Plaza, August 1966
A view northwest toward the War Memorial and Opera House.
So many details in this: the Central Freeway, redevelopment beyond Jefferson Square, St. Paulus Church, & the Pink Palace. #sfhistory

What do you see?

SF Zoo Playground, 1948
This one cracked me up, a mother pushing the baby down the slide. I think it's at the Zoo, but I'm not 100% sure. How else are you going to learn to have fun?
(Leslie Sheraton Color Slides from SF Public Library)

#sfhistory https://digitalsf.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A207809

Lands End/Lincoln Park Aerial, 1925c
Stanley Page shot views around the bay in the early 1920s.
This is at least 1925 based on the washout that ended Cliff Line streetcar service.
(a new high res version from David Rumsey
- see more here: https://davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/c3b49r ) #sfhistory

The Deer Glen, Golden Gate Park, 1904c
The elk & deer arrived around 1889, By 1921, this was the de Laveaga Rhododendron Dell, and in the 1990s became the National AIDS Memorial Grove. from the Greg Gaar Postcard Collection #sfhistory https://sfmemory.org/Display/sfm001-01378 #sanfranciscohistory #goldengatepark