“View of San Francisco from Twin Peaks”, 1872
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“View down Market Street from reservoir on Twin Peaks” 1880s
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Cole Valley & Haight, 1892
“Cows grazing in Cole Valley”
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San Francisco, early 1900s
“View of San Francisco from Twin Peaks” |
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Market Street, 1906
“View of Market Street from east slope of Twin Peaks” |
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Market Street at Clayton, 1918 |
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Market Street, 1921
“Construction of Market Street extension” |
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Twin Peaks, 1923
“View of east slope of undeveloped streets of Graystone, Crown, Villa & Corbett” |
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Corbett Avenue, 1923
“Pipe installation on Corbett Avenue” |
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Twin Peaks, 1924
“view from twin peaks” |
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Vulcan Stairs, 1925
“Pedestrian stairway along east slope of twin peaks still exists today” |
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Twin Peaks, 1930s
“undeveloped and dotted with farms and pasture” |
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Clayton & Market Street, date unknown
“Clayton Street looking down towards Market, Trolley cars existed at one time on Clayton” |
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Twin Peaks, 1930
“Plenty of space existed for your sunday drive” |
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Downtown, 1934
“View down Market Street towards downtown” |
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Twin Peaks Blvd, 1934
“Construction commences on building a road to the summit” |
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Sutro Forest, 1934
“A lumber yard and mill existed” |
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Sutro Forest, 1934
“lumber being cut at the mill” |
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Sutro Forest, 1934
“wood getting stacked and dried within the forest” |
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Sutro Forest, 1935
“Cities highest house in Twin Peaks within Sutro Forest at that time” |
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Twin Peaks Model, 1936
“The Federal Art Project had proposed a cascade on twin peaks” |
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Twin Peaks, 1941
“View of Golden Gate Bridge from the summit” |
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View of Bay Bridge & Downtown, 1940s
“View of the bridge shortly after its completion” |
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Tank Hill, 1942
“A view in the distance of Tank Hill, prior to the removal of the water storage tank” |

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Palo Alto Avenue & Glenbrook, date unknown
“A view from the intersection of Palo Alto and Glenbrook Avenue” |
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Villa Terrace, 1942
“Many roads were unpaved during in the 1940’s” |
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Villa Terrace, 1942
“Cobblestone retaining walls adorned many roadways” |
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Pemberton Steps, 1942
“Stairways were developed for easier pedestrian travel. many stairways still remain in the neighborhood” |
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Apartment Bldg on Villa Terrace, 1942 |
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St. Germain Street, date unknown
“Lovely home near the intersection of St. Germain and Glenbrook” |
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Twin Peaks, 1945
“A view up the hill from 18th & Market Street” |
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Corbett Avenue, 1948
“One of the last remaining farms on the hill” |
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Villa Terrace, 1948
“Parking was challenging, even 60 years ago” |
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Graystone Terrace, 1949 |
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Graystone Terrace, 1949
“Public controversy with Board of Permit Appeals over proposal to build apartment buildings” |
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Christmas Tree Hill, 1950
“A view of a Christmas tree near twin peaks view summit” |
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Twin Peaks, 1950’s
“A view from Mt Olympus” |
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Sutro Mansion, 1950s
“Sutro Mansion next to KGO TV communications tower” |
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Crown Terrace, 1952
caption on photo – “Crown Terrace has triumphed. Mrs. Perego’s abandoned auto rests on the dirt road extension from Crown Terrace to her apartment house development. A chain (arrow) shuts off that part of terrace which…” |
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Twin Peaks,1957
“view from the summit to the north” |
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Twin Peaks, 1957
” a southeast view from the summit” |
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Market Street, 1957
“construction of Upper Market Street to Portola” |
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Mid-Town Terrace, 1958
“Home construction is underway” |
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Twin Peaks, 1958
“Aerial view of neighborhoods and Sutro Forest” |
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Tank Hill, 1961
“City planned to sell lots on Tank Hill. The community opposed this idea and Tank Hill remains today as public open space” |
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Twin Peaks, 1962
“View of undeveloped Twin Peaks in the distance” |
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Sutro Tower, 1972
“Construction of the Tower is underway” |
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Sutro Tower, 1972
“Construction is near completion” |
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Sutro Tower, 1972
“Construction is completed” |
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