San Francisco WAYYYYY BACK (Pictures of MANY LOCATIONS) VOL. Chills

[luong1209]

So my friend just showed me this. I know many of you LOVE San Francisco after Grimlock's thread. Here's a chance to visit SF 1960's and even before.

Crazy thing is, many location still look the same...There's much more, so take your time and enjoy NTers! LINK: http://www.oldsf.org/#ll:37.806825|-122.420894,m:37.79578|-122.42387|15

College, San Francisco State University:

Golden Gate Bridge being built:

 

[high altitude]

Only 2 pics tho

Where are the rest?

 

[lanev0]

i feel like in the 60s again after those 2 pictures

 

[shaunhillftw49]

Ever seen those books in every bay area bookstore with pictures of every neighborhood from way back?

 

[luong1209]

Originally Posted by ShaunHillFTW49

Ever seen those books in every bay area bookstore with pictures of every neighborhood from way back?

Yea...They're cool, but pretty expensive.

Originally Posted by High Altitude

Only 2 pics tho

Where are the rest?

My bad, link updated.

 

[gil23]

Originally Posted by High Altitude

Only 2 pics tho

Where are the rest?

 

[dayoyoman]

http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

here's a radical wiki of San Francisco's history for those interested. It's mostly user contributed stories of neighborhoods and events. Helps to contextualize the pictures in a historical sense so you get a feel of what it was like to live in San Francisco during those times.

 

[luong1209]

View of Bay Bridge @ Embarcadero:

Ghiradeli Square:

Vaness:

 

[luong1209]

Chinatown:

 

[lazyj10]

VanNess was quieter and safer back then

F building a bridge, too....get out of here with that height.

 

[Good Ol J.R]

Originally Posted by Luong1209


Golden Gate Bridge being built:

 

[luong1209]

Downtown:

 

 

[luong1209]

Union Square:

1879

:

   

1898:

1904:

1906 Earthquake in SF:

Panorama:

 

[that dude173]

NYC>

 

[luong1209]

Continuing Union Square:

Christmas 1935:

1972:

 

[darthska]

LazyJ10:

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F building a bridge, too....get out of here with that height.
Exactly what I thought when I saw the pic. I mean, dudes must have been on HAAAARRRDDD times.

 

[lazyj10]

One of the last bridge workers just died too...last year or something...crazy.

 

[ahyoon chef]

the sunset...mustve been a breeze driving down 19th...lol

 

[dayoyoman]

Also, KQED did some awesome documenteries on a few neighborhoods in San Francisco a while ago. The series was called "Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco"

The one on the Fillmore District was really good, and I'd highly recommend watching it if you have any interest in the geography of San Francisco.
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/fillmore/learning/time.html
The Mission: http://www.kqed.org/w/hood/mission/

It's really amazing to see how landscapes can change so drastically so quickly, and it's also cool to see the ones that haven't changed at all.

The old arches on Fillmore and Eddy

Geary before redevelopment. Notice all the Victorians that were torn down to build the Geary Blvd expressway.

Geary and Fillmore now

Market St and Embacadero before redevelopment--the construction of the Embarcadero centers. Compare the changes in scale and levels of buildings now to before. This area was mostly warehouses and pretty industrial.

This is what's there now

This was SOMA before redevelopment and the construction of the Moscone Centers and Yerba Buena gardens. Cheap residential hotels every block.

Demolition for the construction of the Moscone Center.

After

EDIT: added some pictures from now

 

[luong1209]

Originally Posted by ThaT Dude173

NYC>

Useless post was useless. Moving on...

Market:

Haight & Ashbury:

 

[bulldg2686]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

LazyJ10:

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F building a bridge, too....get out of here with that height.

Exactly what I thought when I saw the pic. I mean, dudes must have been on HAAAARRRDDD times.

F taking a picture of the guys at the top of the bridge

 

[dayoyoman]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

View of Bay Bridge @ Embarcadero:

The old Embarcadero Freeway. Crazy to think that there was ever a double decker freeway looking at the place now...

 

[addicted to exclusives]

I want to live in SF so bad. Cali is the mission.

 

[luong1209]

Golden Gate Park/Children's Playground throughout the years:

1893

1904

1911

1964

Refugee camps in GGP:

Japanese Tea Garden:

1908:

1935:

Cherry blossoms in 1951:

Not dated:

 

[denni5themenace]

dope pics. thanks for sharing.