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'''The Vulcan Steps not long after they were first laid out, Oct. 23, 1925.''' | '''The Vulcan Steps at Ord Street not long after they were first laid out, Oct. 23, 1925.''' | ||
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Among the many amazing stairways in San Francisco, the two off Ord Street on the northwest slopes of Eureka Valley, Vulcan and Saturn, are really fantastic. They are a fun way to traverse the steep slopes up to [[Corona Heights|Corona Heights]], or if you are on your way from the Castro to the Haight, they provide a scenic alternative to the usual streets. | Among the many amazing stairways in San Francisco, the two off Ord Street on the [[Living on the Slopes|northwest slopes of Eureka Valley]], Vulcan and Saturn, are really fantastic. They are a fun way to traverse the steep slopes up to [[Corona Heights|Corona Heights]], or if you are on your way from the Castro to the Haight, they provide a scenic alternative to the usual streets. | ||
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'''Saturn steps at Ord Street.''' | '''Saturn steps at Ord Street.''' | ||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
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'''View across Eureka Valley and the Mission from Saturn Steps, July 2009.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | ''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | ||
[[category:Eureka Valley]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:2000s]] | [[category:Eureka Valley]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:2000s]] | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 17 August 2009
Unfinished History
The Vulcan Steps at Ord Street not long after they were first laid out, Oct. 23, 1925.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
Vulcan Steps from top, looking down, July 2009.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Among the many amazing stairways in San Francisco, the two off Ord Street on the northwest slopes of Eureka Valley, Vulcan and Saturn, are really fantastic. They are a fun way to traverse the steep slopes up to Corona Heights, or if you are on your way from the Castro to the Haight, they provide a scenic alternative to the usual streets.
Saturn steps at Ord Street.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
View across Eureka Valley and the Mission from Saturn Steps, July 2009.
Photo: Chris Carlsson