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The [[Trains in the Mission|San Jose-San Francisco railroad]] ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after the railroad stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel. | The [[Trains in the Mission|San Jose-San Francisco railroad]] ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after [[Southern Pacific Railroad Rolls Through the City|the railroad]] stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel. | ||
[[Image:27th and Dolores Northeast sfm002-10044.jpg|800px]] | [[Image:27th and Dolores Northeast sfm002-10044.jpg|800px]] | ||
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''Photo: SFMemory.org'' | ''Photo: SFMemory.org'' | ||
[[Image:Dolores near 26th 1923 southerly opensfhistory wnp27.50160.jpg|800px]] | |||
'''Dolores looking south from 26th, train overpass visible at 27th, c. 1923.''' | |||
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnop27.50160'' | |||
[[Image:Ne-across-27th-and-dolores 20231205 225258424.jpg]] | [[Image:Ne-across-27th-and-dolores 20231205 225258424.jpg]] | ||
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''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | ''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | ||
[[Image:27th and Dolores c 1949 sfm002-10020.jpg|800px]] | |||
'''27th and Dolores, c. 1949.''' | |||
''Photo: SFMemory.org sfm002-10020'' | |||
[[Image:Dolores and 27th 1942 sfm002-10035.jpg|800px]] | [[Image:Dolores and 27th 1942 sfm002-10035.jpg|800px]] | ||
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[[Image:27th and Dolores bridge removed abutment still intact on sw corner sfm002-10052.jpg|800px]] | [[Image:27th and Dolores bridge removed abutment still intact on sw corner sfm002-10052.jpg|800px]] | ||
'''Removed abutment for iron train bridge still sits on southwest corner of 27th and Dolores, 1942.''' | '''Removed abutment for iron train bridge still sits on southwest corner of 27th and Dolores, 1942, [[St Paul's|St. Paul's church]] on Church Street in distance.''' | ||
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[[category:Transit]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Noe Valley]] [[category:2020s]] [[category:roads]] | [[Image:Train on bridge near Dolores 1908 AAB-3476.jpg]] | ||
'''Train on bridge near Dolores Street, 1908.''' | |||
''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 25 April 2025
Unfinished History
The San Jose-San Francisco railroad ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after the railroad stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel.
Northeast view along train bridge, c. 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Dolores looking south from 26th, train overpass visible at 27th, c. 1923.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnop27.50160
Northeast view across 27th and Dolores, 2023.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
27th and Dolores, c. 1949.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm002-10020
1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Removed abutment for iron train bridge still sits on southwest corner of 27th and Dolores, 1942, St. Paul's church on Church Street in distance.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Southwest view across Dolores at 27th, 2023.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Sign indicating dismantling for war effort, 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Train on bridge near Dolores Street, 1908.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library