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'''Streetcars numbers 5, 13, and 18 all going between Holy Cross Cemetery and Ferries, with routes into San Mateo County, dated c. 1880s.'''
'''Streetcars numbers 5, 13, and 18 all going between Holy Cross Cemetery and Ferries, with routes into San Mateo County on San Jose Road, dated c. 1880s.'''


''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''
''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''

Revision as of 15:13, 5 August 2014

Unfinished History

Mural celebrating the Excelsior district at corner of Mission and Excelsior, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Well-dressed elderly Asian woman cross Mission at Excelsior, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Streetcars numbers 5, 13, and 18 all going between Holy Cross Cemetery and Ferries, with routes into San Mateo County on San Jose Road, dated c. 1880s.

Photo: Charles Ruiz collection

The iconic Royal Baking Company building dates back to the early 20th century when it was still a primarily Italian area. Today it is a Pasteleria, producing baked goods for a Mexican and Central American clientele.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Old bank building converted into a produce market, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Looking west on Mission Street at Santa Rosa, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Southwest of Geneva on Mission, this odd structure sits at the corner of Mission and Concord, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson