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'''Ocean House, 1867, north of shores of Lake Merced.''' | '''Ocean House, 1867, north of shores of Lake Merced.''' In 1854, the same year the Lake House opened to such high praise, a competitor opened a mile east on the Ocean Road to intercept thirsty customers. Proprietor Joseph W. Leavitt called his place “Ocean House,” and built a grand structure for the era and location. Today this is the site of Lowell High School. | ||
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''' Lake House in | '''Lake House on the old Ocean Road, circa 1872. That hill in the background used to be roughly where Country Club Drive and Berkshire Way intersect.''' | ||
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA '' | ''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA '' | ||
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'''Detail of the 1869 "Goddard" map and the wholly imaginary Lakeville neighborhood. The Lake and Ocean Houses along the Ocean Road are circled, which mostly aligns with today's Eucalyptus Drive west of 19th Avenue.''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 22 January 2026
Unfinished History
Lake Merced, c. 1895, with fresh water flume under construction.
Photo: Shaping San Francisco
Lake Merced and Laguna Puerca with the Ocean View racetrack and surrounding farms. In this "bird's-eye view" from 1868 the artist shows the lake draining to the ocean, and small farms sprouting in the surrounding area.
Image: George H. Goddard, Library of Congress
1872 map of Lake Merced showing the Ocean House Race Course and Lake House, which is at the juncture of Lake Merced and the East-West road.
map: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Ocean House, 1867, north of shores of Lake Merced. In 1854, the same year the Lake House opened to such high praise, a competitor opened a mile east on the Ocean Road to intercept thirsty customers. Proprietor Joseph W. Leavitt called his place “Ocean House,” and built a grand structure for the era and location. Today this is the site of Lowell High School.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.1197
Lake House on the old Ocean Road, circa 1872. That hill in the background used to be roughly where Country Club Drive and Berkshire Way intersect.
Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Detail of the 1869 "Goddard" map and the wholly imaginary Lakeville neighborhood. The Lake and Ocean Houses along the Ocean Road are circled, which mostly aligns with today's Eucalyptus Drive west of 19th Avenue.
Lake Merced in undeveloped landscape, far from nearby roads, c. 1900s.
Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Car selling photo at Lake Merced, 1921.
Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Skyline Boulevard north at Great Highway. Lake Merced at right, Fleishhacker Zoo at left, Sunset district straight ahead, March 15, 1937.
Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C.R. collection
