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[[Image:Alemany storm drain, looking east to Mt. St. Joseph in background West of Folsom Aug 1930--wnp36.03949.jpg|793px]]
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'''August 1930. Note the building at upper right, which reappears in the following photos.'''
'''August 1930. Looking east to Mt. St. Joseph.'''


''Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.03949''
''Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.03949''
[[Image:May 14 1930 Alemany storm drain, Section A Culverting Islais Creek dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2550 wnp36.04490.jpg]]
'''May 14, 1930: Alemany storm drain, culverting Islais Creek.'''
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.04490 DPW A2550''
[[Image:May 14 1930 View west toward Mission Viaduct, St. Marys Park homes on Justin Drive at right Alemany storm drain, Section A Culverting Islais Creek dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2549wnp36.04489.jpg]]
'''May 14, 1930: View west toward Mission Viaduct, [[St Mary's Residential Tract|St. Mary's Park homes]] on Justin Drive at right.'''
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.04489 DPW A2549''


[[Image:Alemany islais-creek-1930.jpg]]
[[Image:Alemany islais-creek-1930.jpg]]

Revision as of 21:42, 2 May 2020

Historical Photo Essay

Excelvis$alemany-boulevard-1910.jpg

As seen from the Mission Viaduct, the proposed Alemany Boulevard along the course of Islais Creek, running down from Glen Canyon to the marshes between Bernal Heights and Bayview/Hunters' Point, 1910.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Alemany islais-creek-1911.jpg

1911

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

101 and 280 Jun 24, 1930--wnp36.03941.jpg

Approximately at intersection of today's freeways, Highway 101 and I-280, June 24, 1930.

Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.03941

Alemany storm drain, looking east to Mt. St. Joseph in background West of Folsom Aug 1930--wnp36.03949.jpg

August 1930. Looking east to Mt. St. Joseph.

Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.03949

May 14 1930 Alemany storm drain, Section A Culverting Islais Creek dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2550 wnp36.04490.jpg

May 14, 1930: Alemany storm drain, culverting Islais Creek.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.04490 DPW A2550

May 14 1930 View west toward Mission Viaduct, St. Marys Park homes on Justin Drive at right Alemany storm drain, Section A Culverting Islais Creek dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2549wnp36.04489.jpg

May 14, 1930: View west toward Mission Viaduct, St. Mary's Park homes on Justin Drive at right.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.04489 DPW A2549

Alemany islais-creek-1930.jpg

1930. Note the building at upper right, which reappears in the following photos.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Alemany islais-creek-1960s.jpg

1960, Islais Creek now completely buried beneath Alemany Boulevard.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Alemany I-280 islais-creek-1980s.jpg

1980s, Interstate-280 has taken over the waterway, pushing Alemany Blvd. to its south.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA


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