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'''Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley (part of which has been affectionately dubbed [[La Lengua, 1907|"La Lengua"]] by blogger Burrito Justice) in this early 1940s aerial image.'''
'''Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley in this early 1940s aerial image. Also notable is is the not-yet built location of Noe Valley Recreation Center on the west end of the block bounded by 30th, Sanchez, and Day Streets.'''


''Photo: San Francisco Planning Department''
''Photo: San Francisco Planning Department''

Revision as of 11:50, 23 December 2013

Unfinished History

Transit1$sp-railroad-in-mission-c-1920.jpg

Southern Pacific's San Jose Railroad chugging through the Mission District, c. 1920

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Rr-in-noe-valley-towards-bernal-cut 3014.jpg

Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley in this early 1940s aerial image. Also notable is is the not-yet built location of Noe Valley Recreation Center on the west end of the block bounded by 30th, Sanchez, and Day Streets.

Photo: San Francisco Planning Department

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

Railroad passing Bernal Cut 1908 AAA-9900.jpg

Railroad passing Bernal Cut, 1908.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library


Carbarn-and-trolley-on-Mission-near-29th-1937.jpg

United Railroads carbarn and trolley on Mission near 29th Street, 1937.'

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco


21st-and-Harrison-SP-train-1905-AAA-9981.jpg

Southern Pacific train running on Harrison Street near 21st, 1905.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Transit1$29th-dolores-c-1902.jpg

29th & Dolores Sts., apx. 1902, railroad bridge in background.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

1873 SFSJ RR missiondist rumsey.jpg

The actual route of the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad through Noe Valley - 1873

Photo: David Rumsey Collection


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