I like this picture from the 1939 WPA Guide to San Francisco, and I wanted to see if I could find the same spot, which isn’t hard when you use Google Maps. It’s on Grant Avenue, looking south toward Washington Street.    Sacramento Street in 1948. It amazes me that this urban children’s playground, now […]

Chinatown in the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s (Thumbnail images)