San Francisco: 24 then and now snapshots in time

24 then and now images from the core of one of America's greatest cities: San Francisco.

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Above: The “Great Nave” of the Ferry Building in 1900. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Below: The Ferry Building Marketplace restaurants and vendors offer everything from artisan cheeses to the freshest of local fish.

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Above: Looking north down Powell Street, from O’Farrell Street in 1959. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Below: Looking north down Powell Street, from O’Farrell Street in 2015.

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Above: Grant Avenue in Chinatown during the 1950s. Courtesy of Buzz Feed. Below: San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinese community outside of Asia.

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Above: Sacramento Street during the 1906 fire. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Below: Sacramento Street, 100 years later.

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Above: Looking north on Fillmore Street and its intersection with Lombard Street on June 19, 1917. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Below: Looking at the northeast corner of Fillmore and Lombard Streets from eastbound Lombard Street.

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Above: The intersection of Grant Avenue and Bush Street in 1970. Courtesy of San Francisco Pictures Below: The intersection of Grant Avenue and Bush Street in 2015.

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com