A collection of photographs of people who lived in Sunnyside.
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1905c. Early Sunnyside resident Seph Williams stands with his horse in front of his house at 257 Joost Ave. Courtesy the Williams family. Read more about the Williams family on Joost.1906. The Mickelsen family at 511 Congo Street. Immigrants from Denmark who stayed for several generations. Read about Congo in the 1920s here.1917. Charles Behler and his family and neighbors pose for a group photo on the 600 block of Mangels. Courtesy Geoff Follin. Read the story here. 1920s. The Williams brothers ran the Sunnyside Coalyard at 36 Joost until the 1930s. Courtesy the Williams family. Read the story here.
1923. The Williams family in the company truck, at 227 Joost Ave. Courtesy the Williams family.1929c. Frank Di Miceli and family at his long-running grocery at 570 Monterey Blvd. Read more of their story here. Courtesy Noah Haydon.1920s. The Jensen family at 511 Congo Street. The Jensens also came from Denmark and stayed for generations. Courtesy Judy Simpson. Read a recollection of growing up here in the 1920s in this post. 1930s. The Staub children, at the family home, 346 Flood Ave. Courtesy Jo Staub. Read an account of this remarkable family here. 1930s. Max Staub with his daughter, at 346 Flood Ave. Courtesy Jo Staub.1941. Staub family at 346 Flood Ave. Courtesy Jo Staub.1929. Bartholomew Bertucci, Italian immigrant ice-cream maker, with his neighbors, the Strohmaier children. 747 Monterey Blvd. Courtesy Jacquie Proctor, MtDavidson.org.
1940s. Two Strohmaier daughters, in front of family house at 755 Monterey Blvd. House behind (the Degliantonis) is now gone. OpenSFHistory.org1940s. Two Strohmaier daughters in front of 755 Monterey Blvd. Hinks Garage (740) behind, now gone. OpenSFHistory.org More about Monterey Boulevard businesses here.1940s. Strohmaier children in front of 755 Monterey Blvd. OpenSFHistory.org1948c. Baby boom for the Strohmaier family, Back yard at 755 Monterey. OpenSFHistory.org1945c. Tony Molinari (center) owner of bar “Sunny Havern” at 558 Monterey Blvd, now Friends Bar. Courtesy Michelle Molinari.The Molinari brothers ran a garage at 590 Monterey in the 1940s. Now Monterey Auto Service. Courtesy Michelle Molinari.1938. Carl Swanson, at 350 Joost Ave, with daughters Ruth and Vera. Carl built his house and many more in the city. Their story here. Courtesy Linda Doughty.1930s. The Denholm family in front of their house at 330 Congo Street. Courtesy Roseanne Stoke.1950. Don Cohn, age 5. The Cohns lived at 482 Monterey. Courtesy Don Cohn.1960. Don Cohn, as a Sea Scout, age 15. The Cohns lived at 482 Monterey. The “Kozy Kafe” is visible next door, long gone. Courtesy Don Cohn.1962. The Scorsonelli family, who lived at 466 Staples for many years. Ancestry.com. Read their story here.1980s. Ron Davis ran a barber shop at 719 Monterey for many years, and displayed many historic photos on the walls of his shop. Photo: Greg Gaar. OpenSFHistory.org
