Move slider to compare photographs. Note little gas station on left, site of 190 Monterey apartment building now. View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.Look at a similar view in 1925.
Monterey near Baden: 1937 and Today
GPNHP at Glen Park Festival on Sunday
This Sunday 28 April, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project will have a table at the Glen Park Festival, 10am-4pm We’ll have lots to look at, including the photo boards from the City Model project and a raffle. Share your stories, ask questions, or just stop by to say hello.
Diamond and Chenery: 1940 and Today
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Diamond at Bosworth: 1912 and Today
Move slider to compare photographs. The dangerous trestle bridge was for the electric streetcar, over Islais Creek until the gulch was filled in in 1920s. Note square bay windows under large tree at center-right of image, now Glen Park Cleaners (corner of Diamond and Chenery), which was Haack’s saloon at the turn of the century. View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.
Joost and Acadia: 1923 and Today
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Diamond at Monterey: 1923 and Today
Move slider to compare photographs. Houses on right removed for Glen Park BART Station (1972). Houses on left replaced in 1978. View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.
Diamond and Chenery: 1942 and Today
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Diamond at Wilder: 1942 and Today
Move slider to compare photographs. Before there was Glen Park Station bar, there was Glen Club (on right). Before Canyon Market, a small Safeway (on left). View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.
Diamond and Bosworth: 1923 and Today
Move slider to compare photographs. Paint shop at corner and other buildings on Bosworth removed when street was widened in 1960s. View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.
Ocean Ave near Balboa Park: 1909 and Today
Move slider to compare photographs. Looking east. Fire station at Ocean and San Jose built 1906 (now gone) visible in center. United Railroads car shops on right, now Muni yard. Southern Pacific railroad tracks in foreground (horizontal) now I-280 freeway (below bridge). View larger here. Look at other comparison photographs here.