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The [[Trains in the Mission|San Jose-San Francisco railroad]] ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after the railroad stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel. | The [[Trains in the Mission|San Jose-San Francisco railroad]] ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after [[Southern Pacific Railroad Rolls Through the City|the railroad]] stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 1 May 2024
Unfinished History
The San Jose-San Francisco railroad ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after the railroad stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel.
Northeast view along train bridge, c. 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Northeast view across 27th and Dolores, 2023.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Removed abutment for iron train bridge still sits on southwest corner of 27th and Dolores, 1942, St. Paul's church on Church Street in distance.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Southwest view across Dolores at 27th, 2023.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Sign indicating dismantling for war effort, 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org
Train on bridge near Dolores Street, 1908.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library