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Revision as of 14:53, 13 March 2019
Unfinished History
Foerster Street mudslide, February 1942.
Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.5611
After a rainy winter in 1942, a major mudslide ripped down the southeastern slope of Mt. Davidson and knocked one house off its foundation and killed Mrs. Dora Krammer. The 700 block of Foerster Street was buried, trapping residents in their homes until they were rescued.
The house knocked from its foundation in the 700 block of Foerster Street, Feb. 6, 1942.
Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp26.181
View north on Foerster Street towards Teresita after another mudslide, Dec. 6, 1942.
Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.6473
By 1951, the area was stabilized and this home at 234 Teresita Blvd. characterized the new neighborhood.
Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp58.098