View South from City Hall 1890s

Unfinished History

Central Park ballpark wnp71.2490.jpg

1896 view south from Old City Hall down 8th Street. "Central Park" Ballpark at 8th and Market, Mission Bay and Potrero Hill in distant rear. Filipino tribal people known as "Igorots" camped in this park in 1905.

Photo: OpenSFHistory wnp71.2490.jpg

View south from Nob Hill 1890s.jpg

1890s view south from flanks of Nob Hill, east of the Civic Center. Mission Bay visible in distance.

Photo: provenance unknown, via Facebook

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