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Old Posted Nov 25, 2006, 6:55 PM
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1940's San Francisco

These photos were published by the SF Chronicle and are from a book by Gene Wright. Actually, I mispoke in the title. Most of them are from the 50's and 60's (sorry about that--can't change the thread title):











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Old Posted Nov 26, 2006, 4:28 AM
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It's so amazing to see how much The City has changed... and yet, how little has changed at the same time.
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hurrgh, i wish i could've stayed like this. Reminds me of the African North Coast for some reason.

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Old Posted Nov 26, 2006, 6:42 AM
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Actually, that part of the city is virtually the same now. I'm sure somebody has a more recent pic of this same vantage point.
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Yes! I love that shot of North Beach!
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I like old photos of cities and buildings. It has class. Thanks for suring those.

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Sweet.
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