San Francisco Department of City Planning Records

San Francisco Department of City Planning Records

Contains reports, plans and proposals, property surveys, block drawings, and photographic images shaping and documenting the physical development of San Francisco in the 20th century. Block drawings were prepared in 1938 and 1939 for construction of a 3-dimensional model of the city. Subjects include height limits, urban design, lot sizes, rezoning, street connections, and redevelopment. Photographs consist of prints, negatives, and color slides of neighborhoods, streets, and traffic scenes. Photo subjects include construction of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) Sectional Model of San Francisco and the Market Street transit thoroughfare.
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Photographs and Negatives
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Photographs and Negatives
The Photographs and Negatives series of the San Francisco Department of City Planning Records includes approximately 1,200 photographic prints, 1,000 negatives and 120 color slides of San Francisco...
Show moreThe Photographs and Negatives series of the San Francisco Department of City Planning Records includes approximately 1,200 photographic prints, 1,000 negatives and 120 color slides of San Francisco's neighborhoods, streets, and traffic scenes between 1939 and 1995. The earliest negatives document the construction and dedication of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) Sectional Model of San Francisco, 1939-1940.
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San Francisco Department of City Planning Records