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Streetwise - Stairways to the Stars
by Frank Dunnigan
Frank Dunnigan, WNP member and columnist. -
Many of us grew up believing that the rectangular blocks of the Sunset District had always been there, or at least that they were laid out somewhere around the dawn of time. However, it wasn’t until the 1920s that the city began to undertake several massive public works projects to complete the geometric street grid across the entire western half of San Francisco.
With streetcar service through the Twin Peaks Tunnel commencing operation in February of 1918 and the Duboce (Sunset) Tunnel set to open in October of 1928, it was important to ensure that builders would have easy access to the lots and homes that they were trying to sell. In particular, the Golden Gate Heights area bounded roughly by Kirkham Street on the north, Rivera Street on the south, 8th Avenue on the east, and 17th Ave ....

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