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Above: Looking southeast at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Irving Street in 1920. The new Sunset Branch Library stands alone on the block between 18th and 19th avenues. The library opened on March 25, 1918, and cost $43,955. Its location was formerly the site of an old barn which had become a nuisance in the neighborhood because young boys used it for shooting practice. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.
Below: Where the two pedestrians were standing is now one of the busiest intersections in the Sunset District. The brick building that fills the once-empty lot next to the library is Jefferson Elementary School. Photo by Michael Durand.
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