‘Then and Now’: Balboa and La Playa Streets

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on July 4, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Above: Northeast view of Balboa Street where La Playa Street dead ends. The photo, taken circa 1935, shows the Rocket Speedway ride, from back in the Playland-at-the Beach years. The Gustav Moeller house is visible on ridge behind. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Below: This photo, taken at the end of June 2024, shows the Gustav Moeller house still standing but with more neighbors than it had 89 years ago. Photo by Michael Durand.

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