Then and Now

‘Then and Now’: Irving Street Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Above: This 1970s view looking southeast across Irving Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues shows the classic green N-Judah streetcar, West Coast Pharmacy, The Wishing Well, Compton’s, The Embers Cocktails, two liquor stores across the street from each other and construction at UCSF Medical Center in the background. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.
Below: It is hard to see the classic shoe-shaped sign on the right, now partially obscured by a light pole. The tall green building on the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue blocks the view of most of UCSF Medical Center. The picture was taken on Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Michael Durand.

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