Then and Now

‘Then and Now’: Balboa Street at Fifth Avenue

Above: Looking east on Balboa Street near Fifth Avenue as the Muni 31-Line #980 streetcar rumbles by. This photo was taken in 1949. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Right: This picture, taken 75 years later, shows a similar view but without the streetcar and rails, and with plenty of trees lining Balboa Street. The green building on the corner is O’Keeffe’s bar which as been at that location since 1977. To the left (not pictured) is Cinderella Bakery which has been in business selling Russian delicacies since 1953. Photo by Michael Durand.

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