Then and Now

‘Then and Now’: Lincoln Way at 31st Avenue

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Above: View looking southwest toward sand dunes from Lincoln Way at 31st Avenue on July 19, 1918, showing a bench for Fernando Nelson’s future Parkway Terrace development. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.
Below: The rolling hills of sand are now covered with million-dollar homes. In this March 2 photo, the original bench and sign are still visible. The pile of rubble from 107 years ago is long gone, replaced by a slope of green grass and shrubs. Photo by Michael Durand.

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