‘Then and Now’: Ocean Beach Esplanade

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on February 6, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Above: The Ocean Beach Esplanade is seen here under construction in this Oct. 7, 1916 photo. This is the second section looking north. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Below: A little wider view shows the sea wall, but no sign of the steps which are now buried under the sand. There is also no sign of the spray-painted graffiti in the “then” photo. Photo by Audrey Jonas.

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