Then and Now

‘Then and Now’: 21st Avenue and Pacheco Street

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Above: The photo showing the view looking north/northeast on 21st Avenue near Pacheco Street was taken around 1935. It shows a sand conveyor streetcar used to clear a sand lot, the future home of a row of Sunset District residences. Visible in the distance in Golden Gate Park is Strawberry Hill located in the midlle of what was called Stow Lake (later renamed Blue Heron Lake). Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Below: This photo, taken about 91 years after the “then” photo, shows homes blocking the view of Golden Gate Park. It was taken on a beautiful blue-sky day in the beginning of February, 2026. Photo by Audrey Jonas.

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