‘Then and Now’: Arguello Boulevard and Balboa Street

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on May 9, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Above: In this photo from June 6, 1944, a Muni streetcar can be seen having just crashed into a gas station on the corner of Arguello Boulevard and Balboa Street. Rail service ended on the line in 1949, and it was initially replaced by motor coach and later by trolley coach. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Below: Today, the intersection which was once home to the gas station is now filled with residential properties. Angelo J. Rossi Park can be seen in the distance. Photo by Audrey Jonas.

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