Two coders used old photographs to make a Google Street View map of San Francisco in the 1800s - and it's mesmerizing
Point Lobos Avenue and 43rd, Dick's Saloon, 1890
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Central Park, 8th and Mission streets, around 1887
![Central Park, 8th and Mission streets, around 1887](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018168,width-700,height-525,imgsize-46225/central-park-8th-and-mission-streets-around-1887.jpg)
Group of people overlooking the Cliff House from Sutro Heights, 1890
![Group of people overlooking the Cliff House from Sutro Heights, 1890](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018169,width-700,height-525,imgsize-24817/group-of-people-overlooking-the-cliff-house-from-sutro-heights-1890.jpg)
Bush Street, west of Kearny, 1877
![Bush Street, west of Kearny, 1877](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018171,width-700,height-525,imgsize-50616/bush-street-west-of-kearny-1877.jpg)
Palm Avenue in Jefferson Square, 1881
![Palm Avenue in Jefferson Square, 1881](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018172,width-700,height-525,imgsize-62578/palm-avenue-in-jefferson-square-1881.jpg)
View from City Hall, looking South, down 8th st. at Central Park, 1896
![View from City Hall, looking South, down 8th st. at Central Park, 1896](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018173,width-700,height-525,imgsize-61364/view-from-city-hall-looking-south-down-8th-st-at-central-park-1896.jpg)
Woodward's Gardens, 1864
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California Street Looking East From Montgomery, 1865
![California Street Looking East From Montgomery, 1865](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018177,width-700,height-525,imgsize-70725/california-street-looking-east-from-montgomery-1865.jpg)
Exterior of the What Cheer House on the south side of Sacramento Street below Montgomery, 1865
![Exterior of the What Cheer House on the south side of Sacramento Street below Montgomery, 1865](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018178,width-700,height-525,imgsize-70388/exterior-of-the-what-cheer-house-on-the-south-side-of-sacramento-street-below-montgomery-1865.jpg)
Building on northeast corner of Front and California streets, 1890
![Building on northeast corner of Front and California streets, 1890](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018179,width-700,height-525,imgsize-58420/building-on-northeast-corner-of-front-and-california-streets-1890.jpg)
Baldwin Hotel Bar, 1880
![Baldwin Hotel Bar, 1880](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018180,width-700,height-525,imgsize-74659/baldwin-hotel-bar-1880.jpg)
Steuart Street, 1864
![Steuart Street, 1864](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018181,width-700,height-525,imgsize-60478/steuart-street-1864.jpg)
J. C. Flood Mansion, California Street, 1886
![J. C. Flood Mansion, California Street, 1886](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018183,width-700,height-525,imgsize-49180/j-c-flood-mansion-california-street-1886.jpg)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, southeast corner of Sacramento street & Van Ness, 1895
![St. Luke](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018184,width-700,height-525,imgsize-42190/st-lukes-episcopal-church-southeast-corner-of-sacramento-street-van-ness-1895.jpg)
Sacramento St. and Van Ness Avenue, 1887
![Sacramento St. and Van Ness Avenue, 1887](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018185,width-700,height-525,imgsize-45330/sacramento-st-and-van-ness-avenue-1887.jpg)
Woodward's Gardens, 1874
![Woodward](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018188,width-700,height-525,imgsize-24208/woodwards-gardens-1874.jpg)
Miss Lake's School for Young Ladies, corner Sutter and Octavia Streets, 1890
![Miss Lake](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018189,width-700,height-525,imgsize-62215/miss-lakes-school-for-young-ladies-corner-sutter-and-octavia-streets-1890.jpg)
Howard Street, looking east from Sixth Street, (horse car), 1866
![Howard Street, looking east from Sixth Street, (horse car), 1866](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018190,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54890/howard-street-looking-east-from-sixth-street-horse-car-1866.jpg)
1919 California Street, 1887
![1919 California Street, 1887](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018192,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54253/1919-california-street-1887.jpg)
Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, 1879
![Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, 1879](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018194,width-700,height-525,imgsize-64303/southern-pacific-passenger-depot-1879.jpg)
Cablecar at South Park, 1865
![Cablecar at South Park, 1865](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018196,width-700,height-525,imgsize-50830/cablecar-at-south-park-1865.jpg)
Fire Engine No. 13 at 1458 Valencia Street, 1884
![Fire Engine No. 13 at 1458 Valencia Street, 1884](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018198,width-700,height-525,imgsize-17650/fire-engine-no-13-at-1458-valencia-street-1884.jpg)
Shotwell Street, near Twentieth. Snowfall, 1887
![Shotwell Street, near Twentieth. Snowfall, 1887](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018199,width-700,height-525,imgsize-53683/shotwell-street-near-twentieth-snowfall-1887.jpg)
The Willows, 18th & Valencia Sts., 1864
![The Willows, 18th & Valencia Sts., 1864](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018200,width-700,height-525,imgsize-60253/the-willows-18th-valencia-sts-1864.jpg)
Musicians performing outside the "Haunted Swing" at the Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park, 1894
![Musicians performing outside the "Haunted Swing" at the Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park, 1894](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-49018201,width-700,height-525,imgsize-73486/musicians-performing-outside-the-haunted-swing-at-the-midwinter-fair-in-golden-gate-park-1894.jpg)
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