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Unfinished History

Southern Pacific's San Jose Railroad chugging through the Mission District, c. 1920
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley (part of which has been affectionately dubbed "La Lengua" by blogger Burrito Justice) in this early 1940s aerial image.

Photo: San Francisco Planning Department

Train on bridge near Dolores Street, 1908.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

Railroad passing Bernal Cut, 1908.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

Southern Pacific train running on Harrison Street near 21st, 1905.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

29th & Dolores Sts., apx. 1902, railroad bridge in background.

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

The actual route of the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad through Noe Valley - 1873 - (David Rumsey Collection)

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 '''Southern Pacific's San Jose Railroad chugging through the Mission District, c. 1920'''<br>''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
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+'''Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley (part of which has been affectionately dubbed [[La Lengua, 1907|"La Lengua"]] by blogger Burrito Justice) in this early 1940s aerial image.'''
+''Photo: San Francisco Planning Department''
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 '''The actual route of the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad through Noe Valley - 1873 - (David Rumsey Collection)'''
-[[Image:Rr-in-noe-valley-towards-bernal-cut 3014.jpg|720px|thumb]]
-'''Railroad right of way visibly curving through lower Noe Valley in this early 1940s aerial image.'''
-''Photo: San Francisco Planning Department''