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''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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''Elizabeth Creely ruminates on Kite Hill as one of her favorite places in San Francisco. Originally recorded for the 2004 Audiozine "Long Ago and Right Now." ''


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Latest revision as of 13:41, 10 June 2014

Unfinished History

Kitehill-from-eureka-valley-slope-looking-se 0425.jpg

Kite Hill, center of photo above. The eastward views below towards downtown were taken over many years from here.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Elizabeth Creely ruminates on Kite Hill as one of her favorite places in San Francisco. Originally recorded for the 2004 Audiozine "Long Ago and Right Now."

Castro1$kite-hill-1997-view.jpg

From Kite Hill in upper Eureka Valley, looking eastward, Corona Heights to left, Market St. and downtown in distance at right. Take a look at similar views in 1880 and 1890 and c. 1958.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Kite-hill-view-downtown-1880.jpg

1880

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Kite-hill-view-downtown-1890.jpg

1890

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Kite-hill-view-downtown-1958.jpg

1958

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Kite-hill-view-sept05-1265.jpg

2005

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Today (2008) Kite Hill is easily reached through the garden at the end of Stanton Street, which looks like this:

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Photo: Chris Carlsson

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