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


''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
''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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'''1880'''
'''1880'''


''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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'''1890'''
'''1890'''


''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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'''1958'''


''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


The views above are from Kite Hill or thereabouts. Today it is easily reached through the garden at the end of Stanton Street, which looks like this:
'''Today (2008) Kite Hill is easily reached through the garden at the end of Stanton Street, which looks like this:'''


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''Photos: Chris Carlsson, 2008''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


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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:

End-of-stanton 3265.jpg

Photo: Chris Carlsson

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