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'''The old lagoon, | '''The old lagoon seen on this map probably never existed except as a seasonal, tidal lagoon, but has taken on a life of its own from this map, originally published in 1912. The original Franciscan mission was built above the gulch that poured down today's 18th street, [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel|falling 40 feet]] in a short distance. There is noticeable subsidence in today's Mission District, including [[Clarion Alley and Post-modernism | Clarion Alley]]. Note the creek running down 18th.''' | ||
[[Image:mission$valencia-hotel-1906.jpg]] | [[Image:mission$valencia-hotel-1906.jpg]] | ||
'''The 4-story Valencia Street Hotel sunk three floors into the underlying marsh. This scene is the morning of April 18, 1906, and the street is awash in water from the broken Spring Valley water mains. ''' | '''The 4-story [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel|Valencia Street Hotel]] sunk three floors into the underlying marsh. This scene is the morning of April 18, 1906, and the street is awash in water from the broken Spring Valley water mains. ''' | ||
''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | ''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | ||
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'''This 1870 oil painting depicts a rather distorted landscape of the Mission District, including the | '''This 1870 oil painting depicts a rather distorted landscape of the Mission District, including the mythical lake, which was a tidal inlet, but probably wasn't a year-round lake as it appears here. In the foreground is today's Dolores Park, then a [[Jewish Cemetery|Jewish cemetery]].''' | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 30 August 2010
Unfinished History
The old lagoon seen on this map probably never existed except as a seasonal, tidal lagoon, but has taken on a life of its own from this map, originally published in 1912. The original Franciscan mission was built above the gulch that poured down today's 18th street, falling 40 feet in a short distance. There is noticeable subsidence in today's Mission District, including Clarion Alley. Note the creek running down 18th.
The 4-story Valencia Street Hotel sunk three floors into the underlying marsh. This scene is the morning of April 18, 1906, and the street is awash in water from the broken Spring Valley water mains.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
This 1870 oil painting depicts a rather distorted landscape of the Mission District, including the mythical lake, which was a tidal inlet, but probably wasn't a year-round lake as it appears here. In the foreground is today's Dolores Park, then a Jewish cemetery.
