Families on Roosevelt Way

Unfinished History

The beginnings of Roosevelt Way, shown here in 1916.

Poor families staked out plots on precarious slopes like these, long before views were such valuable commodities.

Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

Roosevelt and Saturn and Lower Terrace, October 23, 1925.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

Roosevelt and Saturn, April 26, 1928.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

Roosevelt Way and Saturn, 2009.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Roosevelt Way northeast from Fairbanks with Park Hill Ave going left at center, Sept. 27, 1928.

Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection