Vulcan and Saturn Steps
Unfinished History
The Vulcan Steps at Ord Street not long after they were first laid out, Oct. 23, 1925.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
Vulcan Steps from top, looking down, July 2009.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Among the many amazing stairways in San Francisco, the two off Ord Street on the northwest slopes of Eureka Valley, Vulcan and Saturn, are really fantastic. They are a fun way to traverse the steep slopes up to Corona Heights, or if you are on your way from the Castro to the Haight, they provide a scenic alternative to the usual streets.
Saturn steps at Ord Street.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
View across Eureka Valley and the Mission from Saturn Steps, July 2009.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Saturn Street west at Temple, with Roosevelt Way at top of hill at right, Oct. 23, 1925.
Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection