Poly High on Frederick Street

Unfinished History

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Polytechnic High School on south side of Frederick Street in 1928, while Kezar Stadium was being built up at right.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection

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Same stretch of Frederick in summer 2014 late in the day. The old Poly High gyms were retained after the school was torn down to make way for affordable housing built in the 1980s.

Photo: Chris Carlsson