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Potrero Avenue north from 19th Street (formerly US Highway 101, and H-line streetcar) on April 12, 1935.

Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection

Potrero Avenue looking south between 18th and Mariposa Streets, c. 1938

Photo: Private Collection

Potrero Avenue looking east towards Potrero Hill on 22nd Street, with General Hospital to right, 1940.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Southeasterly view of corner of 24th and Potrero, Nicholls Hardware at 2641 24th Street, 1951.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp58.846

1951 view north on Potrero Avenue, Good Samaritan Settlement House at lower left, Safeway at corner of 24th and Potrero, and SF General Hospital in distance.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.5959

Potrero Avenue south from 21st Street, 1996.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Potrero Avenue south from 21st Street, 2018.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

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