Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard Aerial Views Before and After WWII
Unfinished History
Hunter's Point in 1941, Avisadero Point at top left of photo before its demolition.
Photo: US Navy
BEGINNING OF HUNTERS POINT YARD'S GROWTH--March 11, 1942. Three months after Pearl harbor the narrow tongue of land projecting into San Francisco bay looked like this, with only one permanent building (at right) and two graving docks in existence. The high promontory, Point Avisadero (left), was pulled down into the bay to make San Francisco Naval Shipyard the huge installation it is today.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Aerial 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00017
Aerial, June 4, 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00015
Aerial, September 17, 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00016
December 15, 1942.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00018
July 2, 1943.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00023
November 5, 1943.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00023
December 8, 1943.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00023
April 17, 1945.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00023
1946.
Photo: SFMemory.org sfm015-00028
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyards, 1957, jammed with ships.
Photo: Prelinger Archives