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: Private 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 C. R. collection