The 1852 Shoreline

 Posted by on January 27, 2000
Jan 272000
 

162 King Street
South Beach

South Beach Shoreline

Here is a map of San Francisco prior to 1852.

Pre 1852 Map of San Francisco

In this map Townsend is the western-most street on the waterfront, one block northwest of King Street.

Southbeach Shoreline 1852 in sidewalk on king street

Thanks to Found SF and the Oakland Museum, you can see what the area looks like today:

Mission Bay old and New

brass squiggly line in sidewalk

If you are interested in more information about the  water that lies under our fair city, I suggest you take one of Joel Pomerantz’s Thinkwalks.  He is a local expert on the indigenous water of San Francisco, and gives fascinating tours around different parts of the city.

The waterfront art project is part of the San Francisco Art Commission for the Waterfront Transportation Projects.

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