Boys on coasters, North Beach, San Francisco, 1953 Parking on the steep hill just below the Mark Hopkins hotel. Coit Tower, atop Telegraph Hill, downtown in background, San Francisco San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge painter walking up main cable, 1947 Ocean Beach from Sutro Heights. Two construction workers eating lunch downtown revel in their front-row seats above the bustle of the noonday crowd. Flower stand, Union Square, San Francisco with I. Magnin in background, 1958, Anne Murray Lyon Ballet class for young dancers. San Francisco Ballet performs the Nutcracker Suite. San Francisco From Fred Lyon’s San Francisco: Portrait of a City 1940 – 1960.
Source: 32 Stunning Photos Of San Francisco In The 40s And 50s









































