Ocean Beach

Seal Rock House (left structure) and Ocean Beach Pavilion (larger right structure)

Seal Rock House (left structure) and Ocean Beach Pavilion (large central structure)

"CLIFF HOUSE BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO CAL. WEIDNER PHOTO"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

"Cliff Road and Bathing Beach from Cliff House, W.C.Billington, Photographer"
(click above image for HIGH resolution)

"Beach at San Francisco, Sheehan's Cafe in foreground, Cliff House & Seal Rocks in distance"

"Near Golden Gate Park Aug 1915"

"Frisco Cal - Near Golden Gate Park- Aug 1915"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

Glass Negative of Ocean Beach, March 1917

Photographed by H. C. Tibbitts
This negative was listed on ebay in January, 2013. I did not purchase it, nor do I have permission. Ebay doesn't allow contact.
If the owner comes forth and asks me either to remove it or for credit, I'll do so.

The below close-ups were also posted on ebay

Ocean Beach Pavilion

Lurline Salt Water Baths (building with smokestack)

The two towers in the right side of this mage belong to the Ocean Beach Wireless Transmitting Station.

More info:
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist/poulsen.html
http://outsidelands.org/cgi-bin/mboard/stories2/thread.cgi?45,0

"View of Pavilion and Sutro Heights, Taber Photo, San Francisco"
John Hall Collection

John Martini: "We can date this photo to 1884-1890. According to the Daily Alta California, the Ocean Beach Pavilion's grand opening was June 13, 1884.
And photos taken by Perkins and McDonald in 1890 document the observation tower on the parapet was present by that time."

Close-ups...

Ocean Beach Pavilion in foreground, Seal Rock Hotel at rear left

"DICKEY'S CREME DE LIS"

unidentified item
(also visible here)

"THE OCEAN HOUSE PAVILION SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION"
Fire at the Ocean Beach Pavilion, Dec 6 1898
(click here for full article)

Taken by John Courtwright in 1920
Courtesy of daughter, Mary Courtwright Collins

John Freeman notes: The crowd sitting on those curved things with the great billboards in the background, is
one of a kind. The curved piece are the concrete forms, used when the sea-wall was poured. They are
made of wood, covered with 1X8 boards. That was the time period they were building of the sea-wall.

Postcard showing beach wall construction, postmarked 1923
Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

The photo is from May 1922. The Figure-8 Coaster was demolished at the end of April 1922. The Big Dipper [being built] was complete by July 1922. I have a photo that shows the first section complete & it matches the elevated arch of the Big Dipper in this photo without the rest of the coaster evident. - James Smith, http://www.historysmith.com

The construction work is the resumption of construction of the seawall and esplanade, which was built in two stages. The first stage was completed in November 1916 when the wall extended up to a point between Balboa and Cabrillo. Work ceased for several years, then resumed in 1921 on the second stretch, which extended all the way to the foot of Lincoln Ave. - John Martini

From Cliff House, 6-21-23
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

Summer 1932
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

Courtesy of Glenn D Koch Collection

"THE WHITE CAP", OLIVERS ROOT BEER, ICE CREAM & SOFT DRINKS"
Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

Image courtesy of Judy Cash Collection

John Freeman notes (4-25-2009): This is most likely one of the "for hire" touring cars, not a private vehicle. The driver is not involved in the picture taking and stares ahead, not at the camera. The 3 slats running from the fenders, above the running board on the drivers side is the strongest indication of a "for hire" car, since passengers would enter or exit at the curb and the left side of the car could be used for luggage or storing blankets/lap robes (since there was no trunk on these old open touring cars. The location is obvious.

1914 F Head Harley-Davidson model 10F, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
Billboard: "BENSON'S POOL ROOM and ART GALLERY"
(reverse)
Image courtesy of Chuck Banneck
Motorcycle identification courtesy of the forum members, harley-davidsonforums.com

Billboard: "BENSON'S POOL ROOM and ART GALLERY"
Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

Image courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

U.S. Life Saving Service, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Cal.
Image courtesy of Judy Cash Collection

"South WindMill, Golden Gate Park, SF, Cal."
"Largest In The World"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

"PRESIDENT WILLIAM GREER HARRISON LEADING THE OLYMPIC CLUB, OF SAN FRANCISCO, AT ITS
ANNUAL NEW-YEAR'S-DAYFROLIC IN THE SURF NEAR THE CLIFF HOUSE. - L.C. Pedler", Feb 16 1905

OLYMPIC CLUBMEN CELEBRATE THEIR ANNUAL RUN AND DIP IN THE OCEAN
San Francisco Chronicle, January 3 1911

DOLPHINS HAVE CHRISTMAS HIKE TO THE BEACH, WITH A DIP IN THE SURF
S.F. Chronicle December 25 1911