Brand-New Hairball

Internet celebrity Eric Fischer just unearthed a few more ancient pictures of the Mission, including this shot of the Hairball in its infancy.

Also, Mission south of 22nd.

And, FYI, Mission Local has a slide show examining proposed Cesar Chavez corridor improvements that includes some aerial shots that illustrate exactly why it’s called the Hairball here.

2 Responses to “Brand-New Hairball”

  1. Eric Fischer says:

    There are also some better pictures from when it was under construction, for example http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/3252703538/in/set-72157622518308025/

  2. johnny0 says:

    Man, I wish we could find that picture of the pre-hairball Army St. traffic circle. You can sort of see it on the 1953 Standard Oil city street map.