Psychology Building Under Construction, SFSU Lake Merced Campus, January 23, 1964 (Updated two months ago)

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The Psychology Building under construction at San Francisco State College’s Lake Merced campus (19th Avenue and Holloway Avenue). The reinforced concrete frame is largely complete, with active work visible on the upper level as crews install formwork and structural elements. Several mid-century automobiles are parked near the site, including a Volkswagen Beetle and other American sedans typical of the 1950s, along with an earlier streamlined car in the foreground. These vehicles help date the scene and reflect everyday campus activity during the construction period.

Tags: historic construction - lake merced , sf state buildings and architecture

Added to SFSU Over the Years on July 31, 2026.

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1767
  • Date: Jan 23, 1964
  • Context: <p>The Psychology Building under construction at San Francisco State College&rsquo;s Lake Merced campus (19th Avenue and Holloway Avenue). The reinforced concrete frame is largely complete, with active work visible on the upper level as crews install formwork and structural elements. Several mid-century automobiles are parked near the site, including a Volkswagen Beetle and other American sedans typical of the 1950s, along with an earlier streamlined car in the foreground. These vehicles help date the scene and reflect everyday campus activity during the construction period.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p data-start="1556" data-end="1609"><strong data-start="1556" data-end="1607">Automobile Notes (approximate identifications):</strong></p> <ul data-start="1610" data-end="1836"> <li data-section-id="1fyz5kq" data-start="1610" data-end="1686"> <p data-start="1612" data-end="1686">Streamlined car with trailer (foreground): likely 1939&ndash;41 Lincoln Zephyr</p> </li> <li data-section-id="15xnkq1" data-start="1687" data-end="1719"> <p data-start="1689" data-end="1719">Volkswagen Beetle: mid-1950s</p> </li> <li data-section-id="1wqjtok" data-start="1720" data-end="1763"> <p data-start="1722" data-end="1763">Chevrolet sedan: likely 1953&ndash;54 Bel Air</p> </li> <li data-section-id="1jedjy0" data-start="1764" data-end="1836"> <p data-start="1766" data-end="1836">Additional sedan (rear): possibly mid-1950s Ford Fairlane or similar</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1960s
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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