Psychology Building Under Construction, SFSU Lake Merced Campus, January 23, 1964

About This Item

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.

Identifier
TP-ATA-1767
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Context

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.

 

Automobile Notes (approximate identifications):

  • Streamlined car with trailer (foreground): likely 1939–41 Lincoln Zephyr

  • Volkswagen Beetle: mid-1950s

  • Chevrolet sedan: likely 1953–54 Bel Air

  • Additional sedan (rear): possibly mid-1950s Ford Fairlane or similar

 

Credits: Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Temporal Coverage
1960s
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
622

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