625 Scott Street and neighbors - 1983

This block of Scott Street was the back of the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum in the 19th century. When that institution moved to the Ingleside area, this land became available for building, but the Victorian styles were out of fashion, thus everything is early 20th century. This 7-story apartment building was constructed shortly after the 1906 fire when the demand for housing was high and it was considered a very good neighborhood. There are a number of buildings of the same size surrounding Alamo Square that were built at the same time. Note the small 3-story building to the right of the apartment building. It appears to be a 1950s building, clearly out of character from the neighborhood. Fortunately, this is the exception rather than the rule.