Russian Hill Northwest

Russian Hill Park/Russian Hill Open Space starts up from Bay Street with 159 steps that climb nearly to Chestnut, the upper wall/steps an excellent place to enjoy the Blue Angels. 

The stairway continues up past the empty Francisco reservoir that's waiting to be turned into more recreational openspace. Its old wooden lid has been removed so far. Pix 1 thru 14, including two “THEN” pix from 2005 of a short pathway between the steps where you'd pass someone's little garden back then.

The Chestnut Street stairway from Larkin down to Culebra Terrace, Polk St. below: 116 steps, pix 15 thru 18. 

32 Culebra steps up to Lombard: Last three pix.

1. North dead-end of Larkin. Stairs start down to left.

2. Stairs continue down at the view-wall at Francisco & Larkin

3. Stairs continue down at Francisco & Larkin

4. Old reservoir below, now minus its wooden lid

5. Reservoir and steps from the view-wall at Francisco & Larkin

6. Continuing down the Larkin stairs with the empty reservoir below

7. View from the stairs alongside the old reservoir

8. A THEN pic from 2005. Would love to see another garden here.

9. Another THEN pic from 2005: a small garden between steps

10. Steps continue down

11. Look at these trees!

12. 159 steps

13. Larkin steps down to Bay St.

14. Foot of Larkin steps at Bay St.

15. North top of the Chestnut stairway

16. South and north steps merge into one

17. 116 steps partway down to Polk St.

18. Foot of the Chestnut stairway. Culebra Terr. to right.

19. Culebra Terrace up to Lombard

20. Culebra Terr. down to foot of Chestnut stairway

21. Culebra out to Lombard