1947 Map of San Francisco South

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The San Bruno Mountains dominate the center of this post-war landscape, providing a physical buffer between the dense urban grid of San Francisco and the expanding peninsula communities. In the northwest, the Fort Funston Military Reservation and the Harding Park Municipal Golf Course border Lake Merced, while the Southern Pacific railroad corridor guides development southward through Brisbane and South San Francisco. This era captures a significant concentration of memorial sites near Colma, including the Holy Cross Cemetery and Italian Cem, reflecting the city's historical relocation of its deceased. Along the bay shore, the map documents the early footprint of the San Francisco International Airport and the prominent Tanforan Race Track in San Bruno, moments before the regional aerospace and transit boom further transformed these coastal marshlands.