24 Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s - OLD US

With a landmark around every corner and a picture perfect view atop every hill, San Francisco might be the world's most picturesque city. And yet, the Golden City is so much more than postcard vistas.

 

It's a town alive with history, culture, and a palpable sense of grandeur best captured by a man known as San Francisco's Brassai, Fred Lyon. Walking the city's foggy streets, the fourth-generation San Franciscan captures the local's view in dramatic black-and-white photos— from fog-drenched mornings in North Beach and cable cars on Market Street to moody night shots of Coit Tower and the twists and turns of Lombard Street.

Below is a collection of stunning black and white photographs of San Francisco taken by Fred Lyon from between the 1940s and '60s.

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s

Amazing Black and White Photographs of San Francisco From Between the 1940s and 1960s