- Neighborhood: Telegraph Hill
- Location: Off Green Street east of Kearny Street
- Height: 10 feet
A locked gate was installed in 2019 or 2020, blocking off public access. Below is what I had originally written about these stairs.
This may be the strangest stairway in the entire city. It goes underneath the adjacent apartment building, giving it the appearance of being a side entrance to that building. The only indication that it's a city street is a street sign on the side of the building. These stairs do serve a purpose, as they're the only access for two buildings at the south end.
It looks as though it was gated off at one point. There's a short wooden gate at blocking one side of the alley at Green Street, and visual evidence that there used to be another gate attached to the other side.
Gallery
New gate
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July 2022
From Green Street. Note the street sign on the left wall and partial gate across the entrance.
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January 2011
From Green Street, looking even more like a side entrance to the building thanks to the garbage bins.
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February 2008
January 2011
Near the south end of the street
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January 2011
January 2011
Looking back out to Green Street
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January 2011