View east from Nob Hill above Powell Street between Sacramento and Clay to Ferry Building over Chinatown. Earthquake and fire ruins exist, but much reconstruction has occurred. In left center distance, Appraisers Building, Montgomery Block, U.S. Customs House under construction. Bank of Italy Building at Montgomery and Clay. Donaldina Cameron House at Sacramento and Joice street at right. At far right, Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects). Posters on fence on Powell for the last week of David Warfield's engagement at the Alcazar Theatre and the Emporium's grand reopening on Market Street. Warfield's run concluded on October 10th and the Emporium, then California's largest store, reopened on October 1, 1908. (AS)
Nob Hill
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Ferry Building
View east from lower Market Street to Muni D-Line #121. Streetcar turnaround, Ferry Loop, with Call-Bulletin "Green Flash" banner.
Financial District
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Arguello & Sacramento
View east down Sacramento to approaching Muni 4-line #219. Madison Elementary School, later Claire Lilienthal Elementary School Madison Campus, in background left.
Presidio Terrace
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California near Taylor
View north across California to California St. Cable RR Co. cable car with large 'Napa Valley Vintners' sign on roof, passing Huntington Park. Grace Cathedral rectory at far left, Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) at far right. In background right, Park Lane Apartments (built 1924, after 1929 addition of 3 stories, Eugene Fritz, Jr. architect).
Nob Hill
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Market & Haight
View west across Market and up Haight Street. Hub Pharmacy at center, Safeway Supermarket, See's Candies, Norwitt Motors Porsche dealership, Sam Krieger Used Cars and First Baptist Church in left distance.
Civic Center
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Market and Van Ness
View southwest from center of Van Ness Avenue. Civic Center Hotel on left. On right, A.E. Miller sales co., Bohemian Inn, Raymond Hotel Apartments. Twin Peaks in distance. [San Francisco 6/28 -? -26]
Civic Center
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Polk & North Point
View northeast to MSRy 19-Line #816. Ghirardelli chocolate factory buildings in background. Posters for Sutro's Ice Skating, Polack Bros. Circus.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
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Pacific & Walnut
View east on Pacific to Kissel Automobile. Sign on rear of car says 'Yosemite Valley in High Gear' and 'Kenyon Cord' (tires). In May, 1923, as a promotion, Kissel arranged for one of its Model 55 cars to be driven from Merced to Yosemite Valley with its transmission locked in high gear. In the car were Carl Borgen, driver,
L.D. Whitehurst, San Francisco sales manager, and Charles H. Holdson, pilot. This photo is probably from a similar test in August when the same car was run over "the Pacific Avenue hill" in high gear.
Presidio Heights
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Mission Dolores
View west across Dolores St to Mission Dolores and cemetery with Twin Peaks in background (with Cook's Water sign on hill). Same image with different writing at bottom right as wnp37.00511. [Copyright 1904 by W.E. Worden]
Mission Dolores
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Mission & Oliver
View westerly on Mission at Oliver Street. San Bruno Mountain in the background. Fence painted with advertisement for John Reid & Son Tailors. Streetcar tracks on Mission. [dpwbook10 dpw2195]
Crocker Amazon
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Leavenworth & Sutter
View north on Leavenworth from Sutter. This image shows new paving on Leavenworth, center asphalt new for automobiles, the sides with paving stones for horses. Sutter street 2-line streetcar tracks. [dpwbook12 dpw2376]
Lower Nob Hill
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1st from Harrison
View northeast across 1st Street from Harrison to Rincon Bar, McClure & Parton Pattern Makers, Brooklyn Hotel 369 1st St. Signs for Enterprise Steam Bear, Yosemite Beer. (site of the Sailors Union of the Pacific hall)[ East side 1st St. north from Harrisondpwbook24 dpw5776]
Rincon Hill
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Polk near Golden Gate
View north on Polk from Golden Gate Avenue to California Hall, Hotel Polk, cars traffic. Ford parts and repairs on left. Hayes Valley French Laundry 546 Polk on right. [dpwbook27 dpw6665]
Civic Center
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Embarcadero & Market
Elevated view southwest to streetcar turnaround / Ferry Loop and Southern Pacific Building at right. Pacific hotel at left.
Financial District
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Pacific near Locust
View East on Pacific Ave. on the Presidio Wall, Kissel car with ad copy on back: 'Yosemite Valley in High Gear' and "Kenyon Cord" (tires). In May, 1923, as a promotion, Kissel arranged for one of its Model 55 cars to be driven from Merced to Yosemite Valley with its transmission locked in high gear. In the car were Carl Borgen, driver, L.D. Whitehurst, San Francisco sales manager, and Charles H. Holdson, pilot. This photo is probably from a similar test in August when the car was run over "the Pacific Avenue hill" in high gear.
