Sutro Heights
Entrance to Sutro Residence. Two statues of women and elaborate urns holding plants flank entry steps.
SutroArt
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Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park. Gustave Dore's 'Poeme de la Vigne' bronze vase in front of the Memorial Museum. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. It was demolished in 1929. (The Dore vase was displayed near present Academy of Sciences during Midwinter Fair.)
Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park. Memorial Museum on Music Concourse. Original sphinx statue, Dore Vase. Constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. (Only one sphinx of original pair is visible in this view. The eastern sphinx collapsed and was removed in May 1905.)
Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
View north from Music Concourse past Pedestrian Underpass to Memorial Museum with Dore vase and original Sphinxes in front. Fine Arts Building for Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. - Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Market near Dolores
View east across Market down Clinton Park to J-line #143 with wings livery approaching. California Volunteers Monument commemorating the Spanish-American War at right.
Mission Dolores
California near Grant
Good Friday Services at Old St. Mary's Church and rectory. View north to crowd in St. Mary's Square. Benjamin (Beniamino) Bufano's Sun Yat-sen statue, installed 1937, at left.
Chinatown
Calif Volunteers Memorial
View west across Van Ness and up Oak Street to California Volunteers Memorial by Douglas Tilden at Van Ness and Market Streets, later moved to Market and Dolores Streets in 1925. Note advertisements in the background for Ghirardelli's and the Alcazar Theater, on lot where Masonic Temple would later be built. At right, rear of St. Cecile Hotel on Fell St.
Civic Center
Golden Gate Park
View north to Conservatory of Flowers, Garfield Monument at right.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Francis Scott Key monument in front of Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
Civic Auditorium
View south across fountain with turtle sculptures in Civic Center Plaza towards Civic Auditorium. Foliage in planter boxes, animal sculptures at plaza entrance.
Civic Center
Civic Center
[City Hall from Crystal Palace] Elevated view west over Pantages (later Orpheum) Theatre under construction with dozens of bystanders watching the excavation. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument , Civic Auditorium, Main Library.
South of Market
Bush & Market
View west to Donahue (Mechanics) Monument, pedestrians, Follmer, Clogg & Co. Umbrellas 7-9 Battery St., Mendelson Bros., Front St.
Financial District
533 Pacific
The Hurricane with bamboo entryway suggesting tropical theme. Mural above entrance with 19th Century California scenes, including Mexican musicians, women in period dress, Indians, Railroad locomotive.
North Beach
Golden Gate Park
Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Dore vase and mounted cannon in front of entrance. Soldier wearing campaign hat at right.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Beethoven Statue with climbing man, hand covering female figure's face and playing figure's lyre on statue.
Golden Gate Park