Contains 4894 photos
View west on California from Sansome Street. From right, Bank of California, London & San Francisco Bank Building (completed 1874) at Leidesdorff corner, Mercantile Trust Co. Building (1903,Albert Pissis, Architect), Kohl Building, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel), Home Insurance Co. Building (completed 1951), Old St. Mary's Cathedral and Fairmont Hotel. Birdcage traffic signals.
Financial District
View north on Grant Ave. across Sacramento St.
Chinatown
View north on Grant toward California. Trademark Building at left.
Chinatown
Northwest corner of Grant and Clay in Chinatown. Wing Chong & Co. View north on Grant. Many people in the street, several wearing traditional Chinese garb.
Chinatown
View south on Mason St. from near California. Portion of Mark Hopkins Hotel and wall along Mason St. at left.
Nob Hill
City Hall viewed looking westerly across Civic Center plaza from intersection of Grove and Larkin Streets.
Civic Center
View east on Jackson between Octavia and Gough. Municipal Railway cable car #515 passing 1950 Jackson.
Pacific Heights
View northeast across California between Stockton and Grant. At left, Sabin Place and 720 California St. building before 2 story addition. Trademark Builidng, Sing Chong Co., Old St. Mary's cathedral at center, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel), Kohl Building, Southern Pacific Building, Bay Bridge in the distance, Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building, Sing Fat Co. California Street Cable Railroad cable car descending hill.
Chinatown
Elevated view northwest from City of Paris at Geary and Stockton toward Union Square. St. Francis Hotel at left, Fitzhugh Building and Sir Francis Drake Hotel at center, 450 Sutter building at far right. Temporary promotional pavilion for Golden Gate International Exposition in the square at left (it opened in September, 1937).
Downtown / Union Square
View south across Grant between Geary and O'Farrell. Flower stand near Union Square, possibly promotional picture with woman shopping. I. Magnin and Co., 90 Grant, across the street.
Downtown / Union Square
East side of Capp Street between School Street and Nicol Avenue. 3034 Capp street in the background. Three children posing on running board of automobile in front of craftsman style house. [Mrs. White's house]
Outside SF
City Hall viewed northwest across Market from intersection of Grove, Market and Hyde Streets. Pioneer Monument (Lick Monument) at right. Welcome Home Victory Monument (1919-1924) in center. California State Building (later Earl Warren Building) under construction in background right. In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library.
South of Market
View south on Cerritos Ave in Ingleside Terrace. Stone gate posts on Ocean Avenue in distance.
Ingleside Terraces
View east from Sacramento and Jones Streets on Nob Hill. Fairmont Hotel, Pacific Union Club (Flood Mansion), Mark Hopkins Hotel, Morsehead Apartments 1001 California), Grace Cathedral buildings on right, Huntington Park beyond.
Nob Hill
View northwest over Cole Valley towards Golden Gate Park and Marin Headlands. Intersection of Cole and Carmel Streets at lower right. Grattan School at far right center.
Ashbury Heights