Contains 236 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from empty lot (future site of the Hibernia Office Building/Hotel Boyd) on Jones between Golden Gate And McAllister. Fire burning on Market Street in the background. Murphy-Grant Building at left, Hibernia Bank at right. Many refugees with furniture and belongings in lot where construction was in progress.[EF-92] [F810 EF-092] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Tenderloin
Elevated view northeast to Hibernia Bank Building with I.W. Taber & Co., Photographic Parlors signage, Taber photography wagon in street. Hibernia Bank on street level. Building demolished 1893 and replaced with the Union Trust Building the following year.[F810 OF-076] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [N.E. Corner Montgy & Market 1880 OF-76 701]
Financial District
View west past salvaged first story of formerly six-story First National Bank building after 1906 earthquake. Rubble clearing, Mills Building in background. [4263 First National Bank Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Financial District
View to northwest corner, and temporary railroad track on Sutter for debris clearing after 1906 earthquake. Wagons with loads of new lumber. Reconstruction underway and office of London Paris and American Bank Ltd.set up in remaining 1st floor of ruined larger building. Mills Building in right distance. [4264 London Paris and American Bank Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Financial District
View east to Humboldt Bank and Call Buildings. Western National Bank in Flood Bldg at left. People passing, 5-line and 7-line streetcars. [5564 Powell and Market streets Feb 1909] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest from Market Street toward the intersection of Sutter and Sansome. Holbrook Building, Standard Oil Building (1922)at center, beyond it earlier Standard Oil Building (1912, 2 stories added in 1916) and Royal Insurance buildings. Anglo and London Paris National Bank in foreground center (Albert Pissis, architect, with northern annex addition by architect George W. Kelham) and Flatiron Building at left. Buildings on the right-hand side of Sansome, Including Anglo-California Bank at lower right, have since been demolished and replaced by the Crown Zellerbach Building and plaza. [38 - Standard Oil Building - 23378 - SWADLEY, Photographer]
Financial District
Elevated view northeast to Market Street and Jones Street from Odd Fellows Hall showing Nob Hill on the left, the Murphy-Grant Building (home of the San Francisco Business College and Prager's Dry Goods), the Hibernia Bank, Dr. Jordan & Co's Museum of Anatomy. [A view of Market Street, showing Nob Hill on the left from Odd Fellows' Hall]
South of Market
View east down California to Cable car approaching. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (1894, William Curlett, architect), German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), Kohl Building. On right, Safe Deposit Building with tower, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building beyond. Clearer version with different cropping at wnp37.02807. [California St. July 3, 1905 SS-12] [F810 SS-012] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View east on California. Safe Deposit Building on southeast corner, the second Merchants' Exchange Building beyond. Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. at far right with pole in front. [East on Calif St from Montgy St. 1889 SS-15] [F810 SS-015] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View west from center of California. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., second Merchants Exchange Building, Safe Deposit Building beyond, Bank of California, Boone & Osborn Patent Agency Law Office sign in front of Friedlander's Building. [California Street SS-21] [F810 SS-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
[N.W. corner of California & Montgomery 1856 SS-124]. Elevated view northwest to Wells Fargo & Co. Bankers and express office in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center, in distance right Vance's Ambrotype. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album, title 'North Side of Montgomery Street, From California to Sacramento') [F810 SS-124] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View northwest across Polk to Royal Theatre, west side of Polk between California and Sacramento. Swan Oyster Depot, See's Candies, Citizens Savings [RS1217 Royal Theatre May 1975]
Polk Gulch
Pix, Esquire and Telenews Theaters, FunLand on north side of Market across from 5th. Present-day site of Hallidie Plaza. Nixon campaign sign. [Esquire & Telenews ESQ-16 Esquire SF August 1960]
South of Market
View southwest from center of Market. Hub Theatre and Glatt's in Bancroft Building, Schwabacher-Frey, Bercut's Meats, First Savings, Farros Theatre (previously Portola) Muni streetcar #269, [JT02 Hub Theatre ca 1958 01]
South of Market
View northeast across Mission to American Trust Co. bank, City Roofing & Paint, Shanghai Herb Co. Market Street Railway 9-line streetcar #1575. [New Bell Theatre (Sic) now American Trust Company 29th & Mission SF 1939]
Bernal Heights