Grant near Sacramento
View southwest across Grant Avenue between Sacramento and Commercial, "Hang Far Low" restaurant at right. [Property of Dr. A.B. Floyd, Buffalo, N.Y. Our Golden West. One of the streets of Chinatown SF.,Ca.]
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View southwest across Grant Avenue between Sacramento and Commercial, "Hang Far Low" restaurant at right. [Property of Dr. A.B. Floyd, Buffalo, N.Y. Our Golden West. One of the streets of Chinatown SF.,Ca.]
Chinatown
View east on California from center of intersection with Kearny to busy street scene.. Safe Deposit Building with tower on the southeast corner of Montgomery (opened 1875) at right, tower of Merchants Exchange behind. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (building opened 1867, replaced by larger building in 1894), and German Savings and Loan Society. The California Street cable car was extended from this point east to Drumm in 1890. In the distance, four horsecars on California. On right, William Proll show cases, 537 California; Thos. Lancaster Merchant Tailor 535 California.
Financial District
View northwest to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from Hecht residence.
Civic Center
Elevated view northeast to Montgomery Block at right. Horsecar turning right onto Montgomery from Washington. Telegraph Hill in background.
North Beach
[Zebra Team - G.G.P.] Zebras pulling cart in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Low-angle view north across market to large circular hanging decoration over intersection, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Flannery Building (with projecting electric 'Dentist' sign) Lotta's Fountain, Chronicle Building with decorations for Knights Templar Convention, Crocker Building, Union Trust Building.
South of Market
Dutch Windmill - Golden Gate Park and Great Highway
Ocean Beach
View north to horse drawn cart, St Mary's Cathedral center background
Civic Center
View east on 15th toward Mission. Albert Zaborski Grocery at 1572 15th Street. Marshall Elementary School at right. - United Railroads [U06371]
Mission
2 Children in a pony cart on 18th street
Mission
Steel Bridge (Roebling Suspension Bridge) over Middle Drive, view west toward the current Aids Grove. The bridge led from the second Music Concourse and Bandshell (site of today's tennis courts) toward the Conservatory of Flowers and avoided equestrian traffic.
Golden Gate Park
Not San Francisco. Iron Tower.
Outside SF
View north in Chinatown from center of street to Nanking Fook Woh Co., Canton Bazaar, Sang Chong Lung Co., 616 Grant [2297]
Chinatown
View north across Market to early office buildings during reconstruction period after 1906 catastrophe. Boyd Block at left. At center, Sherwood (later Bourn) Building 320 Market (At street level, The Sazerac bar 302 Market, 306-308 Columbian Woolen Mills wholesale merchant tailor, 310 Sylvan Selig clothes, 316 Pacific Tank Co. National Wood Pipe Co, 322 Paul Seiler Electrical Works, 326-328 Toledo Computing Scale Co., 330-332 D. Levin trunks bags suitcases cutlery, 334-336 Frank F. Wear High Grade Specialties Hobart Electrical Mfg. Co. ; On second floor, Union Iron Works, Bethlehem Steel, Culver Co. Lumbermen; 3rd Floor Loop Lumber Co. Another building under construction at right. Plank sidewalk
Financial District
View northeast across Market to Bank of Italy in Mechanics Savings Bank Building at left, Garfield Building, Market St. Theatre (later Cameo, Marion Davies, Esquire) Douglas Building, Flood Building in background, Emporium at right. Brittain & Co. hardware, Thomas Davis & Co. Clothing, The Wonder Millinery, San Francisco Business College in Douglass Building, Flood Building, Phelan Building in distance.
South of Market