Geary near Jones
[The Temple Garage, 644 Geary near Jones - San Francisco's Leading Garage. Agents for Goodyear and United States tires] Built in 1917 as a Shriner's Temple. Now the Alcazar Theatre.
Lower Nob HillBuilding
Contains 2408 photos
View S from Telegraph Hill
[San Francisco Skyscrapers] Downtown skyline looking south from Telegraph Hill. Old Hall of Justice at far right.
North Beach
Pine & Sansome
US Sub-Treasury, 301 Pine, built 1915, architect J. Milton Dyer. It was significantly redesigned by Miller and Pflueger when the SF Stock Exchange acquired the building after the 1929 stock market crash and the US Government vacated the building. [United States Treasury Bldg., San Francisco. S.F.625]
Financial District
Church near 19th
View northwest from Dolores Park toward the Youth Directory, at Church and 19th Street. Operated by Father Crowley, it was essentially a Catholic orphanage.
Dolores Heights
Dolores Park
View north west over Dolores Park (then Mission Park) toward the Youth Directory on Church at 19th Street.[1820 Youths Directory and Mission Park, San Francisco, Cal.] postmarked 1910
Mission Dolores
Y.W.C.A.
Interior view of YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) swimming pool. [Girls in Salt Water Pool, San Francisco Y.W.C.A., 620 Sutter Street, near Mason]
Lower Nob Hill
California & Sansome
Elevated view northwest across intersection to busy street scene with Bank of California on right and London and San Francisco Bank on left. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - North Side of California Street from Sansome to Montgomery. London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874), 424 California at left, Bank of California at right. Artotype No. 52, With S.F. News Letter, Aug 4, 1888]
Financial District
Montgomery & Pine
View north from center of Montgomery near Pine. Nevada Bank at left. At right, Western Union office, Pacific Stock Exchange, Safe Deposit Building with tower. Signs for Western Union (on telegraph pole at right), Daily Report. Britton * Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Montgomery Street, from Corner Pine Street, Looking North. Nevada Bank, W.U. (Western Union) Telegraph Office. Artotype No 78, With S.F. News Letter, July 7th, 1888] See also wnp71.1972.
Financial District
Market & 4th
Elevated view southwest to Flood Building (site of present Pacific Building), Society of California Pioneers at far left, Joyce and Orndorff Billiard Parlor at street level. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Flood Building, Market and Fourth Streets.] Britton & Rey Artotype.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Fremont
Elevated view southwest across Market to Lachman's Block, erected 1887. Geo. C. Schreve & Co., Gold & Silver Smiths, San Francisco Breweries on corner at street level. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Lachmans' Block, Southwest Corner Market and Fremont Streets. New Series Plate 58, With S.F. News Letter, Aug 2 1890]
Financial District
Market & O'Farrell
Elevated view northwest across Market to original Phelan Building. Britton & Rey artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Phelan Building, Junction Market and O'Farrell Streets. Artotype No 76, With S.F. News Letter, June 23, 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Jones
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Murphy Building. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - The Murphy Building, J.J. O'Brien & Co.'s Great Dry Goods House, Market and Jones Streets. Artotype No 87, With S.F. News Letter, Sept 15, 1888]
Tenderloin
Geary & Grant
Elevated view northeast across intersection to large building with French Flag flying and Maison Riche French restaurant at street level. It was a prominent San Francisco restaurant from 1887-1900, then went out of business. Utility poles with 9 and 10 crossbars. Britton & Rey artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Maison Riche, N.E. Cor. Geary Street and Grant Avenue. Artotype No 85, With S.F. News Letter, August 25, 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny near Post
Elevated view northwest across Kearny to Roos Bros. at left, the White House across from Roos on NW corner of Post and Kearny with signage for grand opening . Britton & Rey. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - West side of Kearny, Looking North from Post Street. Artotype No 88, With S.F. News Letter, September 22 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & 4th
Elevated view southwest to Flood Building (site of present Pacific Building), Society of California Pioneers at far left, Joyce and Orndorff Billiard Parlor at street level. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Flood Building, Market and Fourth Streets. Artotype No 83, With S.F. News Letter, August 11, 1888] Better version of wnp70.0807. Britton & Rey.
Downtown / Union Square