Larkin & Grove
Civic Center viewed from inside an auto. L to R: Opera House, City Hall, Civic Center Plaza
Civic CenterBuilding
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3rd & Market
Chronicle / de Young Building (print mounted behind glass)
Downtown / Union Square
Civic Center
Elevated view of City Hall from McAllister between Polk and Larkin
Civic Center
111 Sutter Street
Close up of Army Bombers in Sky from Hunter Dulin Building, Sutter & Montgomery
Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Sansome
View northeast across intersection to Market St. Railway Co (MSRy) 29-Line #778, Sansome & Chestnut to Post & Kearny Sunday Shuttle, passing Appraiser's Building.
Financial District
Portsmouth Square
People sitting on benches in plaza, Old Hall of Justice in background
Chinatown
South Van Ness at 16th
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line #278. Birdcage traffic signal. Many buildings in view since demolished.
Mission
Hyde & Fulton
View west across Hyde toward Main Library (now Asian Art Museum). Adjacent building on right demolished. Federal Building (450 Golden Gate) in background.
Civic Center
Golden Gate Park
Children's Playground, Sharon Building, swings
Golden Gate Park
Clay & Waverly Place
Chinatown, view to northeast corner.
Chinatown
Oakland
Alameda County Court House next to Lake Merritt
Outside SF
Sansome & Pine
View northeast across Pine from the steps of the Pacific Stock Exchange Building. Royal Globe Insurance Building (built 1907) at left, Insurance Center Building (built 1927) at center. cars, people
Financial District
Taylor & O'Farrell
NW corner showing new Hotel Californian. The building was completed in 1924 by architect Edward E. Young for owner Matthew A. Little for around $2 million and opened as the Hotel Californian. Four additional stories were added in 1929 by architect Alfred Henry Jacobs. It was purchased in 1935 by the Glide Foundation for over $1 million as an investment property to support Glide Church. Next door on Taylor is the first Bohemian Garage, built on the pre-fire site of the old Club Stables, the longest continuously operating stable in the Tenderloin. Next to the Bohemian Garage is the Hotel Bellevue on Geary and Taylor. (PF) West on O'Farrell are Hotel Eureka, Fifth Church of Christ Scientist (completed 1923,with scaffolding) and Hotel Sequoia.
Tenderloin
Pacific Telephone Bldg
Elevated view southeast from near Market and 4th toward Bay. Aronson Building (J.B. Crowley, Arnstein Simon & Co. woolen goods signage), Pacific Telephone Building under construction. Rialto Building, Sunset Terminal in background left. At right, M.A. Gunst Building aka Rochester Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects) with Boss of the Road Overalls signage, southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907.
South of Market
Market & Powell
View northwest across Market to Powell and Eddy, Bank of Italy headquarters (opened 1921, later Bank of America, Bliss & Faville, architects), Hotel Turpin.
Downtown / Union Square