Masonic Temple
237. Masonic Temple-corner Post and Montgomery Streets.
Downtown / Union SquareBuilding
Contains 2408 photos
Russ House
[140. Russ House - Montgomery Street, San Francisco] Elevated view at northwest corner of Montgomery and Bush Streets to Russ House hotel, which extended from Bush to Pine Streets and opened on April 9, 1862. Site of later Russ Building.
Financial District
Lincoln School
Elevated view southwest across 5th Street to Lincoln School. Designed by architect William Craine, construction began in August, 1864 and was completed in July, 1865. This photo was taken before the unveiling of Pietro Mezzara's Abraham Lincoln statue in April, 1866. Plank sidwalks. [503. Lincoln School House, Fifth Street, from corner Market; San Francisco.]
South of Market
Lincoln School
View northeast from lot across 5th Street. Two-story house adjacent with balconies and carriage. Designed by architect William Craine, construction began in August, 1864 and was completed in July, 1865. This photo was taken before the unveiling of Pietro Mezzara's Abraham Lincoln statue in April, 1866. Variant of wnp71.0266. [502. Lincoln School House - Fifth Street]
South of Market
Mason St. Grammar School
Located at Corner of Washington and Mason, built in 1866. Later called Washington Grammar School, and eventually became the site of the Chinese Recreation Center. [340. Mason Street Grammar School, San Francisco.]
Nob Hill
California & Sansome
Firemans Fund Insurance Building. [350. Fireman's Fund Insurance Building - cor. California and Sansome Streets.]
Financial District
California & Spring
San Francisco Savings Union (building opened 1867), north side of California Street at the corner of Spring Street (then called Webb) between Montgomery and Kearny[352?]
Financial District
Masonic Temple
View northwest across Market to Masonic Temple (with tower completed 1868); 'New Corner, Branch of The Old Corner' saloon on corner of Post. Copied from Watkins stereocard no. 1368 [Masonic Temple, corner Montgomery and Post Streets. 1368]
Financial District
U.S. Mint
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southwest across 5th Street to the Old U.S. Mint, with refugee tents pitched in front [Mint]
South of Market
Kearny & Merchant
[City Hall, Kearny Street opposite Portsmouth Square, 1857] (glass copy) Pillsbury Picture Co.
Chinatown
Phelan Building
View west on Market and O'Farrell
Downtown / Union Square
9th & Market
View north across Market from the end of 9th Street. Civic Auditorium at center, the corner of Hayes and Larkin Billboards for coca-cola and female impersonator Julian Eltinge Streets are wet from rain. [9th & Market looking North.] - United Railroads [U05700]
South of Market
Montgomery & Sutter
View southwest across intersection to Lick House. Masonic Temple at left. [C. C. Hastings & Co., Merchants Tailors ; Helios]
Downtown / Union Square
Old Mint
5th and Mission Street. Bakery wagon and City R.R. Horsecar.
South of Market
Old Civic Center
Elevated view west from Murphy Building (Jones and Market) to McAllister St., Hall of Records, City Hall before erection of dome and rotunda, City Hall Avenue. Corner of Mechanics Pavilion at far upper left. Turkish Drug at far right. Detail from stereoview card with caption "343 New City Hall, San Francisco"
Tenderloin