Old Mint
Elevated view northwest across 5th & Mission Streets intersection to United States Mint. Men pose on corner, one with Penny Farthing bicycle. Same original image as wnp37.00329. [B 38. U.S. Mint, San Francisco, Cal.]
South of MarketBuilding
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Transamerica Building
From Broadway and Columbus. Building still under construction. Goodyear Blimp. [SXP092301C-9/23/72-SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Chronicle photographer Art Frisch picked the exact moment to catch the Goodyear blimp 9/22 seemingly moored to the tip of the city's highest skyscraper...]
Chinatown
City Hall
Blurry, crooked shot of City Hall from moving vehicle on Larkin at Fulton.
Civic Center
City Hall
View southeast across Van Ness near McAllister
Civic Center
California State Building
(later Earl Warren Building) View northeast across intersection to McAllister between Polk & Larkin
Civic Center
McAllister & Leavenworth
View west to Hall of Records, City Hall before construction of dome and rotunda; Mechanics' Pavilion on left. Six-story Supreme Court Building at McAllister & Larkin at far right, completed 1891. Cable car tracks on City Hall Avenue installed 1889. Duplicate of wnp37.00383, wnp37.00397. [5951 View of New City Hall, SF]
Civic Center
Larkin near Grove
[5955 View of New City Hall, SF] Elevated view northeast from Larkin near Grove. Larkin Cable car on left.; no City Hall dome yet; Hall of Records on right; on City Hall Avenue Goodfellow's Grotto; Gundlach's Wine Vaults; Park Avenue Saloon. Mechanics Pavilion at far left. Nob Hill mansions in distance. Duplicate of wnp37.00385.
Civic Center
Grant near Clay
Woey Sin Low Restaurant at 808 Grant Street; elaborate decoration on second and third floors of building
Chinatown
Market & Post
Elevated view west across Market. L to R: Mutual Savings Bank Building, Chronicle Building; 660 Market St. Realty Building; Crocker Building; Post St., Masonic Temple. (T.E. Hecht copy) [#450 Market and Post Streets April 21, 1905, TEH450]
Financial District
Stanford Mansion
Elevated view south across California street near Powell to Stanford Mansion, S.C. Bugbee and Son, architects. Mansion stood from 1875 until 1906. [Residence of Gov. Stanford, California St. S. F. 3703]
Nob Hill
California near Taylor
Charles Crocker mansion on left, Collis Huntington mansion (at this time owned by David D. Colton) on right. California line cable car with #13 trailer. Cushman Street at far right.
Nob Hill
Charles Crocker Mansion
View across California Street near Taylor.
Nob Hill
Mark Hopkins Residence
View southeast across intersection to Hopkins mansion with Stanford mansion on left. [B 114 Residence of Mrs. Mark Hopkins, California Street, San Francisco]
Nob Hill
Lincoln School
Elevated view southeast from near 5th and Market to Lincoln School, with Pietro Mazzero's Lincoln statue (dedicated April, 1866) in front. School designed by architect William Craine, construction began in August, 1864 and was completed in July, 1865. Taken before repairs to roof area as a result of major fire in February, 1871. Wooden plank sidewalks and street paving.
South of Market
Market near 2nd
View from the window of the Crocker Building (demolished 1966) at Post and Market toward parade led by a series of carriages. Many American flags and bunting for the Portola Festival. Balboa Building (2nd & Market, demolished 1977) decorated at center.
Downtown / Union Square