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City Hall Square

View north to 'New City Hall Square' sign on Pioneer (James Lick) Monument (in its original location), City Hall behind. City Hall Square (name changed to Marshall Square in December, 1902, now the corner of Grove and Hyde) [Leather Rose Album] In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library. French-made cannon in front of monument was a Spanish-American war prize, presented by the Army in a ceremony on March 21, 1900. It is now in the Presidio.

1900 Civic Center

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5th & Mission

View northwest across 5th to US Mint draped in mourning, carriage in front. Possibly for President McKinley [Leather Rose Album]

1901 South of Market

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5th & Mission

View northwest across 5th Street to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 25-line streetcar with zip stripe livery. Old U.S. Mint in background.

1943 South of Market

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Fifth near Jessie

View northeast across unpaved 5th Street to Lincoln School, with Pietro Mazzero's Lincoln statue (dedicated April, 1866). 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 sidewalk.

1869 South of Market

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Coit Tower

View up to tower from Pioneer Park.

1953 Telegraph Hill

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Montgomery & Post

Elevated view northeast from Palace Hotel to Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Company Building, Standard Oil Building, Hobart Building, Shell Building at right. Crocker Building at far left. Birdcage traffic signals.

1945 Financial District

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17th & Albion

Built by the Home Telephone Company in 1908 and purchased by their competitor Pacific Telephone in 1912. Ionic columns in entryway. Ernest Coxhead, Architect. 1928, based on license plate. Building still stands as Duggan's Mortuary.

1928 Mission Dolores

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Bush near Kearny

View south across Bush, Pacific Telephone Building main office 445 Bush Street. Bush Street Cafe and future site of Le Central at right. Call / Spreckels Building visible in the background. [SF Main Office Exterior] (Pacific Telephone Inventory)

1908 Chinatown

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Otis & Gough

View northeast across Otis toward Pacific Telephone Co. building, 86 Otis at Gough brick facade on one side, rebuilt after it was damaged in the 1906 Earthquake. Building still stands in 2021.

1916 South of Market

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Capp near 25th

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company's Mission Exchange at 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th. (built 1908). It is shown after a fourth story was added in 1912 and a north addition was added in 1924. (WMK)

1925 Mission

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Page near Scott

871 Page between Scott and Pierce. Built as Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Park Telephone Exchange building in 1900 in an Egyptian style. [142]

1925 Lower Haight

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Pine & Steiner

Northwest corner of Pine and Steiner. New Telephone building on corner, Victorian cottages on both sides, 2039? The building dates from before the 1906 earthquake but was enlarged, probably why this picture was taken. [141]

1920 Lower Pacific Heights

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Minna Near New Montgomery

141 Minna Street, just west of New Montgomery St. It was built in 1901 as Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph's instrument factory and warehouse. A five-story showroom and factory was located right behind it at 147-151 Minna. A four-story HQ office fronting on New Montgomery was completed just in time to be destroyed in 1906. (WMK) [61]

1901 South of Market

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Grant near Bush

Pacific Telephone building, with sand bags following attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941 Downtown / Union Square

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Grant near Bush

Pacific Telephone building, with sand bags following attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941 Downtown / Union Square