Buildings

Contains 285 photos

Civic Center
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Civic Center

Elevated view of Civic Center looking Northwest across Market, Civic Auditorium, City Hall, Civic Center Plaza, State of California Office Building (Later Earl Warren Building). Welcome Home Victory Monument was in square 1919-1924. [G810 PB-28] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Civic Center
Portsmouth Square
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Portsmouth Square

Elevated view north across plaza to Bella Union Theatre, Verandah Saloon, El Dorado, Old City Hall, Telegraph Hill in background. (duplicate wnp26.586.) [TEH402, Veranda Saloon Morris & Mitchell. Wash-Kearny Sts. G.R. Fardon photo Directory 1856. PS-3] [G810 PS-003] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Chinatown
California & Montgomery
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California & Montgomery

Elevated view southeast to American National Bank building, Merchants Exchange Building, automobiles line the street. J. Harold Dollar Building (1920) under construction at Sansome corner. [1639 SS-192] [G810 SS-192] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Sansome & Bush
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Sansome & Bush

View southeast across intersection to Cooper Underwear Company, Gerson & Breyer Hosiery (56-66 Sansome), Willner-Levy Co. [SS-208] [G810 SS-208] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Bush near Sansome
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Bush near Sansome

View northwest to First National Bank building on corner, Brooklyn Hotel at 210 Bush, Main operating building of Pacific States Telephone Co. at 216 Bush, Mills Building at Montgomery corner. Murphy, Grant & Co. building at right. California Hotel and Theatre, with turret, in distance. [SS-212] [G810 SS-212] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Gough near Eddy
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Gough near Eddy

[East from Gough St. 1871 TEH110] View southeast from a sand dune to construction of Old City Hall with only the first two stories constructed, and the Mechanics Pavilion at 8th and Market (1874-1881) at center, with Mission Bay beyond. Houses at center were on Eddy St. Stereoview image published by Bradley & Rulofson. [G810 V-038] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Cathedral Hill
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

Elevated view east to sidewheel steamers, sailing ships, laundry on rooftops, dirt streets. Vallejo St. Wharf at left, Broadway Wharf at right. [WA-8 TEH58 Broadway Wharf 1867][G810 WA-008] Duplicate of WNP4.1316] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Telegraph Hill
California & Montgomery
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California & Montgomery

Elevated view southeast to south side of California. The second Merchants' Exchange building (completed July, 1867), Alameda Real Estate Agency, Bowen Bros. Same photo as wnp37.00621 with different cropping. [TEH263 Merchants Ex 1865] [G57 SBU-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Sutter near Kearny
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Sutter near Kearny

Elevated view northwest across Sutter to Young Men's Christian Association Building, R.E. Washburn & Co., 234 Sutter, Pianos and musical instruments, Jas. F. Crosett & Co., 230 Sutter, Employment agency. Nob Hill in background left. Same photograph with different cropping wnp37.00630-R.[TEH73 Sutter St. W. of Kearny 1867] [G57 SSS-069] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from Market Street to ruins of City Hall. Ad banner for 'Bushnell Photographer Branch Studio Oakland. Pioneer Lick Monument and Hall of Records at right. Temporary structures along City Hall Avenue.[F45 SEF-018] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Civic Center
California & Sansome
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California & Sansome

Elevated view southwest above construction site of Friedlander's Building. From left: Bank of British North America, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. Building, California Building Savings Bank, A. Buswells Book Bindery, Hayward's Building, second Merchants' Exchange Building, Bank of California. (B-2) Cropped from image at wnp100.10050. [F810 B-002] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Battery & Washington
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Battery & Washington

[TEH406 Merchants Exchange on Battery St. BU-6 Fardon Photo 1856] [F810 BU-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) View northeast across Battery to first of three Merchant's Exchange Buildings. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon’s San Francisco Album)

Financial District
Sansome & Washington
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Sansome & Washington

[NE Cor Battery Washington St. Merchants Exchange 1858. BU-8B] Elevated view east to construction in lot across from first Merchants Exchange Building, with dome. E.V. Joyce Notary Public sign. Custom House at left. [F810 BU-008] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

North Beach
California near Battery
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California near Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest across California St., filled with debris, to ruins of Friedlander Building, Kohl Building, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, to Fairmont Hotel in distance. [EF-40] [F810 EF-040] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Empire Fire Company
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Empire Fire Company

Elevated view southwest to the Empire No. 1 fire house. In 1861 the fire company was renamed Broderick, for Sen. David Broderick, who had been the first foreman of the company. Old St Mary's Church rises in the background. [Empire - No. 1, Year 1854 South side of Sacramento St. between Kearny & Dupont FD-6] [F810 FD-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Chinatown