Brannan near Embarcadero
View northwest across Brannan between 1st (now Delancey) and The Embarcadero. City Coal Company exterior front [dpwbook29 dpw7126]
South BeachBusiness
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Cole & Alma
View southeast across the intersection of Cole and Alma Streets. [Alma & Cole (store) dpwbook33 dpw8940]
Ashbury Heights
Bayshore near Sunnydale
View north on Bayshore Boulevard between Sunnydale and Visitacion (then San Bruno Avenue) buildings at 4501 San Bruno (once Railroad Ave, the former William Eisele Saloon) and 4525 San Bruno, shown here abandoned with campaign posters for James Rolph and A.T. Roche along with theatre advertisements. [San Bruno Ave. North from Sunnydale Ave.] [dpwbook34 dpw9089]
Visitacion Valley
Alemany near Ocean
View West on the proposed Alemany Boulevard, just west of Ocean. Brick building (part of the Hayes Park Laundry) at right still stands. [Proposed Alemany Blvd west from Ocean Ave] [dpwbook36 dpw??
Cayuga
Alemany from Sickles
[Proposed Alemany Blvd, Sagamore St. west from Sickles Avenue dpwbook36 dpw10203]
Oceanview
Grant & California
Chinatown. View northwest across intersection to Sing Chong Co. building on corner.
Chinatown
Market & 6th roof view
Elevated view down Market Street East from Hewes Building, Admission Day Native Sons Monument, Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Davies Theatre, Bank of America Headquarters (One Powell), Flood Building, Humboldt Bank Building with Bank of America signage, Kress, Hale Bros. building with KPO radio tower on roof, 4 streetcar tracks[Market Street from Hewes Building] [dpwbook47 dpwA2622] Ferry Building in distance
Tenderloin
Post near Grant
Rothchild Building, 165 Post,south side between Kearny and Grant. Built 1908, Lewis Hobart, Architect. The bottom two floors have been modified. Rosenthal's Shoes, H. Liebes & Co. Annex [Rosenthal Bldg. 151 to 165 Post St.] [Crocker Estate Album]
Downtown / Union Square
12th near Market
Calso Water Company at 33 12th Street, bottled soda water they marketed as a hangover cure, and could be found in many local bars. The brand was eventually sold to Schweppes, which discontinued the line.
South of Market
Buchanan near Bay
3623 Buchanan, small storefront with residence behind, gas station adjacent.
Marina
Hayes near Clayton
2020 Hayes Street. Office building, built 1951. North side of Hayes between Clayton and Cole.
Panhandle
25th Ave & Balboa
The Medical-Dental office building at 25th Avenue and Balboa was built in 1950. Note the billboard touting the new Westlake Shopping Center in Daly City: 'Free parking for 2700 cars!'
Richmond Outer
Clement & 25th Ave
Lone Star Bar, with flats above, at 2350 Clement Street, built 1906. The location is now a produce store. View north on 25th Avenue at left.
Richmond Outer
Waller near Octavia
View north across Waller to small First Baptist Chapel at 52 Waller Street, near the First Baptist Church at the corner of Waller & Octavia. Originally built in 1886 as a fire department storehouse for Engine Company No. 19, the building still stands in 2022, and has been renovated (glass block on sides replaced with opening windows and doorway inset further, removal of neon sign). The Victorian residence to the right has been moved or demolished.
Mint Hill
Palou & Keith
Now the home of the Bell Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1951 1397 Palou at the corner of Keith was the home Reverend Napoleon O'Neal with an unnamed market in the basement.
Bayview