Contains 470 photos
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to Odd Fellows Hall (4 story building at center). Intersection with California St. at far right. Selleck Photographic Gallery (415 Montgomery) at far right, beyond Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). At left B.F. Mead & Co. hatters 309 Montgomery, M. Howard Hair Restored 315 Montgomery. [111. West side of Montgomery street, from Pine to California street Odd Fellows' Hall.]
Financial District
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Express Building [173. San Francisco N.E. Cor. Montgomery & California] John Middleton & Son Auctioneers, Pacific Insurance Co. 422 California.
Financial District
View west on Sutter Street between Polk and Van Ness. The Trianon Ballroom; post office station O; Scottish Rite Temple and Regency ballroom building. (In the 1960s, the Regency would house the Avalon Ballroom rock venue operated by the Family Dog.)
Lower Nob Hill
View northeast across intersection to Scottish Rite Temple, later Regency Ballroom and Regency Theater. Posters advertising Emiliano De Gogorza.
Cathedral Hill
2303 Divisadero. Victorian cottage advertising the Richmond Garden, Bauchou Bros. gardeners. House on left, 2309 Divisadero, still stands.
Pacific Heights
Laurel Hill Market, 2512 Bush (demolished for church building, building at right still stands). Built in 1874. it was the market and butcher shop of Peter Daverkosen until at least 1901. The double doors to the left of the shop entrance led to a stable, windmill and water tank in the rear yard. [WK]
Lower Pacific Heights
Elevated view looking northwest across Kearny St. Part of Portsmouth Square at far right. At left, J.E. (Joseph E.) Knowles, photographs, pictures newspapers; 621 Kearny; Dr. Moore, physician and surgeon office. (An original stereo view in the Bancroft Library (Houseworth No. 105) shows the registration date of 1869.)[N.W. cor Commercial-Kearny St.[TEH141 Kearny And Commercial Sts. 1870 (sic) T. E. Hecht]
Chinatown
Fritz Automotive (Fritz Grossen) 1221 Mission near 8th (later built a new garage and moved to 477 Bryant before closing in 1984)
South of Market
Fritz Automotive (Fritz Grossen) 1221 Mission near 8th (later built a new garage and moved to 477 Bryant before closing in 1984), Fred's Body Shop
South of Market
View southwest across empty street to south side of California, from left: Hayward's Building (1867) with New Orleans Cafe in basement space, second Merchant's Exchange Building (1868), Safe Deposit Building (1875). In distance far right, Stanford and Mark Hopkins mansions.
Financial District
[California St. from Sansome to Montgomery sts, SF Watkins New Cabinet Series, Yosemite and Pacific Coast 427 Montgomery Street] Elevated view northwest across intersection to Bank of California, North Beach and California horsecar tracks. Parrot Block, Cast Iron Bank. London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874), 424 California, at left at Leidesdorff corner.
Financial District
Elevated view southeast to south side of California. Hayward's Building at center, the second Merchants' Exchange Building, Safe Deposit Building under construction at right. August Weihe, stock broker, Mahogany Gold & Silver Mining Co. in Express Building at left [From Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, Portrait and Landscape, 26 Montgomery Street, opp. Lick House entrance]
Financial District
American Trust Company. The building was originally the London and San Francisco Bank, built in 1873-1874. It survived the 1906 earthquake and fire and was rehabbed by Willis Polk, who added the short top story. (WMK)
Financial District
View south across Folsom to Associated gas station, J. E. Hunsicker, proprietor. Cancilla Bros. grocery and meat market. (1609 Folsom) E.P. Finegan Co. Gym (314 12th St.) sign in background.
South of Market
Group of women gathered on street corner outside Buddha Bar. Two sailors at right.
Chinatown