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Elevated view southeast to south side of California. The second Merchant's Exchange building (completed July, 1867), People's Insurance Co., B. L. Schmitt, Bowen Bros. Express Building at left. [Calif-Montgy St 1866 SS-13] [F810 SS-013] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View west from center of California. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., second Merchants Exchange Building, Safe Deposit Building beyond, Bank of California, Boone & Osborn Patent Agency Law Office sign in front of Friedlander's Building. [California Street SS-21] [F810 SS-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View north on Leidesdorff north to Telegraph Hill in distance. B. Price Stockbroker. Merchants Exchange on far left, London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874) beyond across California, Hayward's Building at right. [No. 154 Leidesdorff Street 1880 SS-54] [F810 SS-054] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Elevated view southwest on Montgomery toward California to buildings on west side of Montgomery. Germania Life Insurance at California corner, Wells Fargo Express in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center. [Montgy St. & California St 1867 Wells Fargo Express Co SS-129][F810 SS-129] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
[East side Montgy St. between California & Sacramento St.] Elevated view southeast across Montgomery to San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, Liverpool & London Globe Insurance Co., Express Building. Clock tower of second Merchants' Exchange Building in background. [F810 SS-130] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Elevated view northeast across Market to Union Block building with corner dome, north side of Market between Drumm and Front. J. D. Culp & Co. cigars; Albert Mau & Co.; Sroufe & McCrum, California Golden Mustard; Commins & O'Connor. Published in Taber's Album of Principal Businesses, 1880. Image with slight cropping differences at wnp33.04258 [SS-206 1880 Pine - Market 766] [F810 SS-206] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View west across Montgomery to Omnibus Railway Co. horsecar #11 passing. Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) in background with Equitable Life 405 Montgomery. Men talking and walking, with man in traditional Chinese dress at right. Dr. William F. McNutt 405 Montgomery. Telegraph or telephone poles with 8 crossbars.[STC-4 N.W. Cor Calif-Montgy St] [F810 STC-004] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View north on Polk toward Pacific. Jim's Lunch Room at 1906 Polk St.
Polk Gulch
2963 Mission Street. [House of Mirrors - The Columbus Glass Company] Building.
Mission
2963 Mission Street. [House of Mirrors - The Columbus Glass Company] Building
Mission
View West on Union from Octavia, some buildings in this view still stand. Cable car tracks in the street were replaced by electric streetcars (which would have a trolley wire in this view) by March 1907.
Union Street
View northwest from the Ferry Building toward Telegraph Hill and the Produce District. Intersection of Sacramento and Drumm at lower left. Garbini & Bros Olive Oil, Scandinavian Sailors Home 116 Drumm (built 1907), SFFD Engine Company No. 12 Firehouse 115 Drumm (built 1915) at lower left. Large building above center below Telegraph Hill built 1907 as the American Biscuit Company factory on the corner of Battery & Broadway, still stands 2025. Zellerbach Paper Company, Customs House at upper left. H.C. Long Syrup.
Financial District
View south on Bryant at Mariposa. MSRy 25 Line #128 passing Ostlund & Johnson Bank-Store and Office Fixtures. [wnp5.50005]
Mission
View east on Geary to Lotta's Fountain and Sheraton Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building with Eureka Federal Savings & Loan. Muni N-line streetcar #124 with wings livery, ad for St. Francis Mural Room and sign for Football Today at Kezar Stadium. Stag Bar and Dinty's Kitchen on right in Flannery Building. Granville's Jewelers on left. Top Hat bar and Dr. M.B. Rich optometrist. Birdcage traffic signals.
Downtown / Union Square
View east down Geary to Lotta's Fountain, Sheraton Palace Hotel, Chronicle and Monadnock Building (with Eureka Federal Savings). Mun C-Line streetcar #208 with wings livery. Foster's Cafeteria, Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers on left, Stag bar on right. Birdcage traffic signal. (Rail service on Lines B & C ended in December 1956)
Downtown / Union Square