Market & O'Farrell
Elevated view west to Savings Union Bldg.; Union Trust Co.; Kohler & Chase Pianos [Cor. Market, O'Farrell & Grant Ave., SF]
Downtown / Union SquareCablecar
Contains 1735 photos
Powell & Post
Elevated view northeast over Union Square from St. Francis Hotel. Crowds assembled for Portola Festival. Grandstand set up in empty lot at northeast corner Powell & Post, former Trinity Church site. Temple Emanu-El in background showing post-earthquake changes to steeples. Union Square Building at right. Some of the ten 40-foot carp banners donated by George Shima on behalf of the San Francisco Japanese community at right. [511]
Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to downtown earthquake ruins and workers clearing debris. In distance from left, Whittell and Butler Buildings under construction, Call Building, Flood Building. The two story brick and stone facade with double archways at left is the remains of the Eureka Benevolent Society building (1900) at 436 O'Farrell. The Society was established in 1850 by August Helbing to assist immigrant Jews in San Francisco. It was rebuilt to a similar design in 1910 and that building still stands, with a fortune telling business occupying the first floor in 2019. [Looking Down O'Farrell St. from Jones]
Tenderloin
Ferry Building
View south toward Ferry Building across Embarcadero. Cable cars, horse and wagon
Financial District
Market & Geary
Elevated view southeast from intersection of Market, Geary and Kearny. Old Chronicle Building, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel. Hand-colored Lantern slide.
Downtown / Union Square
Old City Hall
View north from 8th Street near Market across Marshall Square. The Lick Pioneer monument at center at what would become the northwest corner of Hyde and Grove
South of Market
Market & Powell
Pre-Earthquake view east down Market, Call Building in the distance at center. The new Flood Building appears at left, Emporium at right. Horse and wagon and cable car passing through the street.
Downtown / Union Square
Downtown in Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Nob Hill, Powell near Pine. Call, Whittell Buildings, Butler Building, ruins of Temple Emanu El.
Nob Hill
Market & 5th
Elevated view northeast across Market from about 5th Street. Baldwin Hotel at Powell corner (burned November 23, 1898) on left. Phelan Building (completed April, 1882) in distance. Utility poles with 8 crossbars on south side of Market. Banner across Market reads 'Republican Headquarters.'
South of Market
Union Street near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Union between Pierce & Steiner Earthquake damaged tracks and cracks in Union St. Street kitchens in distance. Same as stereoview at wnp24.312a.
Cow Hollow
Market near 2nd
Pre-Earthquake View west from center of Market Street. (2nd Street) On left, Grand and Palace Hotels, Spreckels (Call) Building, on right Chronicle Building, Crocker Building, original Hobart Building with Postal Telegraph Co office.
Financial District
Powell & Geary
Looking North, Mason St Cable Car #508
Downtown / Union Square
Geneva Carbarn
Restored historic 'Dinky' streetcar, Ellis & O'Farrell Line Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) #578, built in 1896.
Cayuga
California & Powell
View east down California towards Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign atop (installed March, 1954). At center, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building under construction (Completed 1954, demolished 1991). Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel. At right, Delis Garage.
Nob Hill
California near Stockton
View east to approaching cable car. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, International Building on right. Bay Bridge in background.
Nob Hill