Contains 1735 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to ruins and rubble in street after 1906 earthquake and fire. Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building across Market. Mutual Savings Bank Building at far left, Phelan Building at far right.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast with smoke and fire in distance. Alhambra Theater, cable car on Eddy. The sign on the Alhambra Theater advertises the play Queen of Highbinders. The Alhambra was built as the Republican Wigwam in 1890, and was remodeled into the Alhambra Theater in 1899. The four-story brick building down the block is The Lexington lodging house at 212-214 Eddy, built in 1893. The six-story brick building across Eddy Street from The Lexington is another lodging house, The Colonnade, at 219 Eddy, built in 1905. (PF)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across intersection of City Hall Avenue and Larkin St. (near present day Larkin and Grove) to ruins of City Hall, cable car track, earthquake rubble.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across City Hall Avenue (since removed) to ruins of City Hall near present Larkin and Grove intersection. cable car track, temporary rail track, earthquake rubble.
Civic Center
Ferry Building, cable cars, people walking, water wagon.
Financial District
View from Chronicle Building including Claus Spreckels Building and Hearst Building
South of Market
California Street Railroad (1878-1884) Gripman and conductor posed with Car #21, dummy and trailer, in front of a row of Victorian row houses. The line was extended to Central (now Presidio) Avenue from Fillmore on May 30, 1879. The car reads Kearny, Polk, and Fillmore, which would date this image to close to the time of the extension.
Pacific Heights
View north from Fulton between 1st and 4th Ave. Fulton Street Cable car in foreground. First Star of the Sea Church (1888–1918) in left background beyond grandstand.
Richmond Inner
View east on California Street to intersection with Grant Avenue and beyond. Reconstruction in progress, some ruins still present. Sing Chong and Sing Fat Buildings. Old St Mary's steeple at left. Kohl and Merchants' Exchange Buildings in distance. Alaska Commercial Building, Clunie Building. In far distance, Fife Building (opened 1909) is under construction.
Chinatown
View southwest down Market to Castro and Market cable car with Twin Peaks (with giant sign for Cook's Water) in background. Wulzen's Drugs on corner. Same image with slightly different cropping at wnp33.00531.
Castro
[Foot of Market St, San Francisco, . R. J. Waters] Elevated view southeast across Embarcadero to original ferry building, horsecars, cable cars, horse drawn wagons.
Financial District
Elevated view across Market St towards Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain in foreground. [3712 Palace Hotel, Market St, showing Cable Cars and Lotta's Fountain]
South of Market
Elevated view west over California Street Cable car at original terminus, California House, Old St Mary's. Opposite Old St. Mary's is First Congregational Church, with Grace Church beyond at Stockton. In building at lower left, E. Hartog Law & Collection office, H. Kenitzer Architect, L.R. Ellert & Co, Druggists. At right Alexander Carpenter Shop, W.W. Blake Painter, Florists, T.N. Dunphy & Co. Bill Posters. [342 California St. Cable Road from Kearny north]
Financial District
View east on California St. from Van Ness Ave. Cable Cars, dirt streets, ornamental trees lining street.
Polk Gulch
View south to Market St Railway Valencia St. Power House, Haight St Cable Car with Oakland Ferries, Golden Gate Park & Cemeteries signage. Steam Dummy at far left. [#47]
South of Market