O'Farrell & Powell
View southwest across intersection. Raggett's liquors on southwest corner, Herbert's German Grill, Hotel Hayward in distance. Buildings extant in 2018. Cable cars, horses and wagons.
Downtown / Union SquareCablecar
Contains 1735 photos
Union near Pierce
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Union St. April 18 1906 EF-76] View southeast across Union to soldier standing on broken street and cable car tracks, between Pierce and Steiner 'Chinn-Beretta' Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [F810 EF-076] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Cow Hollow
California near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of California towards Grace Church, Old St. Mary's and the Fairmont Hotel in distance. At far right Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) with San Francisco Savings Union in temporary quarters at street level. Some rebuilding evident. [F810 EF-100] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)[Calif-Montgy St Looking West 1906 EF-100]
Financial District
Ferry Building
[Ferry Depot San Francisco -- 1885 FB-7] Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building. Many horsecars, cable cars (one on turntable). Station D Post Office (opened October, 1884). 'C.P.R.R. Oakland, Alameda & Berkeley Ferry'. Signage for real estate auctions. [F810 FB-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Ferry Building
[Foot Market St. 1887 FB-9] Elevated view across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building, banner says 'At Auction 18 Choice Residence Lots', Castro Street cable car. [F810 FB-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Ferry Building
View northeast from Market Street toward Ferry Building, cable car at left and signs for Nathan Hale on buildings at right. Sign on Ferry Building reads California Counties Free Exhibit. Electric lights strung over Market Street. Same image as wnp32.0311, slightly different cropping.[Foot Market St. S.F. 1900 FB-10] Sign reads 'California Counties Free Exhibit' [F810 FB-010] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Market near 5th
View northeast across Market to Haight St. cable car #22 in foreground, 3 others behind. St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel in background. Utility poles with at least 11 crossbars on south side of Market. [F810 HO-005][Baldwin Hotel Powell-Market St 1887 HO-5] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Powell near Geary
View of west side of Powell between O'Farrell and Geary. Manx Hotel, Gilbey's Cocktails, Hotel Crane. Cable Car #524 [front of Cable Car]
Downtown / Union Square
California near Stockton
View east downhill toward Financial District, cable car approaching. From left, 720 California building before 2 story addition, Trademark Building with Cathay House Restaurant, Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory with crowd leaving, Home Insurance Company Building under construction at Kearny St. corner in distance (completed 1951, later Fireman's Fund building), Muni bus with wings livery crosses Kearny intersection, States Hotel. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery).
Chinatown
California near Stockton
View west from center of California to Cable Car approaching. 655 Stockton apartments on left, Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), Mark Hopkins, Huntington and Fairmont Hotels in background.
Chinatown
Castro & Jersey
Double-ended Market Street Railways (MSRy) cable car #2 inside Castro car house
Noe Valley
Market near Grant
[PA-33] Elevated view northwest across Market St. to parade at Grant Ave, people watching from rooftops. The Examiner newspaper offices, in low building on northeast corner, Wichman Bros. Confectioners 754 Market, Eagleson's Shirts at 750 Market St. George W. Leek, Dentist, Julius Van Vliet, Jeweler 752 Market. Late 1880's to mid 1890's. [F810 PA-033] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Hyde near Grove
View northwest to south colonnade section of old City Hall complex, before construction of dome atop this structure completed in 1897. View across City Hall Avenue, which no longer exists. Omnibus Cable Railroad Car #12. Same image as wnp37.00053, different cropping. [New City Hall showing Rotunda. PB-19] [F810 PB-019] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Civic Center
Sutter & Grant
View east on Sutter to early automobile and horsedrawn buggy driving west. Reconstruction after 1906 earthquake. [4312 From Sutter and Grant east along Grant A (sic)] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Jackson & Polk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast on Jackson toward Polk and ruins of 6 story apartment building at 1850-60 Polk. Reservoir and water tank (between Clay, Jones, Sacramento and Leavenworth) atop Nob Hill at center.
Polk Gulch