Van Ness & O'Farrell
St. Mary's Cathedral, Boy Scout Day, Mayor Rossi, Archbishop Mitty, Police Chief Charles Dullea
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Van Ness & O'Farrell
Boy Scout Day, boy scout kissing hand of Archbishop Mitty on the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral. Mayor Angelo Rossi at left.
Cathedral Hill
Van Ness & O'Farrell
Boy Scout Day, boy scout with Archbishop Mitty on the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral, Mayor Angelo Rossi at left.
Cathedral Hill
Van Ness & O'Farrell
St. Mary's Cathedral, Boy Scout Day, Mayor Rossi, Archbishop Mitty, Police Chief Charles Dullea
Cathedral Hill
Telegraph Hill
View northeast from near Powell and Washington. Telegraph Hill and North Beach from Nob Hill. Reconstruction, St. Francis Assisi Church
Nob Hill
Eddy near Scott
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Holy Cross Church after 1906 Quake, Eddy Near Scott
Western Addition
St. Dominic's Church
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Bush towards Steiner Street after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower of church was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights
Mission Dolores
View west across Dolores St. to Mission complex. To the rear of the Mission is the temporary church which served from May, 1908 to 1918. The 1884 brick church to the right of Mission Dolores was damaged in 1906 and demolished. Construction of the new church (now called Mission Dolores Basilica) began in 1913. El Camino Real bell and sign.
Mission Dolores
California near Stockton
View northeast across California between Stockton and Grant. At left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building after 2 story addition, Old St Mary's Cathedral, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Fireman's Fund Building (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop (sign removed in September 1961) in distance at far right. Bay Bridge in background. Wells Fargo Headquarters Building at 464 California under construction in distance.
Chinatown
Mission Dolores
Color view of Mission Dolores and cemetery from Dolores Street. Modern basilica behind mission.
Mission Dolores
Taylor & O'Farrell
NW corner showing new Hotel Californian. The building was completed in 1924 by architect Edward E. Young for owner Matthew A. Little for around $2 million and opened as the Hotel Californian. Four additional stories were added in 1929 by architect Alfred Henry Jacobs. It was purchased in 1935 by the Glide Foundation for over $1 million as an investment property to support Glide Church. Next door on Taylor is the first Bohemian Garage, built on the pre-fire site of the old Club Stables, the longest continuously operating stable in the Tenderloin. Next to the Bohemian Garage is the Hotel Bellevue on Geary and Taylor. (PF) West on O'Farrell are Hotel Eureka, Fifth Church of Christ Scientist (completed 1923,with scaffolding) and Hotel Sequoia.
Tenderloin
Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores & Mission Dolores basilica
Mission Dolores
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Turk and Laguna, 1906 Earquake, Refugee camp tent city St. Paulus Church
Western Addition
Eddy near Divisadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Eddy to earthquake ruins of Holy Cross Church with wooden beams shoring the damaged steeples. [Holy Cross Church #65 Bushnell Foto Co.]
Western Addition
Van Ness & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up O'Farrell, woman and girl selling objects on steps [St. Mary's Cathedral #34 Bushnell Foto Co.]
Cathedral Hill