Geary & Fillmore
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temple Beth Israel ruins. (Original of wnp26.479)
Western AdditionChurch
Contains 1129 photos
View from Nob Hill
View northeast from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island). At left, Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Squear, Montgomery Block, Appraiser's Building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building(1893). At right , Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton, Old St. Mary's Church. At far right, Safe Deposit Building, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building (Sansome & California). Notably absent is Kohl Building, built 1900-1901. [original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 2/4]
Nob Hill
California near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view west from upper story of a building near California St and Montgomery St. Prominent landmarks include ruins (left to right) of Grace Church, Old St. Mary's and Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
Divisadero near Eddy
View northerly toward the east side of Divisadero between Turk and Eddy. Edwardian and Victorian homes slated for development. ( They were either demolished or moved.) Spire of Holy Cross Church on Eddy Street is visible in the background.
Western Addition
California near Kearny
Elevated view west toward Nob Hill from a building on California St. between Kearny and Montgomery. California Street at center, Old Saint Mary's Church, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brockelbank Apartments in background. Pine Street wing of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building under construction. [California Street Hill Piggott Photo]
Financial District
St. Mary's Square
View north in St. Mary's Square toward Old St. Mary's Church. Ceremony for Sun Yat Sen's birthday. [In a ceremony at the foot of the statue of Sun Yat Sen members of San Francisco's Chinese colony bow in honor of his birthday. Among those attending the ceremony was Tse Kiong Sun, grandson of Sun Yat Sen.]
Chinatown
Filbert & Webster
2963 Webster on the southwest corner, the Vedanta Society Temple built 1905-1908 by Joseph Leonard.
Union Street
Pierce near California
View south on Pierce toward the east side between Perine and California. Italianate flats built 1870s, Tower of Saint Dominic's Church in background.
Pacific Heights
Jones & Pine
View north on Jones at Pine to California St. Cable Railroad Co. O'Farrell and Jones cable car #38 turning onto Jones. Grace Cathedral, Rear of Grace Cathedral, Chambord Apartments, and Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, Architect Albert Larsen) in the background left. Store on right corner has since been demolished. (AS)
Lower Nob Hill
Mount Olympus
View northwest from Mount Olympus showing promotional billboard from W.H. Humphrey real estate expounding on the virtues of the view. St. Ignatius Church in the background.
Buena Vista
Mission & College
View north on Mission from College Avenue. Crescent Avenue at right, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 14-line streetcar #1586. College Cavern at left and St. Mary's Pub in the background, Bethel Full Gospel Church (now Casa de Barro).
St. Marys Park
Church near 30th
View northwest across Church between 30th and Day Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line streetcar #97 with wings livery. Carmichael & McDonald Plumbers, Veteran's Liquors, St. Paul's Church in the background.
Noe Valley
Mission Dolores
View northwest across Dolores St. to cemetery, original Mission and gothic revival brick church.
Mission Dolores
St. Mary's Cathedral
View northwest across intersection of Van Ness & O'Farrell Streets to St. Mary's Cathedral (burned 1962). [H. Pierre Smith Photo SF]
Tenderloin
1906 Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from a rooftop on Jones between Post and Sutter toward billowing smoke south of Market. Temple Sherith Israel and steeple of First Congregational Church at center. Rear of St. Francis Hotel in background. (copy negative by Mulin 1952)
Lower Nob Hill