Cobblestones

Contains 75 photos

Jackson & Grant
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Jackson & Grant

View west from Grant (then Dupont Street) up Jackson. Men unloading large sacks from dray wagon parked across Jackson. Sign for Philadelphia Lager Beer on corner of building, Globe Hotel (built 1860, Victor Hoffman architect). Gas streetlamps on corner and on south side of Jackson, cobblestone streets with stone crosswalks, plank sidewalk.

Chinatown
California & Kearny
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California & Kearny

View east on California from center of intersection with Kearny to busy street scene.. Safe Deposit Building with tower on the southeast corner of Montgomery (opened 1875) at right, tower of Merchants Exchange behind. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (building opened 1867, replaced by larger building in 1894), and German Savings and Loan Society. The California Street cable car was extended from this point east to Drumm in 1890. In the distance, four horsecars on California. On right, William Proll show cases, 537 California; Thos. Lancaster Merchant Tailor 535 California.

Financial District
California near Powell
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California near Powell

View east from center of California to wharves and ships in distance. Two cable cars pasing. Grace Church with added bell tower on right. No. 14 negative made 1896, subject: California Street, SF, made by G. W. Reed, Berkeley

Downtown
Lombard near Hyde
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Lombard near Hyde

Looking North on crooked section; foreign car descending hill. Lady sweeping steps; blurry

Russian Hill
Mission near 7th
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Mission near 7th

Post-earthquake buckled street and twisted rails - Post Office in background [37]

South of Market
5th Ave near Parnassus
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5th Ave near Parnassus

View southeast along 5th Avenue near Parnassus Avenue. Apartment house at 1398 5th Avenue, built 1912, is at left. A.R. 3500 - United Railroads

Sunset Inner
Grant near Commercial
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Grant near Commercial

View North on Grant (then Dupont Street) toward Clay, Sic Kee & Co. Tailor (715 1/2 Dupont) at left. [4095 SF Chinese Market Dupont Street 84 40]

Chinatown
Sacramento near Davis
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Sacramento near Davis

View west to intersection of Front and beyond [dpwbook5 dpw1430] Cable Car Tracks, D.W. Tietjen Groceries, 240 Sacramento, Fairmont Hotel in background.

Financial District
Kearny near Broadway
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Kearny near Broadway

View north on Kearny from Broadway to Vallejo, cobblestone street [dpwbook9 dpw1961]

North Beach
Divisadero near Vallejo
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Divisadero near Vallejo

East side of Divisadero (then Devisadero) between Green and Vallejo. 2567 Green (left) and 2714 Divisadero (right), both built before 1906, still stand in modified state (2019). Picture shows state of street before repaving. [dpwbook12 dpw2406]

Pacific Heights
Oakwood near 19th
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Oakwood near 19th

View south on Oakwood toward 19th Street. The street sunk significantly during the 1906 earthquake and had to be repaved. This images shows half the street repaved. [Damaged by Quake] [dpwbook12 dpw2432]

Mission Dolores
Pacific & Front
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Pacific & Front

View east on brick paved Pacific Avenue from Front Street in the then produce district, horse and wagon to right. Croce and Celoni Saloon at left.[dpwbook13 dpw2569]

Northern Waterfront
Greenwich & Jones
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Greenwich & Jones

View south across Greenwich Street between Jones and Leavenworth towards Cooper Primary School, now the site of Michelangelo Playground.[dpwbook13 dpw2615]

Russian Hill
Union near Kearny
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Union near Kearny

Old Garfield School grounds, Union Street between Kearny and Montgomery.[dpwbook13 dpw2611]

Telegraph Hill
Union near Kearny
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Union near Kearny

Old Garfield School grounds and wooden buildings, Union and Kearny [dpwbook13 dpw2612]

Telegraph Hill