Construction

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Lands End Station
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Lands End Station

Construction of Lands End Station on the Cliff Line (formerly Ferries & Cliff House line). Served as passenger waiting room, curio shop and food concession until demolished in 1940. [Reconstruction Ferries & Cliff Line.55] Observation streetcars could pull over on a siding and people could get off and have their photo taken. The railroad right-of-way is now part of a walking path. - United Railroads [U00469]

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Eddy near Powell
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Eddy near Powell

View east on Eddy from center of street showing work crew building tracks. St. Ann's Building, Louvre restaurant on left. Flood building, Emporium and Red Front stores in distance.. - United Railroads [U00573] [Eddy & Powell Sts.]

Downtown / Union Square
4th & Folsom
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4th & Folsom

View north from center of 4th toward Market street, tower of Academy of Sciences and Pioneer Hall, St. Francis hotel in the distance. Broken negative. - United Railroads [U00725] [Rerailing 4th St]

South of Market
Stanyan & Page
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Stanyan & Page

View North on Stanyan toward Page. Workers replacing track at the curve onto Page Street. A. J. Ahern Liquors. 2-story building at center (636 - 644 Stanyan) still stands with modified second story [New]. - United Railroads [U00744]

Golden Gate Park
Turk & Taylor
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Turk & Taylor

View toward the northwest corner, 12 days before the earthquake, William Hoelscher & Co. Wine growers and wholesale liquors. Above the storefronts was The Riva, a lodging house. Workers updating electric streetcar tracks and connection for the Turk & Eddy 4-line (crossing left to right) and the 6th & Sansome line. (double track) [Crossing & Curve] [New] - United Railroads [U00764]

Tenderloin
Hayes & Laguna
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Hayes & Laguna

View West from center of intersection. Men watch steam roller prepare track bed. Replacing one side of street, debris along the left. Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church at Buchanan in distance. Hayes Valley Pharmacy building at right (NW Corner) shows major fire damage. [Reconstruction Hayes St.]- United Railroads [U00894]

Hayes Valley
Larkin & Golden Gate
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Larkin & Golden Gate

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest on Larkin from Golden Gate Avenue. Workers seem to be removing the cable yolk from the street. Chimney in background is the ruins of Sutter Street Power House. [Larkin St North from Golden Gate] - United Railroads [U00965]

Civic Center
Fulton & 9th Ave
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Fulton & 9th Ave

View east on Fulton from 9th Avenue, remnants of Beertown on the left, Golden Gate Park on the right. [Fulton street East from 9th] - United Railroads [U01286]

Richmond Inner
Larkin & McAllister
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Larkin & McAllister

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Larkin from McAllister, 1906 earthquake damage and reconstruction is evident. Ruins of the Supreme Court Building on the northwest corner. - United Railroads [U00982]

Civic Center
Columbus & Washington
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Columbus & Washington

[Montgomery Avenue (Columbus)Northwest From Washington St] Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower), St Francis Church. Giornale L'Italia office on left. West side of street torn up for track construction. - United Railroads [U01368]

Chinatown
Union & Leavenworth
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Union & Leavenworth

View east on Union from Leavenworth Street. Telegraph Hill in the background. Cistern Covered with Concrete - United Railroads [U01570]

Russian Hill
Pacific near Polk
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Pacific near Polk

Pacific Ave Car House and Power House being built, Temporary Fire House at left. Sheaves being delivered. - United Railroads [U01854]

Polk Gulch
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

View east from center of Market to replacing the crossing and taking the remaining cable slots out. Phelan, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle and Call Buildings in distance. [Market between 4th & 3rd.] - United Railroads [U02026]

South of Market
Market & Beale
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Market & Beale

View southeast across Market to large one story brick building on southeast corner with multiple storefronts, including Artesian Bar (Martin Tiedemann), shoe repair, Metropolis Market, wine & liquor store, Emporium Hatworks 239 Market, Phoenix Tool & Valve Co, Sun Set Lunch Parlor, Globe Tailoring Co 255 Market, May Seed Co. 259 Market, Crossley's Cafe & Bar saloon on corner. Sutter Street Shuttle horse car at left, Winchester Hotel horse drawn coach. John Rothschild & Co. Wholesale Grocers in distance left, 11-15 Spear, with sign for Seaboard National Bank at left. Streetlights are large bulbs hanging from wooden crossbars on overhead streetcar wiring support poles. - United Railroads [U02198]

Financial District
Sacramento near Battery
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Sacramento near Battery

[Sacramento Street East from Sansome Street] Raising the track. Ferry Building in distance. Posters for theater attractions at left. Gabriel-Meyerfeld Co. printers, 311 Battery- United Railroads [U03932]

Financial District