Construction

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Pine near Kearny
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Pine near Kearny

Elevated view southeast over new Pacific Telephone Co. main office construction site at 430-444 Bush Street to buildings on south side of Bush Street. St. George Garage (Wm. Saunders, prop.) with Goodrich Tires advertisement on east side. The no longer existing St. Anne Street runs through the site and was removed for this project. Hobart Building in distance left. Buildings on the south side of Bush Street still stand 2021. 8 story building at left is the Charleston Building (Albert Pissis architect, 1908), white building to its right is the San Francisco Press Club Building (Henry Hedger architect, 1908), at far right Pacific States Telephone Building (A.A. Cantin architect, 1905). [San Francisco, California New Main Office Progress - 06-28-24]

Chinatown
Bush near Kearny
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Bush near Kearny

View northwest to man in suit posed holding jackhammer at new Pacific Telephone Co. main business office construction site, 430-444 Bush. Quincy Apartments in background. [#444 Bush St Before Construction Started Mr. Delury Breaks Ground]

Chinatown
Capp near 25th
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Capp near 25th

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company's Mission Exchange, 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th, under construction. Horse and mules team tied up in Pacific Telephone Co. building construction site.

Mission
Capp near 25th
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Capp near 25th

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company's Mission Exchange, 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th, under construction. Telephone Company, Construction site with steel beams rising from ground, on beams: [Built by Western Iron Works][244?] (see also wnp26.1710 wnp26.1722)

Mission
Capp near 25th
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Capp near 25th

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company's Mission Exchange, 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th. The photo was taken some time between 1908 (when the building was built) and 1912 (when a fourth story was added). (WMK) [309]

Mission
Capp near 25th
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Capp near 25th

View west to work on Pacific Telephone Co. building Mission Exchange, 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th, under construction. Houses on north side of Capp in background, 3 extant 2018.[Steel work from Western Iron Works] on beams [257?] (see also wnp26.1710 wnp26.1711)

Mission
Capp near 25th
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Capp near 25th

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company's Mission Exchange, 1045 Capp Street, between 25th and 26th, under construction, men working on front. It was built in 1908. The Victorian flats at far right still stand, albeit much altered. (WMK) (see also as wnp26.1722, wnp26.1721,wnp26.wnp26.1711,wnp26.1710) [282]

Mission
Geary near 38th Ave
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Geary near 38th Ave

Group of workers raising telephone poles. View west, homes on 38th Avenue in background. 467 38th Avenue at center.

Richmond Outer
New Montgomery & Natoma
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New Montgomery & Natoma

140 New Montgomery Construction site of New Telephone Building, demolishing old building, Call Building dome in background

South of Market
Pacific Telephone Building
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Pacific Telephone Building

View northeast to 140 New Montgomery, Pacific Telephone Building under construction. Rialto Building at left. Hobart and Standard Oil Buildings in distance left, Natoma Street and Yerba Buena Island at right. [San Francisco, Calif Coast Div Executive Bld. Progress Rear 8-21-24]

South of Market
Belvedere near Haight
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Belvedere near Haight

View north on Belvedere toward Haight Street. Moving a building using horse, block, and tackle. This structure and the one to the left were moved to an unknown location to make room for the bank building (then San Francisco Savings & Loan) now on the corner.

Haight Ashbury
180 Liberty
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180 Liberty

[180 Liberty St.] Portico with newly made post bases and front entry steps, likely by San Francisco Victoriana. See wnp25.10719.

Dolores Heights
Folsom near 19th
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Folsom near 19th

View north on Folsom between 18th and 19th Streets. Street repair with trench in middle of street.

Mission
Clay near Montgomery
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Clay near Montgomery

View southeast on Clay toward Montgomery. the southwest corner lot is filled with rubble. The Bank of Italy (later Bank of America) building, 550 Montgomery, is under construction on the southeast corner.

Financial District
Pacific Telephone Building?
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Pacific Telephone Building?

Men working on construction new building at 140 New Montgomery St. Call Building in background

South of Market