Contains 3716 photos
View north to Equitable Life Insurance Building under construction at northeast corner of Sutter Street. Construction began in October 1953 and was completed in June 1955. (TA) Delos C. Butts watch repair at 35 Montgomery. Standard Oil Building background right.
Downtown / Union Square
Construction site, Purity Market under construction along Mathilda Avenue near Mckinley Street. Standard Oil gas station at left.
Outside SF
Elevated view east toward 2nd Street across construction site of the Marine Fireman's Union Hall. Two buildings at left, between Tehama and Howard still stand. Continental Merchandise Co. Pacific Brass Foundry, Rutherford and Skoubye Steel Contractors
South of Market
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge with Ferry Terminal
Outside SF
View southeast across intersection to south side of Market Street between 3rd & 4th. Stack of lumber, pile of bricks across from Carriage Manufactory, Heverin's Marble Works at 783 Market. Original caption "Market Street, from corner Stockton Street, looking west, San Francisco. # 508". Same image as wnp37.02063, different cropping. [SS Mkt bet 3 & 4 St] [F810 SS-103] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north across 3rd to scaffolding alongside Call Building during early stages of remodeling as Central Tower. Hotel Doric sign on Hotel King, Barrel House bar, Kane's Log Cabin dairy lunch, Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar, Owl Drug Co., Mutual Bank Building. [8-19-37]
South of Market
View southeast toward Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Building, 140 New Montgomery, under construction. Designed by Timothy Pflueger, it is one of SF's most iconic early skyscrapers. To the right is the San Francisco Furniture Exchange building, built 1920 and still standing on New Montgomery between Natoma and Howard. Signs on nearby buildings for Gladding, McBean & Co. and Butte Electrical.
South of Market
View from Pine and Montgomery of Russ Building under construction. [George W. Kelham, architect. Dinwiddie Construction Co., general contractors. Date: Feb. 24, 1927. No. 47]
Financial District
View north across Union Square to Fitzhugh Building almost finished with construction with signs for ground floor for lease. Designed by Reid Brothers. P. J. Walker & Co., general contractor.
Downtown / Union Square
View to Alcatraz Island, sailboats in bay. Construction of St. Francis Yacht Club underway
Marina
View east to Bay Bridge in distance. Construction of California Flower Market on Brannan Street by G. W. Thomas Co.
South of Market
Victory garden plots near 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way across from Botanical Gardens. (JF)
Golden Gate Park
Transamerica Building under construction. View looking east from Nob Hill. Chinatown Holiday Inn at left foreground.
Nob Hill
View east on California from Powell. Annex to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co (today's Ritz Carlton) under construction and completed in early 1953.
Nob Hill
Reconstruction work past Union Square and Dewey Monument to St. Francis Hotel with north wing construction in progress.
Downtown / Union Square