Embarcadero Aerial
Aerial view west past the Bay Bridge toward downtown. Piers south of Market, Embarcadero Freeway. 650 California Street and Golden Gateway development under construction. [15160]
Construction
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Diamond Heights Aerial
Aerial view south toward Diamond Heights in early stages of construction, general grading of streets and contours. Glen Park, Excelsior, McLaren Park, and San Bruno Mountain in the background. Glen Canyon to right of center. Intersection of Market, Portola and Clipper below center.
Midtown Terrace
View from Nob Hill
Elevated view east from Nob Hill probably from the Mark Hopkins Hotel toward the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at center, Bay and Yerba Buena Island beyond. Notable skyscrapers include Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Standard Oil Building, Hobart Building, Matson Building, PG&E Building (under construction, completed 1925). Pacific Telephone Company business offices (430-444 Bush) under construction between Bush and Pine at right center, across from Pacific Telephone Building at 445 Bush. Original Federal Reserve Bank, Montgomery Block, Appraisers Building, Bank of Italy at left. At right of center, Mills Building, Alexander Building. (Notably absent is Russ Building, 1927).
Nob Hill
Jackson & Buchanan
View east on Jackson from Buchanan to Muni Washington-Jackson cable car #524 with Red Cross signs on front and top, Red Cross flag. Tracks under construction.
Pacific Heights
Hyde & Jackson
View north on Hyde from Jackson, cable car #58. Scaffolding surrounds building on northeast corner.
Nob Hill
View SW from Fishermans' Wharf
View southerly from Fisherman's Wharf toward Russian Hill. Eichler Summit Apartments under construction at center. Cost Plus sign on right. Possibly Beach Street between Powell and Mason.
Fort Point
Fort Point viewed from hill south of fort. Construction materials, water flume, lighthouse keeper's house. Steamer heading out Golden Gate. Marin Headlands in distance. [982. Fort Point and Golden Gate, San Francisco, Cal.]
Presidio
Emporium
Elevated view south across Market toward the Emporium Department Store, Market Street between 4th and 5th. Cable car on Market Street, horse and buggies.
Downtown / Union Square
US Custom House
View south on Battery from Jackson toward Washington St. US Custom House under construction.
North Beach
View from Buena Vista Park
View northeast from Buena Vista Park. City Hall under construction.
Buena Vista
Mission Terrace
View northerly from undeveloped hillside in the vicinity of the current intersection of Ney Street and Trumbull Street toward Alemany Boulevard. St. Mary's Park, Holly Park, and Bernal Heights in the background. General grating of the site underway.
Bernal Heights
Mission Terrace
View north from across the current intersection of Maynard and Gladstone, across undeveloped Mission Terrace toward Alemany Boulevard and St. Mary's Park. College Avenue at center.
St. Marys Park
Taraval near 23rd
Parkside Library under construction, The Parkside Branch library building at 1200 Taraval Street was the first of eight Modern-style city branches constructed by the architectural firm of Appleton & Wolfard between 1951 and 1966. Golden Gate Heights in the background
Parkside
Mission near Cortland
View east across Mission near Cortland. Work crew at the site of a streetcar accident, where a southbound 12-line streetcar missed a switch and turned at high speed onto Cortland. 3 workmen were injured, including Jack Varner (standing, left)
Bernal Heights
Mission near Cortland
View north on Mission near Cortland. Work crew at the site of a streetcar accident, where a southbound 12-line streetcar missed a switch and turned at high speed onto Cortland. 3 workmen were injured, including Jack Varner
Bernal Heights