Contains 6604 photos
Elevated view east to Grant pagoda buildings, Old St. Mary's cathedral, Old Federal Reserve Bank, Murphy Building, Financial Center Building (opened 1927, later Omni Hotel), Alaska Commercial Building, Yerba Buena Island, Bay, Southern Pacific Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Clunie Building, Hotel Lafayette.[looking down on California st.]
Chinatown
[1433 Old Mission Dolores SF, Park & Co] View west across Dolores St. to cemetery and Old Mission, two girls in front.
Mission Dolores
Elevated view south across Embarcadero near Clay, streetcars, Ferry building. Ferry Station Post Office (1901-1915) at right. United Railroads [U00545] (from print with Mentz imprint)
Financial District
Elevated view west up Market street over cable car turntable with United Railroads cable car #253 on turntable to approximately 13 other cable cars. United Railroads California Street #38 horsecar at left. Sacramento Street cable car at center right. Magnolia Cafe, Pacific Ticket Office, Aug. Wessell and Co., Smiths' Cash Store Building, [551]
Financial District
View southeast across intersection to Standard Stations gas station and 5-story apartment building on present site of Masonic Temple (completed 1958). California Street cable car tracks. Election posters for Nov. 1955 election at left.
Nob Hill
Elevated view northwest toward Portsmouth Square, North Beach & Mission horsecar, St. Francis Church (Vallejo near Columbus, then Montgomery Avenue) in the distance. Terminal of the Clay Street cable car line at left. [No. 452 Kearney (Sic) street Plazza (Sic), SF]
Chinatown
[B 2374 Market St. San Francisco from Lotta's Fountain.] Horse car, Hayes Street Cable Car Line (started that year.) (Superior version of wnp37.00360.)
Downtown / Union Square
[Golden Gate International Exposition '39 'Treasure Island] View from Yerba Buena Island to Treasure Island. Tower of the Sun, Marin Headlands in background.
Yerba Buena Island
[Battleship Ohio Launched May 18 1901 Union Iron Works San Francisco] View of the battleship USS Ohio (BB12) being launched. Hull completed, superstructure incomplete.
Central Waterfront
View northwest from Layman's Castle northwest toward Selby Smelting Plant, California Wire Works factory (to left of center, with large ship being built to its north), remains of Meiggs' Wharf, future site of Fisherman's Wharf. Lumber yards, grain sheds built on Sea Wall, Alcatraz Island and Marin Headlands.
Telegraph Hill
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, View west toward South Gardens, from Festival Hall. Palace of Horticulture, Italian towers, Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, .
Marina
View northwest from Telegraph Hill. Meiggs' Wharf, Marin Headlands, Mt. Tamalpais, Fort Alcatraz.
Telegraph Hill
Elevated view north to west side of street, Formerly Dupont St., ?Woh & Co. Art Goods, Man Lee & Co. (709 Dupont), Fook Yuen & Co.(711 Dupont), [3119 Chinese Restaurant, SF Cal]
Chinatown
View southwest across empty street to south side of California, from left: Hayward's Building (1867) with New Orleans Cafe in basement space, second Merchant's Exchange Building (1868), Safe Deposit Building (1875). In distance far right, Stanford and Mark Hopkins mansions.
Financial District
[No 1. Second St. from Market St. 1905] Elevated view south on 2nd from Market. United Railroads streetcar #574, shuttle line on 2nd St. Bridge at Harrison St in distance, Grand Hotel at right, Hoffman's Grill. Stein, Simon Co. woolen goods at left in Cunningham Block.
Financial District