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Civilian homes on the eastern side of Black Point (today's Fort Mason). In 1863 the U.S. Army occupied Black Point, evicted the civilian residents, and converted these houses into officers' quarters. [F45 SRE-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View northeast across California St. above Montgomery. Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center. Kohl Building (Built 1900-1901) at right. Beyond the Kohl Building (originally known as the Hayward Building) is an empty lot, where demolition took place in late 1901 for the building of the Mercantile Trust Company building (Albert Pissis, Architect), which opened in 1903. [F45 SSS-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Elevated view of Market Street west from Montgomery Street. Tall flagpole with American flag, horse drawn carriages. Steam train in the distance heading southwest. The Market Street Railroad ran only a single track on Market Street between 1860 and 1866, after which it added a second track. James H. Widber's drugstore was listed on the northeast corner of Market and Kearny from 1861 to 1867. (PF) From Carleton Watkins stereo #578. [F57 SSS-048] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Vnew northeast across Market from near Stockton. Cable cars, horse drawn carriages. Old Phelan Building, Chronicle Building at center. [F45 SSS-053] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
[N.S. of California St. Bet. Battery & Sansome 1873] [F57 SSS-072] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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[Bank of California 1868 B- 4] Elevated view Northwest [F810 B-003] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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View northwest across intersection to Bank of California at Sansome & California Streets. Draped in black crepe for William Ralston's death. [F810 B-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Elevated view northwest from Montgomery Block to Telegraph Hill and businesses on west side of Montgomery Street: Miner's Exchange Bank Building (at Montgomery and Jackson, Peter Portois, architect). Cooke's Metropolitan Exchange, Central Coal Yard. G. R. Fardon picture published by Herre & Bauer at the office of the 'SF Journal' 66 Merchant St. in 1856. Telegraph Hill in background. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) Cropped version of wnp71.0005. [Bank NW Cor Montgy-Jackson][[F810 B-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Swiss-American Bank and Assay Office, SW corner of Clay & Leidesdorff [F810 B-013] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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[TEH 259 Oct 1880 McCreery Bldg. 310 Pine St. McCreery Building, 310 Pine St. B - 17 ] [British North American Bank] [F810 B-017] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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SW Corner Commercial & Montgomery Streets, Banking House of James King of William (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown
Barbary Coast. Northeast corner Montgomery & Pacific Streets. Jimmy Lawlor's The Turf Concert/Dance Hall. Sign above entrance reads 'Nicely Furnished Housekeeping Apartments.' This building still stands in 2021.[F810 BC-005] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
North Beach
Barbary Coast. View northeast across Pacific Street between Kearny & Montgomery to Hippodrome, Purcell's So Different Cafe, Old Gold, Thalia Dance Hall [Pacific St. BC-6][F810 BC-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
North Beach
Barbary Coast, View northeast across intersection of Columbus, Kearny, and Pacific up Kearny toward Broadway. Parente Brothers Tavern, with stained glass signage on the corner awning for Wreden's Lager, Old Kirk Whiskies, North Star, and ads for Rainier Beer, shoe shine stand to left of doorway. 16-Line Streetcar in background left in front of New Broadway Hotel, having just turned from Broadway. A posed photo, proprietors standing in each business doorway. Most of the buildings in this view still stand in 2021. In doorway of Parente's are posters for a fight promoted by Louis Parente in Coffroth Daly City Arena, Ad Wolgast and Willie Hoppe, set for 9-22-16, but postponed and cancelled, because of weather and threat of legal prosecution. [BC-7][F810 BC-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)(AS)
North Beach
[TEH406 Merchants Exchange on Battery St. BU-6 Fardon Photo 1856] [F810 BU-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) View northeast across Battery to first of three Merchant's Exchange Buildings. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon’s San Francisco Album)
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