Powell & Market
Baldwin Hotel Fire. Sign for Louvre restaurant. Emporium and Red Front stores on south side of Market Street.
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Baldwin Hotel Fire. Sign for Louvre restaurant. Emporium and Red Front stores on south side of Market Street.
Downtown
View east along sidewalk to Aquatic Park dedication. Ghirardelli factory in background
North Beach
View northwest to Last Day of the Pacific Avenue Cable Car Line. The line was opened in 1887 and finally closed service in 1929. A parade was staged along the line, these riders are dressed in period clothes of the 1890s.
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell, people watching approaching fire on Market. Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building and Bancroft History Building on Market in distance, Phelan Building on right. Facade on building at left, Shiels apartment building containing Oberon Music Hall 38 O'Farrell, has collapsed into the street. Belvedere Music Hall just beyond.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Market from Market & 6th Street to men in uniform marching between decorated pillars and light bulbs and insignia strung above street. Large crowds, people on rooftops and watching from windows. Knights of Pythias. From left, Donahoe Building, Fowzer Photo Studio 1148 Market, Flood Building in distance.
South of Market
Looking east towards Ferry Building, morning commuters walking up Market Street. Southern Pacific Building in background. Traffic signal tower at right.
Financial District
Parade on K Street, Sacramento. Stagecoach drawn by 6 horses.
Outside SF
View north toward Hyde St. to long line of people waiting to get into Red Cross Civic Center office building, where U.S. Army Quartermaster had set up a store to sell surplus goods after WWI at steep discounts. This is probably opening day. Pioneer Motor Company, 305 Golden Gate Avenue. Hotel Iris, 293 Golden Gate Avenue in background. Most of what is in view was later demolished to construct Hastings College of the Law.
Civic Center
Unusual elevated view directly above the crowded sidewalk, looking east. In distance right, at 4th street corner, California (later State) Theatre, Roos Bros. clothing store.
Downtown
View northeast from Mission Street at 4th to wrecked Market St. Railway (MSRy) 10-Line streetcar #912 after accident.
South of Market
View northeast on Market toward New Montgomery. Crowded military parade with soldiers marching up Market. Palace Hotel at right, many streetcars lined up.
Downtown / Union Square
California & Market looking east to Southern Pacific and Ferry Bldgs, sidewalk crowded with people walking west.
Financial District
View east. GAR conclave. Cable cars, decorations. Phelan building, Mutual Savings Bank Building background left, Call Building at right. Duplicate of wnp32.0247
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast across Market to crowd of pedestrians at Lotta's Fountain. Palace Hotel in background. B-line street car on Geary. Birdcage traffic signal.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast on Market between Kearny and Montgomery. Firefighters and crowd assemble on Market Street. Fire at 660 Market Street.
Downtown / Union Square