Contains 2266 photos
View south from Sutro Heights looking down the length of Ocean Beach. Original Ocean Beach Pavilion as 'Surf Club' at left. Great Highway, Playland at the Beach, Golden Gate Park, Esplanade, Lurline Pier. (Ocean Beach Pavilion, built in 1884, was oldest building that part of Great Highway. It had been remodeled many times.)
Sutro Heights
Playland at the Beach , looking south from from the Cliff House. Ocean Beach, Lurline Pier
Sutro Heights
[Lindbergh Day, Crowd at City Hall, Cific Center] [dpwbook40 dpwA579] Looking east from City Hall.
Civic Center
Montgomery St looking north at Bush St. This event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar down Monterey St, colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley' because it was a rickety affair. See article in SF Chronicle Oct 6, 1927. A carriage, a horse cart, and other vehicles were run on the tracks. Mayor Rolph was in attendance for the ceremony and gave a speech referring to Russ, SF Pioneer, for whom the Russ building was named (seen in photo).[dpwbook40 dpwA630]
Downtown / Union Square
Post St looking west from Stockton St. This parade event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley'. The event included various old vehicles running on the tracks and a speech from Mayor 'Sunny Jim' Rolph (see Chronicle article). [dpwbook40 dpwA631]
Downtown / Union Square
View across Market, Presidential candidate Governor Tom Dewey waving to crowd from car. Bancroft Building, 731 Market, in background. Silver Palace theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
General exterior view of hotel fire at 273 4th Street near Clementina. 22 dead (graphic images not posted online)
South of Market
Ike in motorcade on Powell in front of St. Francis Hotel
Downtown / Union Square
Ike in motorcade on California street and Leidesdorff Alley, looking east, Governor Warren in car. At far left Mercantile Trust Co. Building (1903,Albert Pissis, Architect), American Trust Company (originally the London and San Francisco Bank, built in 1873-1874), Bank of California, Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects) in distance. In center distance, Southern Pacific Building and Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. At right, Merchants Exchange Building, Insurance Exchange Building (433 California), Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Building, J. Harold Dollar (Balfour) Building (351 California) and Robert Dollar Building in distance (built 1910, expanded in 1919).
Financial District
Elevated view east on California to President Dwight D. Eisenhower ('Ike') in motorcade on California at Sansome street, waving to big crowd. In background from left, Alaska Commercial Building, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Robert Dollar and J. Harold Dollar (formerly Balfour). Buildings. Birdcage traffic signals.
Financial District
Ike covered with confetti, motorcade on Montgomery near Bush
Downtown / Union Square
Motorcade at Montgomery and Market, confetti huge crowd
Financial District
Motorcade on California Street (camera movement)
Financial District
Motorcade on Montgomery Street near Pine with confetti
Financial District
Motorcade on Powell in front of St. Francis Hotel
Downtown / Union Square