Contains 7898 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)
Downtown / Union Square
View west from near 16th and Dolores. To the rear of the Mission is the temporary church which served from May, 1908 to 1918. The 1884 brick church to the right of Mission Dolores was damaged in 1906 and demolished. Construction of the new church (now called Mission Dolores Basilica) began in 1913. El Camino Real bell and sign. [Dolores Mission San Francisco Cal.]
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west to 16th and Dolores, Mission Dolores, cemetery, earthquake-damaged Gothic Revival church, Corona Heights and Buena Vista Park in background [Mission Dolores April 1906 #906] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH906)
Mission Dolores
View west to Sacramento & Clay St. Cable Car MSRy #16, Harbor Garage in Union Center building, Convey & Sons meats, Dry Cleaners, Williams Bros. Cigars, Cigarettes & Candies, New Post Office Candy Store, Salvation Army, Ferry Station Post Office at right. All buildings later demolished.
Financial District
Elevated view northeast to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #231 with zip stripe livery approaching Sutro Baths terminal on private right-of-way. Merrie Way fence at upper right. Concrete block at left center is believed to be a foundation remnant from the either the Haunted Swing or Mystic Maze attractions on Merrie Way. Marine Exchange Lookout (Octagon House) visible in distance.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
View northeast from intersection to parade to celebrate opening of Argonaut Bay (now Maritime Museum). Comstock locomotive J.W. Bowker took passengers to this location, where they switched to where they transferred to horse car from Sutter St. line. People in period dress pose for photographers. Purpose of event was to raise funds for proposed Argonaut Bay Roundhouse at Aquatic Park, displaying historic rolling stock. The roundhouse was never built. Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop in background. Yale Luggage Shop, Terminal Jewelry Co. at left.
Financial District
Looking northwest fom City of Paris building. Parking garage being dug. Groundbreaking for the garage was on March 31, 1941, and the opening was on September 11, 1942.
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny & Washington, view from Portsmouth Square; Chambers of Judge Louis H. Ward upper windows]
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to tents in earthquake refugee camp, toward Washington Street mansions. Irwin Mansion at left.
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east to Cow Hollow toward Russian Hill. Lombard Street cuts through north of the summit. The home with the Mansard roof on the left, 2426 (later 2466) Filbert, belonged to Louis Schultz, demolished 1948. Street Kitchens are visible in the distance down Filbert.
Cow Hollow
Night game at Seals Stadium. 16th & Bryant, view northerly from seats down the right field line.
Mission
View west on Sloat toward 47th Avenue Market Street Railways (MSRy) 12-line streetcar #1726 at the terminal. Pedestrian tunnel to the Zoo and Fleishhacker Pool at left. Fish and Chips Stand, 'Good place to eat', at the corner of 47th at right.
Parkside
View northeast across Sloat to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 12-Line cars #1244 and #1615 at the Great Highway Terminus near the Zoo. Rainier Restaurant, Fat Boy Barbecue.
Parkside
Oil Sprinkling Streetcar 0202 , in front of Mission St Car House - United Railroads [U00311]
Bernal Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park, showing earthquake damage to east wall. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. It was repaired and later demolished in 1929.
Golden Gate Park