Huntington residence
1075 California at Taylor. Site of present Huntington Park
Nob HillDemolished
Contains 7898 photos
7th & Market
Elevated view southwest across intersection to Odd Fellows Hall, Market at Seventh, Wright & Sanders architects. A cornerstone-laying ceremony was held on May 14, 1884, and construction was completed in November, 1885. T. M. Antisell piano store occupies corner street level retail space at 1101 Market, Good Fellows Grotto (R.J. Techau owner) saloon in basement, Herman W. Burmester, Tea 12 Seventh St.
South of Market
Post & Stockton
View northwest across intersection to Walkerley building, designed by Wright and Sanders. Built in 1886 at Post and Stockton Streets for the Union Club, which in 1889 merged to become the Pacific-Union Club. UC (Union Club) incised on building.
Downtown / Union Square
Berkeley?
Corner building with multiple bay windows and witches cap turret. Storefronts on ground level: Bon Ton/Smith and Butler
Gough & California
Southwest corner of Gough & California. Home of Manfred Brandenstein, later one of the partners of MJB Coffee
Pacific Heights
Charles Crocker residence
California and Taylor. Present site of Grace Cathedral
Nob Hill
Market & Ord
View west across Market to northwest corner of Market and Ord, 160 Ord Street, built 1904, still stands in 2021 with modifications. Widened Market Street now occupies space to left of house. The two houses on the left fronting on Hattie Street were demolished for the Market Street Extension. The two houses to the right of those, 29-31 Hattie and 35 Hattie, were demolished after a 2016 fire. Ashbury Heights High Pressure Tank on Clayton St. in background. [Market St. Exten North West at Ord. St. dpwbook27 dpw6624]
Eureka Valley
7th & Townsend
View North on 7th Street toward Townsend, buildings at left still stand. S.P. (Southern Pacific) Commissary at right [dpwbook27 dpw6680]
Mission Bay
Bay & Jones
View East on Bay From Jones and Columbus. Cable Car at Bay and Taylor. [dpwbook27 dpw6685]
Fishermans Wharf
8th & Brannan
View north on 8th from center of Brannan. In 2022, most of scene at left is taken up with freeway onramps. At right, 888 Brannan still stands and is used as office space. It was built in 1917 as a battery factory for the National Carbon Company. [8th St. Brannon to Bryant dpwbook27 dpw6692]
Showplace Square
Brannan & 1st
View west on Brannan from 1st Street (now Delancey). H.S. Crocker, stationery and printing building still stands (2020)at 250 Brannan. Rosenberg Brothers & Co. dried fruits and D.N. & E. Walter Company warehouse at 2nd Street all still stand. (part of the South of Market Historic Resource Survey). New Neptune Restaurant and Coffee Saloon, Marine Sheet Metal and Plumbing Co. at right. [dpwbook27 dpw6696]
South Beach
Clara & 6th
View East on Clara from 6th, Street in the process of being paved and raised. Building at left demolished 2017. [Clara St. - 6th St. East][dpwbook27 dpw6699]
South of Market
Market near 23rd
Market Street Extension project, 23rd Street cottages on right of way [dpwbook27 dpw6711]
Upper Market
Roosevelt & 17th
View North on Lower Terrace from 17th Street. Roosevelt Way Project, sections of streets were renamed to create Roosevelt Way from Castro to 17th Street. Houses on the right (east) side of this view were demolished or moved for the widening of Roosevelt Way. [dpwbook26 dpw6519]
Buena Vista
Point Lobos Ave
View across Point Lobos Ave toward Cliff House Garage (with chauffeur break room) and Sutro Heights. Autos and early tour buses parked in front of Cliff House. Tour buses would stop here to allow patrons to enjoy the views and get a picture taken. Amusement zone (a year away from being called Chutes at the Beach and nearly a decade away from being called Playand) visible at right [6846 2-8-21 Pt. Lobos Ave at Cliff House] [dpwbook28 dpw6846]
Sutro Heights