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View southwest across Fillmore to pedestrians, horses and wagons, shops. California Baking Co. at Eddy corner, Marks Bros. ladies wear clearance sale banner, Gilsey Cafe 1315 Fillmore, Lasky's optician and photography supply 1319 Fillmore, Continental Tailoring 1323 Fillmore, Keene's Music Store 1325 Fillmore. [Fillmore near Eddy]
Western Addition
View northwest across intersection to Fairmont Hotel and Old St. Mary's church in distance. Kohl Building, Mercantile Trust Co. Building (1903,Albert Pissis, Architect), London & San Francisco Bank Building with flag on roof, Bank of California under construction at corner.
Financial District
Elevated view southwest to Pacific Heights. Old St. Brigid Church (1864-1897) at Van Ness and Broadway. Lafayette Park at background left. Large house with Mansard roof and rear tower left of Center is William C. Talbot house (S.C. Bugbee & Son Architect, built 1872 NE Corner Jackson & Franklin, demolished 1931).
Polk Gulch
Demolition/Reconstruction of Old Hall of Justice. Viewed from Portsmouth Square.
Chinatown
The U.C. Botanical Garden conservatory in Berkeley built by Lord and Burnham (the same firm that built the Conservatory of Flowers) in 1894. It was demolished when the campus expanded in the 1920s. This site is now a parking lot.
Outside SF
Elevated view north across California to damaged buildings: 'Carriage Depository', 'S. Reinstein Pioneer Clothing Factory' at 314 California Street, A. Jacobs & Co. 312 California, California Powder Works 318 California.
Financial District
The three-story brick building at 300-304 O'Farrell Street, at the northwest corner of Mason, was built in 1865 as the groceries and liquors store of Robert Hampton. The three two-story houses next to it, on Mason Street, were built in 1871. [WMK] Charles Crocker mansion on Nob Hill visible at extreme right.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.
Downtown / Union Square
Woodward's Gardens, 14th & Mission. Elevated view northwest toward Protestant Orphan Asylum in background [4127 View of Woodward's Gardens]
Mission
view northeast from the Residence of Bishop William Kip, 338 2nd Street to Telegraph Hill, St. Francis of Assisi Church on horizon left. Octagon house at 329 Second Street, owned by Wales L. Palmer.
South of Market
Elevated view North across plaza to Telegraph Hill. Bella Union, Verandah Saloon, El Dorado, City Hall at far right.
Chinatown
View up Powell St. from corner of Union Square to Nob Hill from nw corner of Union Square. Mark Hopkins and Leland Stanford residences in distance. Trinity Church at right. Very similar image to wnp37.00985.
Downtown / Union Square
View west to Nob Hill. W.T. Coleman & Co at corner of Front and California, Davis & Seger at 60 California. Duplicate of wnp26.599
Financial District
Elevated view north on Powell. Nob Hill in distance. Temple Emanu-El on Sutter St. at right. In distance left, Temple Ohabai Shalome, built 1865 by congregants unhappy with Temple Emanu-el, at 414 Mason, near Post.
Downtown / Union Square
Telegraph Hill Telescope in background. Brick building on corner still existent 2017
Telegraph Hill