Battery & California
View north on Battery Street from California Street. The dome of the Merchants' Exchange (Battery & Washington) is visible in the distance.
Financial DistrictDemolished
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Kearny near California
Elevated view northeast on Kearny toward Telegraph Hill, visible in the distance. Mercer & Bernheim Confectioners, McColgan & O'Kane Saddlery at 136 Kearny. The two-story brick building in the center is the Tattersall Stables, at the southeast corner of Kearny and Sacramento streets; built in 1855. Daguerrean Gallery of J. M Ford in distance left, at the southeast corner Clay & Kearny. Signs for Porter & Flenner Empire Livery Stable, 133 Kearny, Catholic Books, Hardware, Painting, Tin Ware, at left. (The address of 136 Kearny is misleading, because the system of addresses was changed to increase addresses by 100 per block, in 1860.)
Chinatown
Market & Geary
Elevated view across Market St towards Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain in foreground. [3712 Palace Hotel, Market St, showing Cable Cars and Lotta's Fountain]
South of Market
Ferry Building
View southeast from Embarcadero to well dressed large party of adults and children posing in front of original Ferry Building and horse drawn carriages and horse drawn streetcars. A wooden clock tower was added to the building after its opening in September, 1875, and was completed in January, 1877. C.P.R.R.
Financial District
14th & Mission
Woodward's Garden, elevated view east across Mission District to Potrero Hill showing rear of museum and conservatory. Erie Street on other side of Mission. [Helios]
Mission
Bush & Market
Earthquake Damage to Coffey-Risdon Bldg.; northwest corner Bush & Market.
Financial District
Ocean House
Ocean House, near north end of Lake Merced in the area of Middlefield and Eucalyptus (burned in 1882). On the site of today's Lowell High School. (Watkins stereoview No. 1707)
Lakeshore
Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill Observatory, also known as Layman's Observatory, Layman's Folly and German Castle.
Telegraph Hill
Market & Valencia
View south to Market St Railway Valencia St. Power House, Haight St Cable Car with Oakland Ferries, Golden Gate Park & Cemeteries signage. Steam Dummy at far left. [#47]
South of Market
Sacramento & Front
Fort Gunny Bags (Committee of Vigilance headquarters)
Financial District
Hayes St & Franklin
[Hayes Street, east from Franklin St, Oct 15th 1905] St. Ignatius Church and College at left. At right J.H. & H. Mangels Grocery, Gercke Furniture Co. with Eugene Schmitz For Mayor sign above. Cable car in distance.
Civic Center
Laguna Honda hospital
the Alms House, Newly Planted trees,
Laguna Honda
Fort Mason
View from foot of present Van Ness Ave. Black Point boardwalk, looking North to Alcatraz Island. [4107 Alcatraz Island, from Black Point]
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Elevated view southeast over Odd Fellows Cemetery to Lone Mountain with cross atop. Photograph taken from the cemetery's office or main water tower and dates to between 1879 and 1891. [B 1861 Lone Mountain.] (ANSR)
Lone Mountain
18th near Sanchez
View easterly on 18th Street between Sanchez and Church. Diamond Laundry on the north side (3840 18th Street) with line of delivery trucks parked in front (replaced 1971 by 107 unit Housing Authority affordable housing apartment building). Some Victorian homes to the east still stand. Streetcar tracks for the 33-line.
Dolores Heights