Contains 290 photos
Elevated view northwest from South of Market toward 525 Market (Tishman Building, later First Market Tower) under construction at right. In background, Aetna (later McKesson) Building, St. Francis Hotel tower, Hobart building, Wells Fargo Building (44 Montgomery), Standard Oil Building (555 Market, later Chevron Tower). Intersection of 1st and Mission (Foster's Cafeteria) at lower left.
South of Market
Elevated view west from Embarcadero to Hyatt Regency hotel under construction. Mutual Benefit Life Building (One California, built 1969) in background.
Financial District
Elevated view west from Ferry Building to Hyatt Regency hotel (John Portman, architect) under construction at Embarcadero and Market. Mutual Benefit Life Building (One California, built 1969) at left.
Financial District
View north from middle of the 200 block of San Bruno Ave to building being demolished. The Stauffer Chemical Co. borax refining building shown is still on the next block, at 550 15th Street (now known as Showplace Square West) and the Central Freeway is in the background.
Showplace Square
View northwest up Sacramento to street work, Chinese Baptist Church (later First Chinese Baptist Church), Salvation Army on Waverly corner. Independent Paint Co. Dutch Boy Paint at left.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market of buildings burning, fire hoses, pumper, Admissions Day (Native Sons) Monument, Flood Building, Call Building, Emporium, remaining archway of Emma Spreckels Building (hand colorized) [Market St. from 5th]
Tenderloin
View north across Market to corner of Hayes & Larkin. 9th & Larkin Line of what was the Sutter Street Railway. Mechanics Pavilion, later site of Civic Auditorium. - United Railroads [U00219]
South of Market
Looking north toward Market Street. In the far distance you can see the St Francis Hotel, Academy of Sciences and Pioneer Hall. At far left, New Golden Gate Hotel 164 4th Street. Saloon with Wunder Beer sign at right at Natoma St. corner. [Rerailing 4th St between Howard & Mission]. . - United Railroads [U00457]
South of Market
View east on Eddy from center of street showing work crew building tracks. St. Ann's Building, Louvre restaurant on left. Flood building, Emporium and Red Front stores in distance.. - United Railroads [U00573] [Eddy & Powell Sts.]
Downtown / Union Square
View north from center of 4th toward Market street, tower of Academy of Sciences and Pioneer Hall, St. Francis hotel in the distance. Broken negative. - United Railroads [U00725] [Rerailing 4th St]
South of Market
View West from center of intersection. Men watch steam roller prepare track bed. Replacing one side of street, debris along the left. Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church at Buchanan in distance. Hayes Valley Pharmacy building at right (NW Corner) shows major fire damage. [Reconstruction Hayes St.]- United Railroads [U00894]
Hayes Valley
Pacific Ave Car House and Power House being built, Temporary Fire House at left. Sheaves being delivered. - United Railroads [U01854]
Polk Gulch
View east to Bay Bridge construction from Rincon Hill, two towers in place. Hills Brothers Coffee Plant (1922-24, George Kelham architect); Joseph Magnin Warehouse, One Harrison (1918, George Applegarth architect).
Rincon Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to steam engine pulling ruins down. [Pulling Down Walls Powell Street, Flood Building in Background].
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pulling Down Walls Sansome Street near California Street]
Financial District