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Elevated view southeast across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market on the south side of Market between 1st & 2nd. PG&E and Matson Buildings, Hooker & Lent Building (with Cunard Lines sign), Underwood Building 525 Market, in distance.
Financial District
Elevated view southeast across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market on the south side of Market between 1st & 2nd. PG&E and Matson Buildings, Hooker & Lent Building (with Cunard Lines sign), Underwood Building 525 Market, in distance.
Financial District
View west to spectators watching firemen fighting a fire on Stevenson behind 541-543 Market Street.
Financial District
View west from center of Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market between 1st and 2nd Streets. Rucker-Fuller Office Equipment, Balboa Building, Hobart Building, Flatiron Building.
Financial District
Elevated view southwest across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market between 1st and 2nd Streets. Rucker-Fuller Office Equipment at left. Balboa Building, southeast corner of 2nd & Market, at right.
Financial District
Elevated view southwest across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market between 1st and 2nd Streets. Rucker-Fuller Office Equipment at left. Balboa Building, southeast corner of 2nd & Market, at right.
Financial District
Elevated view southwest across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market between 1st and 2nd Streets. Rucker-Fuller Office Equipment at left. Balboa Building, southeast corner of 2nd & Market, at right.
Financial District
Elevated view southeast across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market on the south side of Market between 1st & 2nd. PG&E and Matson Buildings, Hooker & Lent Building (with Cunard Lines sign), Underwood Building 525 Market, in distance.
Financial District
View west of rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. St. Francis Hotel in center distance with north wing under construction. Union Square with Little St. Francis in the park (Temporary St. Francis Hotel), Whittel Building at right. Geary Street cablecar #24 waiting. Ad on construction shed for Whitney Building, 117 Geary. [4227 Geary St at Stockton St Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
View southwest across intersection to new construction of Delbert Block after 1906 earthquake and fire. R. P. Hurlbut, contractor and builder. Plans called for two very large 4-story matching office and retail buildings, holding 300 offices and 38 stores, with a second story bridge over Olive St. connecting them (Arthur A. Lamb, architect). Delbert Block was demolished in 1910. Hotel Savoy on far left at Ellis Street. Between Hotel Savoy and Delbert Block is the Countryman Building under construction. [4230 Van Ness Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Tenderloin
View southwest toward Flood Building in distance. Gassaway & Wood liquors and Rathjen Bros on first block of Stockton Street. Construction and foundation work on building site during rebuilding following 1906 earthquake. [4242 Construction work Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest toward Call Building. Reconstruction and clean up after 1906 earthquake. Rear of Monadnock Building shows construction almost complete. [4244 Clearing the site of the old Palace Hotel] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
South of Market
View south at reconstruction after 1906 earthquake. 'Edificio della Banca D'Italia' (Bank of Italy building) Campi's restaurant. Kohl Building in distance. [4298 South along Montgomery from Clay April 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Chinatown
Elevated view northeast of reconstruction after 1906 earthquake, with crowded streetcar on Kearny. Site of United Cigar Stores Co. building at northwest corner of Geary & Kearny at lower right. Temporary building with several businesses across Kearny: M. A. Gunst & Co. A. J. Rich & Co. real estate, Maskey's Candies 32 Kearny. Streetcar, many steel frames for new buildings. In distance, surviving buildings on or near Montgomery St.: Mills Building, Merchants Exchange, Kohl Building. At left, steel framework for Oscar Luning Building 45-47 Kearny, at center (1907, Nathaniel Blaisdell, Architect). [4305 Kearny St from Market April 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
View east to Chinatown reconstruction after 1906 earthquake. Street work with piles of debris, dirt, and brick. Nearby buildings in view all still stand in 2021. [4313 Jackson St between Grant and Stockton Ap] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Chinatown