Firehouse

Contains 42 photos

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Bush & Kearny

Elevated view northwest across intersection of Bush & Kearny to the California Hotel and Theater (built 1889). A poster for Russell's Comedians, a production which played there from January 19th to February 8, 1891, leans in the entryway. On the morning of the April, 1906 earthquake, the eastern chimney of the hotel fell through the roof of the adjacent fire station (which by then had a third story added) resulting in the death of Chief Dennis Sullivan. A poster on the wall of St. George Alley at lower right is for 'Musette' with Lotta Crabtree at the Baldwin Theater, which opened for a 2 week run on January 26, 1891. At right, a sign for F. H. Lawton Shirt Manufacturer, 305 Kearny. Stanford and Mark Hopkins mansions in distance left. Utility poles with 6 crossbars.

1891 Downtown / Union Square

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10th near Market

1906 earthquake and fire damage, Studebaker Wagons Carriages Harness. Building on left a post-fire replacement office and showroom built just west of their earlier destroyed building on 10th and Market. At right, ruins of Firehouse No. 19, Hook and Ladder Co. No. 3. Posters and bills for Easton Auction in Burlingame and Regensburg's Cigars at Chas. M. Mattheas, 2579 Washington; Schoenholz & Elsbach dry goods 2011 Fillmore. [10th & Market St. June 2, '06.]

1906 South of Market

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2150 California St

Engine Company 15 Firehouse. 2150 (Originally 2014) California Street. Built 1885, demolished and replaced by present firehouse in 1959-1960, which also occupies lot to the left.

1950 Pacific Heights

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Bush & Taylor

View northeast across Bush to ruins of Engine Company No. 38 fire house, later site of Dennis T. Sullivan Memorial Fire Chief's Home. Ruins of Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion in distance left. To right of Fairmont is the San Francisco Institute of Art (Formerly the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art) building, opened in 1907, and later replaced by the Mark Hopkins Hotel. A large new apartment building is behind the fire house

1907 Lower Nob Hill

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45th Ave near Judah

45th Avenue between Irving & Judah. SF Fire Department Chemical Engine Company number 12, 1348 45th Avenue. The building has been replaced by a more modern station. [dpwbook10 dpw2186]

1915 Sunset Outer

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Stockton near Broadway

1235 Stockton between Broadway and Pacific. Engine Company 5 Buildings on either side still stand. [dpwbook13 dpw2687]

1915 Chinatown

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Pacific near Osgood Place

Engine Company No. 1 - Built 1908, 451 Pacific. In use as firehouse until 1958, later converted to offices, still standing in 2025. [dpwbook19 dpw4282]

1917 North Beach

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Stockton near Greenwich

San Francisco Fire Department Engine House (Stockton St) [dpwbook19 dpw4284]

1917 North Beach

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Engine Co. 17

SF Fire Dept Engine Company No.17, Jessie Street (now Mint Plaza) near Fifth. Company moved to this new location in 1916. [dpwbook20 dpw4636]

1917 South of Market

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Hoffman & Alvarado

Fire House Engine number 24, southwest corner of Hoffman & Alvarado. [Engine 24 Hoffman St ][dpwbook22 dpw5413]

1918 Upper Market

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Portola & Miraloma

SF Firehouse No. 39, 1091 Portola, showing the original brick facade and undeveloped slope of Mt. Davidson in the background [Engine No. 39 Portola Drive dpwbook33 dpw8690]

1923 Sherwood Forest

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Waller near Octavia

View north across Waller to small First Baptist Chapel at 52 Waller Street, near the First Baptist Church at the corner of Waller & Octavia. Originally built in 1886 as a fire department storehouse for Engine Company No. 19, the building still stands in 2022, and has been renovated (glass block on sides replaced with opening windows and doorway inset further, removal of neon sign). The Victorian residence to the right has been moved or demolished.

1951 Mint Hill

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Market & Van Ness

Elevated view southeast across Market. Joseph Schmitz & Co pianos at 1439 Market St. Beyond, Fire Engine House No. 19, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 3, Studebaker Manufacturing Building, west side of Panorama Building (opened August, 1887) with signage for inaugural exhibit "Battle of Missionary Ridge", in 1896 converted to Rambler Biclorama (Bicycle sales and track) at 10th St. corner. Ray & Dowling, Sale Yards & Stable at right.

1893 Civic Center

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Portola Firehouse

Portola and Miraloma Drive SFFD Fire station number 39. Firefighters posing firetrucks. The station was later modified and clad in stucco. [SC16]

1927 Sherwood Forest

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Clayton & Carmel

Panorama of Tank Hill and Fire House looking west from Clayton and Carmel, Tank Hill and 3 children on left, pt.1, Clayton St Family Collection

1910 Eureka Valley