Sacramento near Lyon
View north to California Woman's Hospital, originally known as the California State Women's Hospital, 3118 Sacramento Street, rear of houses on Baker St. Current site of Presidio Branch Library. [#64]
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Eddy near Jones
North side of Eddy Street, between Taylor and Jones streets, some time during 1876-1886. l to r: 220-222 Eddy, an Italianate duplex built in 1870 for Thomas W. McCollam, a fish dealer who lived at #220; 218 Eddy, a flat-front Italianate built in 1868; 216 Eddy, a bay-windowed Italianate built in 1869 by Asa R. Wells, co-proprietor of the Mechanics' Mills at Mission and Fremont; the Second Advent Christian Church, built in 1873; and a triplex at 206-208 Eddy built in late 1875 as an investment by Cornelius Dorris, co-proprietor of the Russ House hotel. In the right background is the rear facade of the United Presbyterian Church, on Mason Street.(see wnp27.4145) (WMK)
Tenderloin
Golden Gate Park
Iron Bridge. The bridge spanned from the old Music Concourse (now the tennis courts) over Middle Drive (now Pelosi Drive) to Favorite Point toward the Conservatory of Flowers. Cropped version of wnp15.601.
Golden Gate Park
Market & Post
View southwest from center of Market, Crocker Building at right under reconstruction. Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank Building (under construction, completed early 1908) and Palace Hotel under construction at left. Monadnock Building, Call Building, uncompleted Humboldt Bank Building in left background. In right background, Flood Building, Chronicle / de Young Building reconstruction, 660 Market Realty Building, completed late 1907. Behind Chronicle Building scaffolding, Flannery Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building. Electric streetcar #1540 on cable car track.
Financial District
Sacramento & Spring
View soutwest across Sacramento to men with carriages and hearse posing in front of Nathaniel Gray Coffin Warerooms, 641 Sacramento St at Spring, then Webb.
Chinatown
Harrison near 8th
View northeast across Harrison near 8th. The San Francisco & Pacific Sugar Company Refinery, (northwest corner of 8th and Harrison). D. Hewes Steam Paddy Works. Line of men posing, three with surveying equipment. Train cars filled with sand on right, drawn by small locomotive. Empty cars on left being filled from dunes by steam shovel. Same image as wnp26.519, wnp71.1495.
South of Market
Market & Spear
View East to Ferry Building. Street decorated with American and other flags. Probably for the 1909 Portola Festival.
Financial District
Van Ness & O'Farrell
View northwest across Van Ness & O'Farrell intersection to St. Mary's Cathedral, construction of Delbert Block (Arthur A. Lamb architect, demolished 1910) at left. Crowd of well dressed people in front of church. Delbert Block construction also pictured in wnp102.0024.
Cathedral Hill
Hamilton Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee Shacks, Geary, view Northwest to Pierce & Post corner
Lower Pacific Heights
6th near Market
View north on 6th Street toward Market. David Hewes Building (Reid Bros. architects, opened 1909, stands 2021 with 1960's exterior) under construction. Hale Bros. Department Store annex, reduced in height and restored. Mayflower Cafe, Grand Hotel.
South of Market
Fillmore near Eddy
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
California St & Sansome
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
Market & Montgomery
View southwest from center of Market, Crocker Building at right under reconstruction. Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank Building (under construction, completed early 1908) and Palace Hotel under construction at left. Monadnock Building, Call Building, uncompleted Humboldt Bank Building in left background. In right background, Flood Building, Chronicle / de Young Building reconstruction, 660 Market Realty Building, completed late 1907. Behind Chronicle Building scaffolding, Flannery Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building. Electric streetcar #1540 on cable car track.
Financial District
2nd & Folsom
View north on 2nd Street from Folsom. Telegraph Hill in the right distance. St. Francis of Assisi Church on horizon.
South of Market
California near Stockton
View east on California Street to intersection with Grant Avenue and beyond. Reconstruction in progress, some ruins still present. Sing Chong and Sing Fat Buildings. Old St Mary's steeple at left. Kohl and Merchants' Exchange Buildings in distance. Alaska Commercial Building, Clunie Building. In far distance, Fife Building (opened 1909) is under construction.
Chinatown