Old Mint
View northwest across Mission to Old U.S. Mint at 5th and Mission Streets. [U.S. Mint 5th And Mission Sts.
South of MarketHorse
Contains 1113 photos
Clay & Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to ruins of Claus Spreckels Mansion from across Van Ness (unusual angle up Clay Street)
Polk Gulch
California & Sansome
[Fireman's Fund Insurance Building] View southwest across intersection to corner, Fireman's Fund Building, California Building Savings Bank Building (405 California), transit tracks in street [Helios]
Financial District
Howard Near 3rd
The building at left is Union Hall, on Howard between 3rd and 4th streets, built in 1863. California was filling up with easterners from northern states who fled west to escape the Civil War draft. Instead of fighting, they named a prominent building after the Union. In the 1880's Union Hall became Morosco's Amphitheatre. The building was destroyed by fire on May 2, 1898. Muybridge nos. 205 & 621, 'Union Market and Union Hall Howard St.' (WMK) S.C. Bugbee, architect. Union Market; dancing academy; horses with wagons
South of Market
Unknown Location
Possible Rincon Hill house with carriage in front. Same location in wnp37.01368, wnp37.01373
Unknown Location
Possible Rincon Hill house (see wnp37.01367) woman on horse in front of stairway
Bush near Montgomery
[139. Bush Street, from Montgomery to Sansom--Occidental and Cosmopolitan Hotels.] View southeast across Bush St., Cosmopolitan Hotel at far left. H. P. Wakelee druggist
Downtown / Union Square
California & Montgomery
Elevated view northwest to Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center.[170. San Francisco--Wells, Fargo & Co's Express Office. Corner Montgomery and California Street.] Selleck's Photographic Gallery; wagons parked in front
Financial District
Montgomery near Pine
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to Odd Fellows Hall (4 story building at center). Intersection with California St. at far right. Selleck Photographic Gallery (415 Montgomery) at far right, beyond Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). At left B.F. Mead & Co. hatters 309 Montgomery, M. Howard Hair Restored 315 Montgomery. [111. West side of Montgomery street, from Pine to California street Odd Fellows' Hall.]
Financial District
Sacramento & Leidesdorff
Elevated view northwest from What Cheer House balcony to north side of Sacramento, Alta California newspaper office, William Higgins Druggist, and Marine Insurance, Hartford Insurance Co., Home Insurance Co. Lights of What Cheer House at lower left. [116. Sacramento Street, West from Montgomery St., San Francisco.]
Chinatown
California & Sansome
[210. Bank of California, N.W. corner of California and Sansome streets.] Elevated view northwest across intersection. Merchants Mutual Marine Insurance Company at left.
Financial District
California near Leidesdorff
Elevated view southwest across California St. to second Merchants Exchange Building (1866). Building at right (with signage for Alameda Real Estate Co, Bowen Brothers Grocery) was demolished in 1874 for construction of the Safe Deposit Building. Building at left is Hayward's Building, with signage for Amador Mining Co. Merchants Exchange signage for California Mutual Life, Aetna. Similar, with some different cropping, as right frame of Houseworth stereoview 109: 'Merchants' Exchange Building, South side of California street, btwn. Leidesdorff and Montgomery sts.'
Financial District
Sansome & Bush
[181. Entrance to Cosmopolitan Hotel, corner Sansome and Bush streets.] Desmond's Hat Store.
Financial District
Montgomery & California
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Express Building [173. San Francisco N.E. Cor. Montgomery & California] John Middleton & Son Auctioneers, Pacific Insurance Co. 422 California.
Financial District
McAllister near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1258 McAllister between Steiner and Fillmore, ruins of a house, piano moving wagon in front, 1248 to the right, cable car tracks in front.
Western Addition