View east down Market toward Ferry Building, showing reconstruction after earthquake and fire. On left, Greater San Francisco Cloak Co. at corner, Mechanics Savings Bank under construction, Flood Building beyond. On right, Wilson Building facade being supported during restoration, Old Hale Bros. store, David Hewes Building (Reid Bros. architects, opened 1909) on southeast corner under construction. Mounted police officer.
Tenderloin
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Capp near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Capp to man standing by broken and subsided sidewalk, ruins all around. Temporary railroad tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [#109]
Mission
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South Van Ness near 17th
View southeast to east side of Howard (S. Van Ness) at earthquake damaged houses (Drunken Houses), Wagons in the street.
Mission
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Van Ness & Geary
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from center of Van Ness to Rosenthal's Shoes, 1100 Van Ness, on northeast corner. Shoppers and relocated stores after the disaster.
Cathedral Hill
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California near Sansome
View west on California with Bank of California building at center. Old St. Mary's Church, Fairmont Hotel up hill. Merchant's Exchange Building at background left, Kohl Building, London & San Francisco Bank Building at right. Gigs, horses, wagons and rebuilding underway. Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects)almost complete at right. On left, Mutual Life Insurance of New York and Fireman's Fund Insurance Buildings, each reduced to two stories after earthquake and fire.
Financial District
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Ferry Building
View east from lower Market Street near Steuart. Decorations are for the Portola Festival, October, 1913
Financial District
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Streetcar on Market St
[#6354 Turrill. 1st Electric Streetcar] 1906 Earthquake and Fire aftermath Detail of WNP4.1337
Financial District
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Embarcadero
Traffic jam of horse drawn wagons at foot of Market Street. Ferry Building at left, Ferry Post Office at right. New Wellington Coal conveyor structure in distance.
Financial District
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Embarcadero near Pacific
Rainy Day, Elevated view northeast to unknown funeral in front of pier near foot of Pacific Street, between Pier 7 and Pier 9. Crowds of people, horse drawn hearse at center. Dray wagon, Eagle Laundry Co. carriage. Kearny-Ferries Streetcar #1132. Pacific Coast Steamship Company Office in background.
Northern Waterfront
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Ferry Building
View northeast across Embarcadero from near foot of Mission. Ferry Building and Ferry Station Post Office (1901-1915) at center.
Financial District
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Lower Market St
Elevated view east from Market and California. Ferry Building, Southern Pacific Building, Lincoln Hotel (115 Market), Lincoln Tailoring Co., C.C. Morse & Co. seeds. Horses drinking from trough at lower left. [7114 6-23-21][DPW 7114]
Financial District
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Embarcadero
View east across Embarcadero to funeral passing Pier 5. Horse drawn hearse, mounted police escort.
Northern Waterfront
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10th & Market
View west on Market from 10th, Wilson Brothers Storage, Studebaker building. Manhattan Hotel, Polk & Market, at right.
Civic Center
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Market & 4th
View West on busy Market Street toward 4th Street corner. Old 1887 Flood Building at Southwest corner, California Academy of Sciences, Emporium
South of Market
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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.