Market & New Montgomery
[TEH294 1874] Elevated view across Market Street to Grand Hotel. Market St. Railway horsecar. Empty lot where Palace Hotel to be constructed. [G57 SSS-057] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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1st Ferry Building
Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero to Cable Cars, Horse Cars and Stage Coaches at the original Ferry Building [TEH393 S.F. Ferry landing 1889] [G57 SSTC-015](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) Turntable at end of Market St. Cable Railway Co. line.
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Market & Montgomery
Elevated view north down Montgomery Street across Market. Crowds, wagons, horsecars. Masonic Temple on left [F57 SSS-025] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Market & O'Farrell
Elevated view west to first Phelan Building. O'Farrell St. at right. [Phelan Building, Market & O'Farrell SF 1890 BU-20] [F810 BU-020] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Howard near 3rd
Union Hall (S.C. Bugbee, architect) with sign 'It Shall Be Preserved' over entry. Omnibus Railway horse car #6 in front. Later the site of Morosco's Theater in the 1880's, which specialized in melodrama and cheap prices, according to Walter Morosco's 1901 obituary. The ground floor was used by the Omnibus Railroad as a horse car barn from 1862 until 1895. The building was destroyed by fire on May 2, 1898. [Omnibus R.R. Depot, South side Howard bet 3rd & 4th Morosco Theatre 1886 BU-41 Aug 6 1863] [F810 BU-041] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Ferry Building
[Ferry Depot San Francisco -- 1885 FB-7] Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building. Many horsecars, cable cars (one on turntable). Station D Post Office (opened October, 1884). 'C.P.R.R. Oakland, Alameda & Berkeley Ferry'. Signage for real estate auctions. [F810 FB-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Ferry Building
[Foot Market St. 1887 FB-9] Elevated view across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building, banner says 'At Auction 18 Choice Residence Lots', Castro Street cable car. [F810 FB-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Russ House
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Russ House hotel at Montgomery & Bush St., occupying the street frontage between Bush and Pine Streets, opened in 1862. Horse drawn wagon in front [F810 HO-056] [Russ House 1866 HO-56] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Market near 3rd
View east on Market through decorative arch for Grand Army of the Republic. [G.A.R. Arch Market St. between 3-4th St. 1886 Aug 3rd PA-23 No 1] 'The Union Forever.' Nucleus Hotel, Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel in distance. [F810 PA-023] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Montgomery
Elevated view north on Montgomery past Masonic Temple, Lick House, Clock Tower Building (Later Savings and Loan Society Building) at left. horsecars, carriage, men standing watching cistern (?) with brick wall being created on right. Signage for Taber photographic studio atop Hibernia Bank Building (demolished 1893) at right (Taber moved to that address in October, 1879).
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Ferry Building
Old Ferry Building. Elevated view southeast across Embarcadero to Original Ferry Building, with busy scene of wagons, numerous horse cars, two cable cars, ships in bay in background. Published in the San Francisco Chronicle April 17, 1960. (Different cropping of wnp71.1405)
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Ferry Building
View northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street., various conveyances in front. [B 95 Oakland Ferry, Foot of Market Street, S.F., Cal - Taber]
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Market near 3rd
Elevated view looking east on Market Street near 3rd Street showing the Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel and Nucleus Hotel at right, Davis Brothers Golden Rule Bazaar, Easton & Eldridge Real Estate and Auctioneers, F.W. Krelling & Sons, Beamish's Shirts, cables cars and horse drawn wagons. Towers of Masonic Temple and original Hobart Building at left. [B 2145. Market Street - Taber]
Downtown / Union Square
Bush & Montgomery
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Russ House, opened April, 1862. Billiard Saloon, boot and shoe store, barber. [Bush St. West of Montgomery St. 1872 SS-6] [F810 SS-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
California & Montgomery
View east to ship masts in distance on California. Safe Deposit Building on southeast corner, the second Merchants' Exchange Building beyond, Express Building at left. North Beach and Mission Horse Car. Image cropped from larger Watkins image, see wnp70.0286. (Watkins 3677) [Calif St., East Montgy St. 1890 SS-16] [F810 SS-016] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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