Contains 945 photos
View east on California between Mason & Powell. Fairmont Hotel, with KSFO, Tonga Room at left, University Club, Hartford Building (650 California) and International Building at center. Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel) and Mark Hopkins Hotel at right.
Nob Hill
View east toward the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Huntington Park in the foreground.
Nob Hill
Elevated view southeast from the Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, architect Albert Larsen) toward Nob Hill summit. Huntington Park, Pacific-Union Club (Flood Mansion), Fairmont Hotel at center. Brocklebank Apartments, Park Lane Apartments (after 1929 addition of 3 stories, Eugene Fritz, Jr. architect), William Sproule Mansion (1907-1967) northeast corner Sproule Lane and Sacramento St. on left. Mark Hopkins Hotel, Shell Building under construction in the distance. Russ Building, 450 Sutter at right. Hunter-Dulin Building (1927) in distance center. to right of center, Morsehead Apartments, 1001 California, on the southwest corner of California and Mason, Hotel Huntington. Grace Cathedral grounds and rectory at lower right. [12848]
Nob Hill
View east towards St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building, The Matinee Millinery, Jno. Steinbach Jeweler 1016 Market, (Ernest) Essman Dry Goods, 1022 Market. Painted pole for C. Curtin dry goods at right, 911-915 Market. Two story building erected on lot at far left by July, 1895. Same image as wnp37.00194 with slightly different cropping.
South of Market
The Belgian Market event in Union Square. View northeast toward Post and Stockton. Crowd of people, tents, and decorations around the Dewey Monument. ( photo appeared in the SF Examiner April 9, 1916, front page)
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Market toward 8th. View taken from the sidewalk toward entrance ot the Hotel Whitcomb. Crystal Palace Market visible in the background
South of Market
View north on Mason from Turk ,Sunset Cafeteria (Demolished), Hotel Ambassador at left.
Tenderloin
view east on Turk, two sailors in front of YMCA Hotel, 351 Turk, between Hyde and Leavenworth. Hotel Dewalt in background.
Tenderloin
South side of Mission between 6th and 7th. Hotel Ventura at 1039 Mission. Nonpareil Mfg. and Sale Company. [FilmStripSegment 2A], Car speeding by.
South of Market
View west on O'Farrell. Alexander Hamilton Hotel at left
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west over ruins to Fairmont Hotel with Hall of Justice in foreground. Probably taken from roof of Montgomery Block, present site of Transamerica Pyramid. Grace Church at far left in distance.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panorama view west. Tents and St. Francis Hotel.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from Market on Grant towards Mutual Savings Bank, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, and Call Building. [Skyscrapers which stood the test of Earthquake and Fire]
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest from St. Mary's Square toward Old St. Mary's Cathedral and rectory, Trademark Building with Cathay House at Grant and California. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Building at left. 720 California St. after 2 story addition (then Hartford Insurance Building), Fairmont Hotel and Fairmont Tower (opened late 1961) in distance.
Chinatown
Nikita Khrushchev and SF Mayor George Christopher (among others) gets a ride in an Imperial in front of the Mark Hopkins Hotel
Nob Hill