Fairmont Hotel
Golden Gate Park Floral Exhibit inside the Fairmont Hotel [Decorated by Albert O. Stein, 1150 Sutter St.]
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Fairmont Hotel
[The Birch Room Excellent food - located Arcade Floor][Ernest Drury, General Manager]
Nob Hill
Fairmont Hotel
[Tonga Room, Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill][Zan1255] Band on floating stage in background.
Nob Hill
Fairmont Hotel
Interior view of Fairmont's Tonga Room in its original cruise-liner themed decor as the 'S.S. Tonga.' Original Fairmont Hotel swimming pool at center. [The Tonga Room - SF's most original room featuring Chinese and South Sea Island Foods, Cocktail, Dancing, and Entertainment Nightly]
Nob Hill
Fairmont Hotel
Interior of Tonga Room in its first incarnation as a cruise liner-themed lounge, 'S.S. Tonga.' Original Fairmont Plunge swimming pool was converted to floating bandstand. [The Tonga Room - SF's most original room featuring Chinese and South Sea Island Foods, Cocktail, Dancing, and Entertainment Nightly]
Nob Hill
Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market toward the Palace Hotel burning. Grand Hotel at left. Same original image in wnp37.01186. [E.F. Ford Palace Hotel copyright 1906]
Financial District
Lick House
Lick House on Montgomery Street between Post and Sutter Sts. [Decorations in honor of arrival of General U.S. Grant Zan 1240] Grant visited San Francisco in September 1879 as part of his round-the-world tour.
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
Elevated view looking northwest across Union Square. 1913 addition to St. Francis Hotel is partially complete. Reviewing stands along Post Street for the Portola Festival (Oct 22-25) which also commemorated Balboa's 'discovery' of the Pacific Ocean. Large replica of Balboa's ship on on display in the square. Nob Hill in the background.
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
View southwest across Union Square towards a large replica of Balboa's ship on display. Union Square decorated for the Portola Festival Oct. 22 - 25. In 1913 the Portola Festival theme centered more on images from 1513, when Balboa 'discovered' the Pacific Ocean. St. Francis Hotel decorated with bunting and American flags at right, Elkan Gunst Building at left.
Downtown / Union Square
Hotel Whitcomb
Viewed south from Market and 8th St. Originally built as San Francisco's temporary City Hall and served as such from 1912 to 1915. Then became Hotel Whitcomb.
South of Market
Ingleside Jail
County Jail No.2, aka Ingleside Jail, a men's facility built in 1870s, demolished 1934. [34 County Jail S.F. Cal] Now site of City College San Francisco athletic fields. (Original print of wnp37.02734)
Mission Terrace
PPIE
Panama Pacific International Exposition. Statue of 'Pioneer Mother' at Palace of Fine Arts.
Marina
PPIE
Panama Pacific International Exposition. Statue of 'Pioneer Mother' at Palace of Fine Arts.
Marina
Bay Bridge
View south from ferry boat on SF Bay toward Bay Bridge, Oakland ferry boats
SF Bay
View east from ferry boat toward Bay Bridge and large cloud bank. US Navy battleship under bridge.