View from SF Bay
View west from ferry on SF Bay toward Golden Gate Bridge. Ferryboat Oakland passing.
Landmark
Contains 2516 photos
SF Bay
View southwest from ship on SF Bay toward Marina Green, Marina District. Palace of Fine Arts and Presidio in background. (Elevated view implies a navy ship.)
Bay Bridge
View west from boat on SF bay near Yerba Buena Island
Fisherman's Wharf
View southeast toward Taylor Street, Jefferson Street at right with DiMaggio's Restaurant. Fishing boats, gas tank (gasometer) in the background, Coit Tower at right. Crab Fishermen's Protective Association building (later Tarantino's Restaurant) at left.
Fishermans Wharf
North Beach
View northeast from the Mark Hopkins Hotel toward North Beach and Coit Tower
Nob Hill
Russian Hill
View north from the Mark Hopkins Hotel toward Russian Hill, Alcatraz, and Angel Island. Sproule Mansion, Park Lane Apartments and Brocklebank Apartments in foreground. Gas storage tank at foot of Powell Street.
Nob Hill
Mission Aerial
Aerial view north to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. Land cleared for the extension of the Central Freeway visible on both sides of Valencia.150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, at center above smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Freeway onramp at lower right. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated.)
Mission
Market & Kearny
Elevated view east om Market from Kearny and Geary. Lotta's Fountain at center, Chronicle Building at left, Grand Hotel and Palace Hotel in the background. Geary Street cable car (trailer and dummy) dash sign reads 'Richmond Race Track via Geary.' McAllister cable car at right. [6695 View down Market St. Showing Lotta Fountain and Palace Hotel]
Downtown / Union Square
Market near 2nd
View northeast down Market, probably from the Hobart Building. Yerba Buena Island and Ferry Building in the distance, Flatiron Building at lower left.
Financial District
Ferry Building
View of Ferry Building Tower from foot of Market Street. Sign reads 'SF Welcomes S.S. California Goliath of the Seas.'
Financial District
Sutter & Sansome
Elevated view north from Market Street toward the intersection of Sutter and Sansome. Holbrook Building, Standard Oil Building (1922)at center, beyond it earlier Standard Oil Building (1912, 2 stories added in 1916) and Royal Insurance buildings. Anglo and London Paris National Bank (Albert Pissis, architect) in foreground center (with northern annex addition by architect George W. Kelham under construction) and Flatiron Building at left. Buildings on the right-hand side of Sansome, Including Anglo-California Trust at lower right, have since been demolished and replaced by the Crown Zellerbach Building and plaza.
Financial District
5th & Mission
View northwest across Mission toward United States Mint (Old Mint). Horses and wagons passing on Mission Street.
South of Market
Sutro Baths
Interior view of pools looking north from Promenade level. Swimmers standing on platform covering pool #2.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Ocean Beach
Three women lounging on the sand (Mildred Clemens in fur coat) near the old Beach Chalet. [Mildred's Party at the Beach] (Mildred also appears in wnp37.04286.)
Golden Gate Park
California & Taylor
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Alban Towne Mansion. Entrance columns relocated to Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past.
Nob Hill