Contains 2516 photos
Market near 2nd, Sign detailing construction dates, contractors, and types of work, Wells Fargo building on left.[This building will be ready for tenants Nov 1, 1914 ... Schedule of Construction Branch of Work ... Willis Polk & Company Architects] [1102]
Financial District
Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building, under construction.
Chinatown
Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building with bunting and streamers, possibly shortly after opening. [384]
Chinatown
Woman posing in front of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building.
Chinatown
Elevated view looking east towards 140 New Montgomery under construction. Gladding, McBean and Co. in foreground.
South of Market
[San Francisco, Coast Division Executive Building. Progress -- 12-9-24] View south from rooftop of 79 New Montgomery past Rialto Building to Pacific Telephone Building under construction.
Financial District
View northwest from Douglass & Casselli, Alfred 'Nobby' Clarke Mansion, Large 3-story Queen Anne home with large rounded turrets / towers, fish scale shingles on steep hillside
Eureka Valley
[Frisco] View S, construction site with Ferry Building at left, elevated view looking south along Embarcadero
Financial District
[O'Farrell St. at Market & Grant S.F. Cal] View west on O'Farrell from Market, Savings Union Bank & Trust, Union Trust Company of San Francisco in foreground
Downtown / Union Square
[Mar.-2 27. Location Rush.] Elevated view north from Alta Street toward Filbert Street Steps below Montgomery. At center, The Philip Brown House, 228 Filbert, built 1869, still stands. Waterfront piers in distance. Part of MGM Art Department photos, see wnp26.2072.
Telegraph Hill
Market St. and Embarcadero. Streetcar switch tower in front of Ferry Building. [Return to MGM Art Dept.]
Financial District
Elevated view east from 5th & Market towards Embarcadero. Dozens of streetcars on 4 tracks of Market Street. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Hobart Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, remodeled Call Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Ferry Building in background. [Market Street - San Francisco, Piggott 540]
South of Market
Night view east from Nob Hill to illuminated ships at anchor in bay, the 'Great White Fleet'. Ferry Building visible at left with lights on tower and giant electric stars and stripes shield decoration in front. Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Mills Building. Pagoda of Sing Fat Building (1907) outlined with electric lights. Sacramento & Powell intersection at lower right.
Nob Hill
Hibernia Bank Building (1892) and (right) the Hibernia Office Building (1908). Architect Albert Pissis designed the bank building that was exceptional at the time for its classical grandeur and order. San Francisco Landmark 130. The Hibernia Office Building was built by the Hibernia Bank (designed by William Helbing) in 1908. In 1913 it was remodeled into the Hotel Boyd, which it has remained ever since. The auto appears to be a steam-powered 1911 White model GA coupe.[B-18] [G810 B-018] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Tenderloin
[May 22nd 1856 Montgomery Block, BU-13] Exterior view of the Montgomery Block with banner 'The great the good is dead! Who will not mourn? Howard'. Banner was placed by the Howard Fire Company following the nearby murder of newspaper editor James King of William on May 20, 1856. [G810 BU-013] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District