Contains 250 photos
View north on Capp Street toward 21st. Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, 21st and Capp Streets. Also known as Grace United Methodist Church, the church was demolished in Spring of 1968 and was replaced by Bethany Center Senior Housing. [CHU-25] [G810 CHU-025] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Mission
View northwest across Golden Gate Avenue (then Tyler) between Taylor and Jones. Built in 1873, then moved to Golden Gate and Polk and heavily remodeled in 1883. A description of this building is in the 1875 Langley Directory: 'The building is an octagon shape, surmounted by a dome from which suspends a sunburner [gas fixture], which is the only light used. The walls are handsomely frescoed and contain appropriate mottoes from the 'Beatitudes.' A splendid organ fills up the entire east wall. [G810 CHU-026] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Tenderloin
View northeast across intersection to Sherith Israel Synagogue (1904,Albert Pissis, architect). Cooper Medical College / Lane Hospital (Later Stanford University Department of Medicine and Pacific Medical Center, demolished 1974) on left. Health Sciences Library, aka Lane Library (1912, Albert Pissis, architect) at left on Sacramento Street corner) [G810 CHU-027] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Pacific Heights
St. Michael's Chapel on campus of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Belmont. Church with three bells and tile roof. Mission Revival Architecture. [G810 CHU-028] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Outside SF
1906 earthquake and fire viewed from the Bay at foot of Howard St. Ferry Building tower at right. [No. 49.F, Fire from the Waterfront, April 18th 1906, S.F. Calif. EF-89] [G810 EF-089] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Building ruins, 1906 earthquake and fire, wrecked car in foreground. [EF-90] [G810 EF-090] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Pacific Union Club. [Pacific Union Club, NE corner of Post & Stockton, EF-104] [G810 EF-104] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Line of mounted soldiers passing the ruins of St. Luke's Church. [EF-105] [G810 EF-105] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Polk Gulch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Bush near Pierce, looking east towards ruins of St. Dominic Church.. [EF-106] [G810 EF-106] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of the Spreckels Mansion. Same image as wnp4.1580. [EF-107] [G810 EF-107] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Polk Gulch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of the Spreckels Mansion, looking north from Sacramento St. Same image as wnp4.1451. [EF-108] [G810 EF-108] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across ruins to Grace Church. [EF-109] [G810 EF-109] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Nob Hill
View south to men clearing the street for 'House Cleaning Day'(sometimes called Cleaning-Up Day'), an organized effort to boost community spirit and show the world that progress was being made in reconstructing San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. (JF) Men with shovels working in front of Ehrman Bros. & Co. 134-138 Front. Most have visible watches on chains, seem not to be regular workingmen. See wnp4.1591 (same original image), wnp71.0095 [EF-111] [G810 EF-111] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Native Daughters of the Golden West (NDGW) serve lunch to street cleaners. [EF-112] [G810 EF-112] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
View southeast to men posing while clearing the street for 'House Cleaning Day' (sometimes called Cleaning-Up Day'), an organized effort to boost community spirit and show the world that progress was being made in reconstructing San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. (JF) Men with shovels working in front of Ehrman Bros. & Co. 134-138 Front. Most have visible watches on chains, seem not to be regular workingmen. See wnp37.00182, wnp4.1591, wnp71.0093 [EF-113] [G810 EF-113] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District