Yerba Buena Aerial
Aerial View of Yerba Buena and Treasure Island. Construction of Treasure Island, first buildings; Yerba Buena Island in foreground
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Contains 7862 photos
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt in motorcade, Construction of GGIE, Tower of the Sun [After a luncheon with 1000 specially invited guests during which he made a 15 minutes address to the nation over the air, FDR is pictured as he left the Treasure Island site of the 1939 GGIE thus opening a new road via the San Francisco Bay Bridge]
Treasure Island
Bay Bridge
From Treasure Island; ship in bay; skyline; [San Francisco's Famed Bay Bridge, the World's Longest and Costliest (8 1/2 miles in length)]
Yerba Buena Island
Union Square
Union Square from St. Francis Hotel, looking southeast
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
Looking northwest fom City of Paris building. Parking garage being dug. Groundbreaking for the garage was on March 31, 1941, and the opening was on September 11, 1942.
Downtown / Union Square
St. Mary's Square Garage
Elevated view north over St. Mary's Square and newly-completed parking garage. At upper left, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Sing Fat and Sing Chong Buildings, Old St. Mary's Church and rectory. Across California St., Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Sanborn Building. In distance, Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower, North Beach, Chinatown, St. Francisco of Assisi Church, Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Lyon Van & Storage Co. Building with 'Moving' sign on roof. [A $2,400,000 face-lifting operation has given San Franciscans an additional 900-car parking facility in the midst of Chinatown and adjoining the financial district, where such parking has been sorely needed. Brought to a successful conclusion this fall..]
Chinatown
3rd & Market
Call Building, Hearst Building, Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny & Market
Elevated view northeast to Chronicle Building with clock tower, Lotta's Fountain, Crocker Building. [014032 Chronicle Building San Francisco Copyright 1901 Detroit Photographic Co]
Downtown / Union Square
Market at Embarcadero
View from the Ferry Building. Showing site of Embarcadero Center; Hotel Terminal.
Financial District
Financial District
Rooftop view northwest from foot of Market Street., maybe Market and Pine, the top of the PG&E.Building
Financial District
Lombard & Hyde
View from Lombard and Hyde showing Coit Tower, North Beach, Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island; woman with binoculars
Russian Hill
Washington Square
Ss. Peter & Paul Church; [Washington Square, the pool of the drinking fountain in the foreground and the church of the Ss. Peter & St. Paul Church which are situated in the geographical center of San Francisco's Little Italy which is made up mostly of those hardy fisherman who go out to sea each morning for their catch in order that the elite of the city by the Golden Gate may enjoy many varieties of
North Beach
Hall of Justice
Kearny & Washington, view from Portsmouth Square; Chambers of Judge Louis H. Ward upper windows]
Chinatown
Fisherman's Wharf
View southwest over inner basin with fishing boats and man standing in boat. Apartment towers on Russian Hill, D. (Dominic) Labruzzi Boat Builder (2905 Jones Street, last listed in 1937 directory) at right, fuel storage tanks with Zerolene sign on side. Same image as wnp37.01747.
Market & 7th
View northeast from center of Market to marchers in May Day parade; Rialto Billiards, Museum of Live Human Freaks; The Grapevine; John's Steak Shop, Hotel Shaw, Paramount Theatre, Warfield Theatre.
Civic Center