Fillmore Chutes Portrait
Man and woman pose in a car for a studio portrait at Fillmore St. Chutes. Prop car used in the first few months after the opening on July 14, 1909, when the term "new Chutes" was emphasized.
Western AdditionPeople
Contains 12978 photos
5th and Market
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
Yacht Harbor
[St. Francis Yacht Harbor Zan 1157] View west, Marin Headlands and Golden Gate bridge in background.
Marina
Elizabeth the Living Doll
[Elizabeth, the Living Doll. The Smallest Perfect-Formed Woman on Earth. PPIE 1915] Woman posed for portrait.
Embarcadero near Clay
Elevated view south across Embarcadero near Clay, streetcars, Ferry building. Ferry Station Post Office (1901-1915) at right. United Railroads [U00545] (from print with Mentz imprint)
Financial District
View from Ferry Building
Elevated view west up Market street over cable car turntable with United Railroads cable car #253 on turntable to approximately 13 other cable cars. United Railroads California Street #38 horsecar at left. Sacramento Street cable car at center right. Magnolia Cafe, Pacific Ticket Office, Aug. Wessell and Co., Smiths' Cash Store Building, [551]
Financial District
Kearny & Clay
Elevated view northwest toward Portsmouth Square, North Beach & Mission horsecar, St. Francis Church (Vallejo near Columbus, then Montgomery Avenue) in the distance. Terminal of the Clay Street cable car line at left. [No. 452 Kearney (Sic) street Plazza (Sic), SF]
Chinatown
Kearny & Market
[B 2374 Market St. San Francisco from Lotta's Fountain.] Horse car, Hayes Street Cable Car Line (started that year.) (Superior version of wnp37.00360.)
Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Sacramento
Elevated view north to west side of street, Formerly Dupont St., ?Woh & Co. Art Goods, Man Lee & Co. (709 Dupont), Fook Yuen & Co.(711 Dupont), [3119 Chinese Restaurant, SF Cal]
Chinatown
3rd & Market
Elevated view north across Market and up Kearny to Market St and Geary St cable cars, Mutual Savings Bank, Flannery Building (with Hale Dental Co. sign and projecting electric "Dentist" sign), Chronicle (de Young) Building, Hearst Building. [No. 3 Kearny St. north from Market 1905]
South of Market
Post & Market
[No. 8 Post St. looking west from Market St.] Market st cable car, Crocker Building, de Young Building, Mutual Bank Building, Observation car on Post st.
Financial District
Montgomery near Pine
[No 11 Montgomery St. north from Pine 1905] View north to Kohl Building, Safe Deposit Building. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance at Sacramento corner.
Financial District
Market & 5th
Elevated view northeast to St. Ann's Bldg at northwest cor. Powell & Eddy (with Louvre Restaurant sign on back), Flood Building, Old Phelan Building Mutual Savings bank, Market St Cable cars. Towers of Temple Emanu-El, Grace Church at left. Duplicate of wnp26.384. [No 5. Market St. east from Fifth st]
South of Market
Kearny & Sutter
View northeast to President Theodore Roosevelt in lead carriage turning the corner from Sutter onto Kearny. Pauson & Co. clothiers, Nathan-Dohrmann Co. store with street clock in front at 122-130 Sutter in background. Big crowds, several carriages behind.
Downtown / Union Square
6th & Market
View southeast. Hales Bros. Department store, Market street open cable car, pedestrians.
Tenderloin