Piers

Contains 153 photos

Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

View of Embarcadero from Telegraph Hill. Pier 29 in center of view

Northern Waterfront
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

View north to Embarcadero; Fisherman's Wharf showing scores of Belt Line boxcars

Russian Hill
Green & Columbus
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Green & Columbus

Russian Hill view east to St. Francis of Assisi Church foreground center and waterfront, bay and Bay Bridge beyond. Wellman Coffee, Planters Peanuts at far right.

Russian Hill
Montgomery near Greenwich
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Montgomery near Greenwich

Elevated view north over Retaining Wall construction, Julius' Castle[Montgomery St. Union to Greenwich - Main Wall] [dpwbook47 dpw2952]

Telegraph Hill
Alta & Montgomery
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Alta & Montgomery

View east down Alta to construction of retaining wall. Housing later built to left (north) of wall. Pier 19 in background left [Montgomery St. Union to Greenwich -Alta St Wall] [dpwbook47 dpw2955]

Telegraph Hill
Union near Calhoun
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Union near Calhoun

View east on Union to Yerba Buena Island before paving, grading [Union E from Montgomery dpwbook48 dpw10431]

Telegraph Hill
Union near Montgomery
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Union near Montgomery

View northeast to north side of Union, Yerba Buena Island in background[Union northerly side east of Montgomery dpwbookXXX dpw5180]

Telegraph Hill
Union & Calhoun
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Union & Calhoun

View northeast before creation of Calhoun Terrace [Union & Calhoun Sts. dpwbookXXX dpwA5160]

Telegraph Hill
View E from 19th & Iowa
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View E from 19th & Iowa

Central Waterfront Panorama. View east from 19th Street & Iowa (now I280 freeway) to fleet at anchor in Bay. Part of 3 part Central Waterfront panorama [shipyard panorama from Potrero Hill dpwbookBRIDGESII dpwA1162] 19th Street pedestrian bridge on right.

Potrero Hill
View E from 19th & Iowa
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View E from 19th & Iowa

Central Waterfront Panorama. View east from 19th Street & Iowa (now I280 freeway) to fleet at anchor in Bay. Part of 3 part Central Waterfront panorama [shipyard panorama from Potrero Hill dpwbookBRIDGESII dpwA1162] 19th Street pedestrian bridge on left

Potrero Hill
Alta Street
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Alta Street

View East on Alta Street during retaining wall construction. Part of the Telegraph Hill - Montgomery Street project. Pier 19 in background [dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpwA2956] Housing later built to left (north) of wall.

Telegraph Hill
View from Alexander Bldg
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View from Alexander Bldg

Elevated view east down Bush Street to Yerba Buena Island, South of Market and Bay in distance. From left, Mills Building, 1912 Standard Oil Building (Benjamin G. McDougall architect, 2 stories added in 1916), 20 foot wide Heineman Building, Postal Telegraph Building. 1922 Standard Oil Building under construction at lower right, across from building on Sansome with Cooper Underwear, Gerson & Breyer hosiery, Willner-Levy Co. Ferry and Southern Pacific Buildings at upper left. [Looking East from Alexander Bldg 1921] [Crocker Estate Album]

Downtown / Union Square
View of Bay Bridge
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View of Bay Bridge

View southeast from top of Coit Tower

Telegraph Hill
The Golden Gateway
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The Golden Gateway

View northeast from the top of the Wells Fargo Building at Sutter & Montgomery. Many buildings went up at this time. Alcoa building (One Maritime Plaza, opened 1967) still under construction. J. Harold Dollar Building, at bottom, Bethlehem Steel Building (100 California) at far right. Embarcadero Freeway.

Financial District
Panorama from Russian Hill
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Panorama from Russian Hill

View east over North Beach. L to R: Telegraph Hill, Goat Island (Yerba Buena Island), St. Francis of Assisi Church on Vallejo St. at right. Taber B 204.

Russian Hill