Public Square

Contains 126 photos

Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

Elevated view east from the Civic Auditorium along City Hall Avenue. Preparation for Grove Street extension to Market is underway. Marshall Square with Pioneer (Lick) Monument in its original location which would become the corner of Hyde and Grove. Methodist Book Concern Building, 3 City Hall Ave.(Now 83 McAllister) in distance left with large sign atop. On Market St. near 7th are Grant Building, Odd Fellows Hall, American Theatre. At far right, rear of Robison Bros. Bird Store, 1260 Market (which stands in 2019 as the Wells Fargo Bank Building (1908), 1256-1264 Market, one of only two buildings remaining along the City Hall Avenue alignment). [dpwbook10 dpw2080]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

View North on Polk Street in front of City Hall during construction. California Hall, Hotel Polk (Polk & Turk) in background). Animal sculptures at entry to Civic Center Plaza. [dpwbook12 dpw2399]

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Elevated view north on Polk Street from Grove. City Hall at left still under construction. California Hall in background. Animal (bear) statues at entrance to Civic Center Plaza, right. Streetcar on McAllister corner. [Polk N from Grove dpwbook15 dpw3045]

Civic Center
View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

View southwest from Telegraph Hill across Washington Square (with landscaping growing in) towards Russian Hill. Columbus Avenue not yet cut through. Filbert St at lower right. Same image as wnp24.184a. [984. Russian Hill]

Telegraph Hill
Washington Square
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Washington Square

View toward Filbert & Stockton, collection of earthquake shacks on corner; Ss. Peter & Paul Church not yet built. Benjamin Franklin Statue.

North Beach
Washington Square
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Washington Square

View east across park to Layman's Castle (German Castle) on Telegraph Hill.

North Beach
Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

View from Russian Hill with Washington Square in foreground; Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocers, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), German Castle (Layman's Castle) on summit. [Telegraph Hill]

Russian Hill
Civic Center Plaza
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Civic Center Plaza

Elevated view east from Dome of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza, Main Public Library (later Asian Art Museum, Fulton Street, Pantages (later Orpheum) Theatre in background right. Patterned decorative brickwork in center of Plaza. [Civic Center dpwbook36 dpw10089]

Civic Center
Union Square
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Union Square

View southeast from Post Street to Stockton & Geary. Sunbathers on lawn, people on benches. Center of the picture shows the city of Paris Dept. Store, I. Magnin on right, Whittell building on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Civic Center
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Civic Center

California State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building) under construction; Elevated view northwest from Larkin and Grove. Civic Auditorium at left. Welcome Home Victory Market in center of Plaza.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

View north from roof near Larkin and Grove; thousands of kids. California State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building) center, Old Main Library (later Asian Art Museum) at right. Welcome Home Victory Monument (1919-1924) in plaza at left.

Civic Center
Union Square
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Union Square

View west along path paralleling Post towards Powell. First Congregational Church at right. Calvary Presbyterian Church at left.[Union Sq. Calvary Church, California View Co., Publishers, 1025 Market St., San Francisco, 1st Cong. Church] Same image as wnp37.00335.

Downtown / Union Square
Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

Elevated view northwest at Civic Center with 19-line Polk streetcar passing. State Building (later Earl Warren Building) under construction, Civic Auditorium at left, City Hall, Civic Center Plaza with Welcome Home Victory Monument, Fred C. Gerdes Storage, Cathedral Hill in background.

Civic Center
Union Square
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Union Square

View northeast past 9 men on park benches to Dewey Monument, Hotel Plaza.

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

View west from Stockton toward St. Francis Hotel. Dewey Monument, Elkan Gunst Building at left. Large building under construction at right.

Downtown / Union Square