Railroad

Contains 623 photos

Bayshore near Brisbane
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Bayshore near Brisbane

Bayshore south of Visitacion Valley [dpwbook19 dpw4508]

Outside SF
9th & Division
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9th & Division

View North up 9th Street, Pacific Portland Cement Company (building still stands in 2020). Railraod freight cars and signal tower at left. [dpwbook21 dpw5096]

South of Market
Cesar Chavez near Evans
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Cesar Chavez near Evans

View West on Ocean Shore Railway tracks south of Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) near Evans [Army W from Arkansas dpwbook22 dpw5388]

Potrero Hill
2nd near Harrison
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2nd near Harrison

View northeast across 2nd Street to A. Fleishhacker and Co. building, with large "The Paper Box House" sign on roof, on southeast corner at Harrison, Union Pacific boxcar at siding. Large chunk of Rincon Hill still unexcavated. Schilling Spice Co. in distance at Folsom St. corner. [2nd Street East side between Bryant and Harrison dpwbook24 dpw5751]

Rincon Hill
2nd near Folsom
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2nd near Folsom

View northeast across 2nd Street toward Folsom, Schilling spice co. with freight car beside. Rincon Hill at right. [dpwbook24 dpw5752]

South of Market
Harrison from 2nd
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Harrison from 2nd

View west across Harrison St., showing Rincon Hill largely unexcavated where it is in street right of way. At left is 400 2nd St., commercial building built in1917. Still stands 2021, though facade has been modernized. John Finn Metal Works at right. [Harrison St. North side West from 2nd dpwbook24 dpw5789]

South of Market
2nd near Harrison
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2nd near Harrison

View southwest across 2nd street to C. Withington Iron Works 416-418 2nd, Jos. W. Caswell Coffee and Tea 442-453 2nd, Sherwin Williams paints 454-456 2nd.[2nd St west side bet Harrison and Stillman dpwbook24 dpw5474]

South of Market
2nd near Harrison
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2nd near Harrison

View northeast across 2nd St. to Schilling Spice Co. building. [Second St. East side to Folsom dpwbook24 dpw5876]

Rincon Hill
Sterling & Bryant
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Sterling & Bryant

View northwest from Bryant toward Sterling Street (now the on-ramp for Bay Bridge) Schmidt Lithograph Company building on northwest corner still stands. (2020) [Sterling St. West Side North From Bryant dpwbook25 dpw5882]

Rincon Hill
Bryant near Rincon
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Bryant near Rincon

View southeast across Bryant between Sterling and Rincon, General Electric Warehouse 355 Bryant (built 1917) still stands in 2020. [Bryant St S side bet Sterling and Rincon dpwbook25 dpw5892]

Rincon Hill
Main from Harrison
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Main from Harrison

View South on Main from Harrison with railroad cars, Pier 28 in background. [dpwbook25 dpw5906]

Rincon Hill
Embarcadero near Brannan
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Embarcadero near Brannan

View northwest across Embarcadero and railyards toward Rincon Hill. Water tower at right is at Hobbs, Wall & Co. Box Factory, Beale & Bryant. [Rincon Hill dpwbook25 dpw6399]

South Beach
Townsend & 4th
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Townsend & 4th

View west on Townsend at the corner of 4th Street. W & J Sloane warehouse at right. Southern Pacific tracks at left.[dpwbook26 dpw6371]

South of Market
Townsend & 8th
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Townsend & 8th

North side of Townsend Street from a point 200 feet northeast of 8th Street [dpwbook26 dpw6373]

Showplace Square
Townsend & 7th
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Townsend & 7th

View west at the northwest corner of 7th and Townsend [dpwbook26 dpw6375]

Showplace Square