view from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view over North Beach toward Telegraph Hill; from approx. Clay near Taylor. Powell St. RR smokestack at right
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Pacific & Mason
Looking northeast over North Beach to Telegraph Hill. Reconstruction in progress.
Nob Hill
Pacific & Mason
Looking northeast over North Beach toTelegraph Hill. Rebuilding in progress
Russian Hill
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Geary to St. Francis Hotel with north wing under construction, Temporary St. Francis Hotel, Dewey Monument in Union Square after earthquake [Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco]
Downtown / Union Square
Market near 5th
View east on Market near 5th Street; Emporium is under reconstruction; Flood Building occupied; Call and Humboldt Bank Buildings in distance. URR streetcar #1588
Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Signage reading "First to Rebuild". 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from what was originally the Abraham E. Hecht (1838-1898) residence, with one story addition along both street frontages.
Cathedral Hill
Montgomery near Pine
View northeast across intersection to work crew repairing the street. Telegraph Hill, Kohl Building, Safe Deposit Building (remaining lower stories refurbished for use), Security Savings Bank, Merchants Exchange in background. New one story wooden building next to Security Savings Bank has 310 Montgomery, Friedrichs Cafe, Louis Wiell (Weill) Cigars and Tobacco signs, 312 Edmond Godchaux, Stock broker. Cropped, lower generation copy of image at wnp71.0096.
Financial District
Montgomery & Sutter
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Montgomery to ruins of Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag), both extant 2018. Telegraph Hill in background left.
Downtown / Union Square
3rd & Market
Monadnock Building reconstruction. Lotta's Fountain at center
South of Market
Valencia near 19th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Valencia between 18th & 19th, temporary sewer line being built on east side of roadway, displaced cable car tracks. Bernal Heights in background. . Ruins of Youth Directory (19th and Linda, then Angelica) at far right. Same image as wnp37.10019, different cropping. [Valencia between 18th & 19th]
Mission Dolores
Market near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Market near Stockton, Whittell Building framework, California Baking, newly built Regal shoe store. City of Paris ruins at left.
Downtown / Union Square
Larkin & Golden Gate
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest on Larkin from Golden Gate Avenue. Workers seem to be removing the cable yolk from the street. Chimney in background is the ruins of Sutter Street Power House. [Larkin St North from Golden Gate] - United Railroads [U00965]
Civic Center
Larkin & McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Larkin from McAllister, 1906 earthquake damage and reconstruction is evident. Ruins of the Supreme Court Building on the northwest corner. - United Railroads [U00982]
Civic Center
Embarcadero & Commercial
View northwest to large work crew laying track on Embarcadero (then East St. North) between Commercial & Clay near Ferry Building. Pacific Transfer Co., 27 East St. North, P. Claudius wholesale liquors, 56-58 Clay St, Bowhead Saloon, Convey & Sons Butchers, 8 Clay St., Wellman-Peck & Co. Wholesale Grocers, 311-347 East. Campaign signs for 2007 election candidates. - United Railroads [U01448][East Street bet. Sacramento & Clay Sts.]
Financial District
Embarcadero & Folsom
View north along Embarcadero to construction crews working on track installation. Entire street torn up for work. Admiral Rooms, Hotel Mowhawk in distance left. Ferry Building tower, Crowley's Launches in distance right. [East St. (now Embarcadero) between Howard & Folsom]. - United Railroads [U01499]
Rincon Hill