[V-140] Elevated view northwest from the Merchants Exchange Building to scene showing much reconstruction and some buildings still in ruins. William Tell House, Mergenthaler Linotype (638 Sacramento), Chy Lung & Co. Chinese & Japanese Bazaar (676 Sacramento). Russian Hill at left, Chinatown (Dr. Ong Ting Shew Tea and Herbs, Dr. Chow Juyan Tea and Herbs) Portsmouth Square (with Lyceum Theater near Kearny and Washington corner), North Beach, Columbus Ave, St. Francis of Assisi Church (still gutted from fire), Bay in distance, Telegraph Hill at right. On Kearny: Dr. Field & Co's Free Museum, Lundstrom Hats, Harris' Loan Office, 615 Kearny, City Loan Office 621 Kearny, Hotel McDonough 706 Kearny. Streetcar on Washington near Kearny. [G810 V-140] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
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Pacific near Kearny
Barbary Coast. View northeast across Pacific Street between Kearny & Montgomery to Hippodrome, Purcell's So Different Cafe, Old Gold, Thalia Dance Hall [Pacific St. BC-6][F810 BC-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
North Beach
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Pacific & Kearny
Barbary Coast, View northeast across intersection of Columbus, Kearny, and Pacific up Kearny toward Broadway. Parente Brothers Tavern, with stained glass signage on the corner awning for Wreden's Lager, Old Kirk Whiskies, North Star, and ads for Rainier Beer, shoe shine stand to left of doorway. 16-Line Streetcar in background left in front of New Broadway Hotel, having just turned from Broadway. A posed photo, proprietors standing in each business doorway. Most of the buildings in this view still stand in 2021. In doorway of Parente's are posters for a fight promoted by Louis Parente in Coffroth Daly City Arena, Ad Wolgast and Willie Hoppe, set for 9-22-16, but postponed and cancelled, because of weather and threat of legal prosecution. [BC-7][F810 BC-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)(AS)
North Beach
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Clay near Waverly
View northeast across Clay to buildings between Waverly and Grant. Yoot Hong General Merchandise store. [C-19] [F810 C-019] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown
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3rd near Folsom
View east across 3rd in "Greek Town" area. Athens Restaurant & Oyster House, Smyrna Cafe 317 3rd, Constantinople Cafe 321 3rd.
South of Market
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3rd near Mission
View northwest across 3rd to Colorado House rooming house on west side of block at 114 3rd Street toward Mission Street. The Gem barber shop, J. J. Bolger men's furnishings 110 3rd, Sunset Cafe. A.W. Caro, Woolens. M.A. Gunst Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects), southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907. Aronson Building at right on northwest corner of Mission.
South of Market
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Point Lobos Ave
View northwest from sidewalk toward Seal Rocks and Cliff House (with blue waves paint job, totem poles)
Sutro Heights
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Fishermans Wharf
Night view north from Jefferson Street. Fishing boats Virginia and Rose, Fishermen's Grotto in background
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Pine & Grant
Chinatown. Looking north on Grant Avenue from Pine St. Tai Chong & Co, Shanghai Low, Chinese Lily Jewelry, Lamps of China. Sing Chong Co., Cathay House in distance.
Chinatown
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Grant & California
View north on Grant from inside cable car on California. Old St. Mary's at right. Flags hung over crosswalk. Far East Cafe.
Chinatown
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Baldwin Hotel
Powell and Market Streets, site of later Flood Building. View down the length of dining room, with set tables, tulip top chandeliers and decorated ceiling. Watkins produced at least 5 stereoview cards of this general view, and a boudoir card version, wnp37.00888, from which this image may have been cropped by Watkins. [Dining Room Interior of the Baldwin Hotel From California Pioneers] (newsphoto copy of stereoview, Society of California Pioneers)
Downtown / Union Square
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Post near Buchanan
Elevated view northwest across Post Street between Buchanan and Laguna to north side of street in Japantown. Man standing in middle of street. Two buildings at center still stand, most demolished or moved for urban redevelopment in 1960's. Cherryland Sukiyaki Chop Suey 1650 Post, Fuji Transfer Co 1640 Post. [Post Street]
Japantown
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Polk & Eddy
View south toward Polk from Eddy Street. A Federal Ambulance Co. ambulance in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant (KFC) on the southeast corner. In the background is the California Hall advertising KSAY radio and the Rathskeller Restaurant in the basement.
Tenderloin
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Market & Church
View east toward 14th Street. 22-line streetcar #860 with zip stripe livery crossing while Municipal Railway L-line and J-line streetcars wait. Market St. Restaurant.
