California & Polk
View east on California Street from Polk, cable car tracks in the middle of the street. Hotel Stanley at left, White Palace French Laundry at right. [California St - Polk to Larkin] [dpwbook29 dpw7163]
Polk GulchSign
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Davis near Sacramento
View north on Davis between Sacramento and Clay in former Produce District. Haas Brothers wholesale grocers at right. Smith, Lynden & Co. at left, Guittard coffee & chocolate at background right. [Davis St. Sacramento to Clay] [dpwbook29 dpw7173]
Financial District
Brannan & Delancey
View west from center of Brannan from 1st Street (now Delancey Street) H.S. Crocker Building at right still stands in 2021. Rosenberg Bros. Dried Fruits at left, New Neptune Restaurant and Coffee Saloon at right. [Brannan St. 2nd to 1st] [dpwbook30 dpw7189]
South Beach
3rd Street Bridge
Santa Fe Railroad Bridge at 3rd street over Mission Creek, later replaced by Strauss Bascule Bridge in 1933 [dpwbook30 dpw7284]
Mission Bay
San Jose from Sickles
View northeast on San Jose Avenue from Sickles; Warehouse Wm. Fisher Co. Quality Grocers Hay Grain & Coal; Ocean View Hardware on left. Buildings on right demolished. [dpwbook31 dpw8017]
Oceanview
Embarcadero from Pier 22
[Embarcadero north from Pier 22] [dpwbook31 dpw8058]View north from center of Embarcadero between Folsom and Harrison Sts. YMCA, Ferry Building Tower and electric Sherwin Williams sign at left.
Rincon Hill
Market from Sansome
View south across Market from Sansome toward the 500-block of Market. Toyo Kisen Kaisha, California Notion & Toy Co., Sanborn, Vail & Co. This entire block demolished. [Market St. looking east from Sansome St to Ecker St.][dpwbook32 dpw8584]
Financial District
Market near Beale
View northeast across Market to Hansford Building 268 Market (1908)(with Henry's Fashion Restaurant, Hallawell Seed Co., Glenwood Building and Fife Building (1909, demolished 1966) at right. D-Line streetcar at far right. All buildings in view demolished. [Market St. looking north from point between Fremont & Beale Sts. (Sic)] [dpwbook32 dpw8594]
Financial District
Market & Beale
View southeast across Market toward Beale and the site of the PG&E Building. (completed 1925) Collins-Hencke Candy Company on Beale [Market St. looking east toward Beale St.] [dpwbook32 dpw8596]
Financial District
Sacramento & Market
View southwest across Sacramento Street at Market, The Goodall Building on the gore with United Cigar Store. Hotel Terminal in the background. Tracks of the Sacramento-Clay cable car line in the foreground. This intersection is now the site of Embarcadero Plaza. [Goodall Bldg Sacramento & Market] [dpwbook33 dpw8771]
Financial District
Bayshore near Sunnydale
View north on Bayshore Boulevard between Sunnydale and Visitacion (then San Bruno Avenue) buildings at 4501 San Bruno (once Railroad Ave, the former William Eisele Saloon) and 4525 San Bruno, shown here abandoned with campaign posters for James Rolph and A.T. Roche along with theatre advertisements. [San Bruno Ave. North from Sunnydale Ave.] [dpwbook34 dpw9089]
Visitacion Valley
16th Street & Illinois
Elevated view east on 16th toward Illinois Street. The photo was taken from the auto and streetcar overpass, which diverted traffic from on both 16th and 3rd streets bypassing the railroad yards to the west. Large sign reading 'Loop' [16th St E from viaduct ][dpwbook35 dpw9635]
Mission Bay
Folsom & 6th
View east on Folsom from 6th Street showing the north side of the street. Construction work showing raising and regrading of Folsom Street. 2 sets of streetcar tracks. Ferry Sheet Metal works, 982 Folsom at left. [Folsom St. looking east from 6th St.] [dpwbook35 dpw9787]
South of Market
Berry near 3rd
Elevated view east on Berry toward 3rd Street, now the site of SF Giants Ballpark. Pope & Talbot Lumber (planing mill and lumber yard, 859 3rd Street at King) Piers 42 and 44 in the background. [Berry St. E of 3rd dpwbook35 dpw10066]
Mission Bay
Folsom from 6th
View east on Folsom from 6th Street showing newly paved and regraded Folsom Street with streetcar tracks in the center. Ferry Sheet Metal Works 982 Folsom at left. Edwardian apartment house (977 Folsom) at right still stands in 2021. [Folsom St. Looking East from 6th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10166]
South of Market