View of Downtown
View south from Coit Tower between Montgomery and Kearny. Potrero Hill, San Bruno Mountain in background
Telegraph HillSkyline
Contains 951 photos
View SW from Coit Tower
View southwest over Chinatown and North Beach to Nob Hill, Mt. Sutro in background. In left and center distance, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brocklebank, Park Lane and Cathedral Apartments, Grace Cathedral with one bell tower. 11-story building at 1190 Sacramento St. in front of Grace Cathedral completed in 1958. Clay-Jones Apartments, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect, 1928). Behind 1360 Jones, Comstock Apartments (completed 1961) is under construction. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church, Broadway and Mason, at center right, St. Francis of Assisi Church at lower left. Washington Square lower right. Lyon Van & Storage Co. with large Lyon sign on roof on Stockton, near Green. Russian Hill at right.
Telegraph Hill
Noe Valley
View northeast from Red Rock Hill above Douglass Playground to downtown past Castro Hill and Dolores Heights. St. Philip the Apostle Church (Elizabeth & Diamond Sts.) to left of center. Castro Street Car House (Castro & Jersey) at center far right.
Diamond Heights
View from Coit Tower
View from Coit Tower to Russian Hill, Twin Peaks
Telegraph Hill
View from Twin Peaks
View towards Downtown and Mission
Clarendon Heights
View from Telephone Bldg
Elevated skyline view northwest toward Nob and Russian Hills and Marin County from Pacific Telephone building, at New Montgomery & Minna. Call Building and Union Square area at left
South of Market
Bay Bridge
View west to suspension bridge under construction, before installation of roadway. Ferry at right, Pacific Telephone Building in center background.
SF Bay
1st Street near Harrison
Elevated view north to Embarcadero Freeway and Freeway approach to Bay Bridge under construction, Pacific Telephone Building, Transbay Terminal, Equitable Life Insurance Building (completed 1955), Standard Oil Building, Shell Building, Coit Tower
Rincon Hill
Nob Hill
Elevated view southwest to Civic Center from Nob Hill. City Hall and Civic Center buildings at center, Twin Peaks at right. Jones Street Tank (1913) in foreground, part of Auxiliary Water Supply System. At far left, Cathedral Apartments 1201 California (1927).
Nob Hill
Downtown View
View north from South of Market, about Essex near Folsom. Call Building, Pacific Telephone Building, Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building with Bank of America sign on top, 450 Sutter Building, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Fairmont Hotel, Stanford Court Apartments (later Stanford Court Hotel), Brocklebank Apartments, Hunter-Dulin, Hobart, Alexander, Russ, Standard Oil, and Shell Buildings. Call Building conversion to Central Tower(1938) not yet begun.
Rincon Hill
Noe Valley
View from Upper Noe Valley to Downtown, Castro Hill, before Bay Bridge. Alvarado School at left center. St. Philip the Apostle Church (Elizabeth and Diamond Sts.) at far right center.
Noe Valley
Nob Hill
View east over Nob Hill backyards, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Stanford Apartments at left, Russ Building, Standard Oil Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, Hobart Building, 450 Sutter.
Nob Hill
Powell near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view southeast across Powell from Nob Hill to Chronicle Annex, Shreve Building, Call Bldg., Whittell Building, Temple Emanu-El, Butler Bldg. Five ruined archways of Germania Hall / California Hall at 620 Bush.
Nob Hill
Powell near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view south from upper Powell on Nob Hill to Union Square, Retail District, Temple Emanu-El, Butler Bldg., Emporium Building, Flood Bldg and St Francis Hotel
Nob Hill
Kearny near Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward Earthquake and Fire damaged financial district, Kohl Building, Ferry Building with repair scaffolding on tower, Merchant's Exchange. Debris still in streets.
Chinatown