Skyline

Contains 951 photos

Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View west to skyline and Ferry Building from Ferryboat on approach.

San Francisco Aerial
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San Francisco Aerial

Aerial view west over the Embarcadero, South of Market, and downtown San Francisco, Pacific Ocean in far distance. Ferry Building at lower right. [Looking Across San Francisco from Bay to Ocean S.P.2 Piggott Photo]

Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

[Cargo liner heads down SF Bay toward Golden Gate. City's downtown skyline and Bay Bridge in the background.] View looking southeast

View from Fairmont
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View from Fairmont

View west to Nob Hill, Marina, Golden Gate and Marin Headlands. From left, Chambord Apartments, 1170 Sacramento completed 1963, Comstock Apartments, 1360 Jones apartments. Park Lane Apartments at bottom center.

Nob Hill
View NW from Fairmont
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View NW from Fairmont

View northwest to Russian Hill, Alcatraz, Marin Headlands, Mt. Tamalpais. Washington & Mason Cable car power house at bottom. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church further down Mason St at right center.

Nob Hill
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

[Looking down from reservoir north to Golden Gate Bridge] over Panhandle, Golden Gate Park, Presidio, Mt. Tamalpais. Tank Hill with tank at right.

Clarendon Heights
Pine near Taylor
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Pine near Taylor

Looking Southeast to Temple Emanu-El, Chronicle Bldg, Mutual Savings Bank, Call Bldg, Whittell Bldg, St. Francis Hotel,First Congregational Church, Flood Bldg

Lower Nob Hill
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

Elevated view east on Market from south side of street. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle Building and Annex, Ferry Building, Call Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Emporium, Lincoln Building, Hinz & Landt, Inc. Millinery. [Market from 6th looking E dpwbook1 dpw152]

South of Market
Grove near Polk
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Grove near Polk

Elevated view from Market St. northwest on second day of move of Newton J. Tharp/Commerce High School. The building was completed in December, 1910 on Grove between Polk and Larkin, then moved (over 7 1/2 months) to Franklin & Fell Sts. in 1913 to make way for Civic Center Plaza. Three steam donkeys to the left are pulling the building in this photo. [Moving Commerce High from Larkin & Grove dpwbook5 dpw1461]

Civic Center
Tank Hill
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Tank Hill

View northeast to Clarendon Heights Tank. Mt. Olympus (with Triumph of Light statue), Buena Vista Park, Corona Heights with Gray Bros. brick factory. [Gen View Clarendon Heights Tank (Tank Hill) Buena Vista Park, Corona Heights dpwbook6 dpw1589]

Clarendon Heights
8th & Market
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8th & Market

Market St From Hotel Whitcomb. Flood Building. [dpwbook8 dpw1834]

South of Market
Market near 8th
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Market near 8th

View northeast down Market from temporary City Hall in Whitcomb Hotel. From left, Fairmont Hotel, Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), St. Boniface church, Whittell Building, Flood Building, Hobart Building, Grant Building, David Hewes Building, American Theatre. At center, Methodist Book Concern Building, Hibernia Bank. [dpwbook9 dpw1984]

Civic Center
Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

Elevated view east from the Civic Auditorium along City Hall Avenue. Preparation for Grove Street extension to Market is underway. Marshall Square with Pioneer (Lick) Monument in its original location which would become the corner of Hyde and Grove. Methodist Book Concern Building, 3 City Hall Ave.(Now 83 McAllister) in distance left with large sign atop. On Market St. near 7th are Grant Building, Odd Fellows Hall, American Theatre. At far right, rear of Robison Bros. Bird Store, 1260 Market (which stands in 2019 as the Wells Fargo Bank Building (1908), 1256-1264 Market, one of only two buildings remaining along the City Hall Avenue alignment). [dpwbook10 dpw2080]

Civic Center
Caselli near Eagle
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Caselli near Eagle

View across Caselli north to Ashbury Heights High Pressure Tank on Clayton, Mt Olympus [dpwbook19 dpw4322]

Eureka Valley
Norwich near Alabama
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Norwich near Alabama

View northeast above LeConte School. S.F. General Hospital and Potrero Hill in background left [dpwbook21 dpw4881]

Bernal Heights