Eureka Valley
View of downtown from above Seward Street near Kite Hill. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Diamond and 18th, Castro Theatre at center. New U.S. Mint (opened 1937) in center distance.
Eureka ValleySkyline
Contains 951 photos
Alexander Building
View northwest toward corner of Bush and Montgomery. Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building in background [Alexander Building. 1921] [Crocker Estate Album]
Financial District
Alexander Building
View south from a building at Pine and Montgomery. [Alexander Bldg. 1921.] [Crocker Estate Album]
Financial District
California near Montgomery
View southwest from roof of Merchants Exchange toward Alexander Building, Commercial Union Assurance Bldg. on right with workers on parapet completing exterior. Call, Chronicle, Mutual Savings Bank, Humboldt Bank Buildings in distance. [Alexander Bldg. from Merchants' Exchange 1921.] [Crocker Estate Album]
Financial District
View from Alexander Bldg
Elevated view northeast to Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery) with tower on top still being constructed, Montgomery Street and Telegraph Hill. Bank of Italy, American National Bank Building, Merchants' Exchange, Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects, Balfour Building (later J. Harold Dollar Bldg.), Mills Building at lower right. [Crocker Estate Album] [Looking North from Alexander Bldg. 1921]
Downtown / Union Square
Ferry Building
Sunset view west from bay. S-P, Mobilgas and Port of San Francisco signs.
Financial District
View of Noe Valley
View northeast from Portola Drive overlook past Noe Valley to downtown, Bay Bridge, East Bay Hills. Castro Hill, St. Philip the Apostle Church (Elizabeth and Diamond Sts.) below and to the right of center, Alvarado School below and left of center.
Noe Valley
I80 & US101
Elevated view north to downtown [Bayshore Freeway heading toward San Francisco]
Potrero Hill
The Golden Gateway
View northeast from the top of the Wells Fargo Building at Sutter & Montgomery. Many buildings went up at this time. Alcoa building (One Maritime Plaza, opened 1967) still under construction. J. Harold Dollar Building, at bottom, Bethlehem Steel Building (100 California) at far right. Embarcadero Freeway.
Financial District
Nob Hill
View southwest from Telegraph Hill over North Beach and Chinatown toward Nob Hill. Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), Fairmont and Mark Hopkins Hotels, Brocklebank and Park Lane Apartments. Grace Cathedral with completed bell tower, Cathedral Apartments behind. St. Francis of Assisi Church at bottom left.
Telegraph Hill
North Waterfront from Bay
From boat on bay looking southeast. Alcatraz Pier, Municipal Pier, and Fort Mason, Van Ness Pump Station. Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill in background.
California & Powell
View east on California Street to Bay and East Bay Hills from Fairmont Hotel. Old Federal Reserve Bank (1924), Ferry building, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Southern Pacific building. Building at center is Financial Center Building, opened 1927, later Omni Hotel. PG&E (1925), Matson Buildings at right.
Nob Hill
Panorama of San Francisco
View east from Twin Peaks over Castro, South of Market, downtown. [Birdseye view of San Francisco, Cal. From Twin Peaks #377]
Midtown Terrace
Calhoun near Union
View south along Calhoun to downtown skyline in background, including PG&E Building, Appraiser's Building, original Federal Reserve Bank, Balfour (later J. Harold Dollar) Building, Standard Oil Building, Russ Building under construction. Sansome Street at left. [Calhoun St looking south dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA153]
Telegraph Hill
Jones & Market
Elevated northeast view to East end of Jones St. Jones Street Shuttle cable car, (Jones Street Dinky), Hibernia Bank, Prager's Dept. Store (Murphy Building). In distance, Nob Hill mansions, spires of Temple Emanu-el, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building[A View of Market Street, Showing Nob Hill on the Left from Odd Fellows Hall] Same image as wnp15.492.
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