Contains 205 photos
Aerial view looking south over North Beach toward Nob Hill and downtown. Francisco Street at bottom, Bayview Hill at top. North Beach Playground, Ss. Peter and Paul Church and Washington Square. At center bottom on Francisco, Bauer-Schweitzer Hop and Malt factory, designated San Francisco Landmark #129 and converted to housing in early 2000's.
North Beach
View southeast across California from Grant. St. Mary's Square at center, Hotel Lafayette and Helvetia Hotel at left. Commercial Union Assurance Building at 315 Montgomery in left background, Standard Oil Building at 225 Bush at center back, Alexander Building (155 Montgomery, completed 1921), Crown Hotel, MacDonough Building and Hobart Building at right. Sass & Son Contractors, 134 St. Anne Street (later removed).
Chinatown
View south from a rooftop on Leavenworth near Post. Luard Apartments (526 Leavenworth, now the Jeanette Apartments) at left. Empire Hotel Leavenworth and McAllister at center. ( now part of Hastings Law School)
Lower Nob Hill
View west from 44 Montgomery (completed in 1967) 450 Sutter at center, Mark Hopkins and Nob Hill on the right.
Financial District
View west to 1930s high-rise apartment houses on Russian Hill. 945 Green built 1927), 1000 Green (built 1950), and 1101 Green at Leavenworth (built 1930) behind.
Telegraph Hill
View north from the top of the Telephone Building, New Montgomery near Mission, toward the Financial District and Nob Hill. Mark Hopkins Hotel at center, Dome of the Call Building at lower left.
South of Market
View east from the top of the Telephone Building, New Montgomery near Mission, toward Yerba Buena Island.
South of Market
View west on Mission toward 1st Street. Skaggs-Stone General Merchandise on southwest corner. Pacific Telephone Building in the background.[Tallest Building in SF]
Financial District
View southeast across California Street from Grant toward St. Mary's Square. Russ Building in the background
Chinatown
View south toward downtown from Coit Tower, U.S Appraisers Building at left of center.
Telegraph Hill
View southwest to Nob Hill over North Beach and Chinatown. Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels. Brocklebank, Park Lane Apartments, Grace Cathedral with single bell tower, Cathedral Apartments behind. In center distance, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect 1928). At bottom left, St. Francis of Assisi Church. At bottom right, Lyon Van & Storage Co. with large Lyon sign on roof, on Stockton near Green. Far right center, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church on Broadway near Mason.
Telegraph Hill
View northwest above the intersection of 3rd and Howard toward downtown and Nob Hill. Golden Gate Bridge and Marin County in background.
South of Market
View southwest above Embarcadero showing south of Market, Financial District. Market Street at center.
Elevated view northwest from Geary and Stockton probably from the roof of City of Paris department store. St. Francis Hotel, Fitzhugh Building, Hotel Plaza, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Sutter. Dewey Monument at center.
Downtown / Union Square
View east from Mark Hopkins Hotel. California Street at center. Yerba Buena Island and Bay Bridge in background.
Nob Hill