
Union Square
View Northeast from Geary and Powell. Bank of America Building at 555 California under construction in background.
Downtown / Union SquareContains 588 photos
View Northeast from Geary and Powell. Bank of America Building at 555 California under construction in background.
Downtown / Union SquareRetaining walls and landscaping around Triumph of Light statue. [Triumph of Light dpwbook40 dpwA657]
Buena VistaLandscaping and staircases leading up to statue 'Triumph of Light' atop Mt. Olympus. [Mt. Olympus dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpwA658]
Buena VistaMemorial Day services of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. Henry S. Lyons, Elizabeth Kennedy, Orinda Giannini, Ernestine Ranzula
Golden Gate ParkMemorial Day services of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. Henry S. Lyons, Elizabeth Kennedy, Orinda Giannini, Ernestine Ranzula, James Crosby (boy scout), and Arvord Clements (boy scout)
Golden Gate ParkCalifornia State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building) under construction; Elevated view northwest from Larkin and Grove. Civic Auditorium at left. Welcome Home Victory Market in center of Plaza.
Civic CenterView north from roof near Larkin and Grove; thousands of kids. California State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building) center, Old Main Library (later Asian Art Museum) at right. Welcome Home Victory Monument (1919-1924) in plaza at left.
Civic CenterNative Sons Monument in its former location at Mason Street. View north on Mason from Market Street, Ambassador Hotel on the southwest corner of Mason and Eddy at left.[Native Sons monument looking down Turk St.(sic)] [dpwbook42 dpwA1287]
Tenderloin[Native Sons monument Mason & Market Sts. looking north] [dpwbook42 dpwA1285] View north to Turk St.
TenderloinView northwest across Market to intersection of Market, Van Ness, and Oak. Masonic Building. California Volunteers Memorial statue (now at Dolores and Market)
South of MarketStatue 'Triumph of Light' atop Mt. Olympus before landscaping and stairs were installed. [Mt. Olympus dpwbookSPECIMP17 dpw10459]
Buena VistaDewey Monument at center; large tree
View northwest across square, with men sitting on benches and grass, to St. Francis hotel, Argonaut Club Building (Built 1909, with additions in 1920, Sylvain Schnaittacher, architect) and Fitzhugh Building.
Downtown / Union SquareView northeast across Powell Street to Fitzhugh Building, Bullock & Jones, Hotel Plaza, Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Dewey Monument. (AS)
Downtown / Union SquareElevated view southeast from United Airlines Building (former Argonaut Club) at Powell & Post. Lighting on trees for Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign. Whittell Building, City of Paris, I. Magnin, Macy's, Blum's, Werner's, Dohrmann's, Western Air Lines, Union Pacific Railroad office with very large billboard on roof. Birdcage traffic signals. Gray Line bus. (AS)
Downtown / Union Square