Contains 588 photos
Golden Gate Park. View of front courtyard at Academy of Sciences and Robert Boardman Howard's sculpture 'The Whales.' (Whales sculpture was first displayed at 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island.)
Golden Gate Park
(left) Old City Hall & Pioneer (James Lick) Monument. (right) Crowd watching a parade on Van Ness Avenue (?). Image is mapped to 8th and Market per image on left side.
Civic Center
'Early Days' statuary grouping on Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at left, in original location at corner of Hyde and Grove Streets. [19-14 A corner of the Civic Center, showing City Hall, San Francisco] Statuary was removed from monument in 2018.
Civic Center
[California State Building, Civic Center, San Francisco, California] View north across Civic Center plaza to Welcome Home Victory Monument, (Earl Warren) California State Office Building.
Civic Center
Statue representing a temple guard or 'Nio Sama', typically used to guard temples in pairs, one with open mouth to represent the living, one with a closed mouth to represent the dead. ['Temple Guard' at Pacific Curios Shop Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco Zan B-7] Street address #2734. Possibly 2734 Taylor St.
Fishermans Wharf
[This statue is but one of hundreds...The House of Novelties and Curios, E. Bloch Mercantile Company, 70 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal]
James Lick Pioneer Monument in its original location and form. In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library.
Civic Center
James Lick Pioneer Monument in its original location and form. In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library.
Civic Center
View west across Market up Grove toward City Hall. James Lick Pioneer Monument at right. United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (white building) at center. Margaret Burnham's Cottage Candies in Marye Building at left.
Civic Center
View east across Kearny toward Lotta's Fountain. Chronicle Building at left with C.R. Willett chiropractor, Security finance and Hyman's Leasing signs, W & H Cigars and Liquors on corner. At right, Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building, Fack's Bar and night club, Santa Fe building/West Coast Life Insurance, Balboa Building. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #158. Birdcage traffic signals
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Market to Muni J-Line streetcar inbound. Elevated traffic control tower on right. Postal Telegraph, Tilden Sales and Board of Trade Buildings at left. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building. Flag Banners across Street for Golden Gate International Exposition 1940. Donahue Mechanics Monument at left.
Financial District
View east on Market from Kearny. Chronicle Building and Lotta's Fountain at left. Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building at right. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line streetcar #152 outbound on Market at Kearny. Signs on buildings for Florsheim Shoes, Hymans Leasing, Peck-Judah. Birdcage traffic signal. Flags hung over Market for Lions International convention.
Downtown / Union Square
Triumph of Light Statue on the summit of Mt. Olympus. Plaque reads "Erected by Adolph Sutro 1887" (Dedicated on Thanksgiving Day). View west across undeveloped Cole Valley. Golden Gate Park and Strawberry Hill in right background.
Buena Vista
View south toward Francis Scott Key Monument (in original location) and Sharon Building near the Second Music Stand (Present site of tennis courts). Crowds of people laying on grass, horses and carriages. [53 Sunday Afternoon Golden Gate Park S.F.]
Golden Gate Park
Elevated vew west across Union Square, Dewey Monument toward St. Francis Hotel. [St. Francis Hotel from Union Square]
Downtown / Union Square