Contains 240 photos
View west across Kearny to eastern entrance to St. Mary's Square Garage, built 1953. Hotel Yolanda at right. Hertz car rental office. Flying A service station sign, St. Mary's Smoke Shop, Square Cafe. [St Mary Garage etc SF]
Financial District
[O'Conner & Moffatt fire, Post St. 1883 OF-53] View south across Post to mostly destroyed four story building known as Morton House, located at 111-121 Post St. (and 10-20 Morton St.) Fire broke out in the early morning of June 20, 1883 in the building, which housed dry goods concern O'Connor, Moffatt & Co. and which also held a billiard parlor and the Olympic Club (where the fire started in a card room). Building to right is Golden Gate Block, owned by Charles Crocker. [F810 OF-053] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View of west side of Van Ness and relocated businesses after 1906 earthquake, including J. Zwerin & Son tailors, W. P. Buckingham & Co., M. Blaskower cigars, The Diamond House, Atlantic Fur Store. Buggies, delivery wagons. The Emporium in former Hecht residence at northwest corner of Post in distance. [ 4236 Van Ness Ave Aug 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Cathedral Hill
[South on Montgomery from Sacramento St 1882] View south from center of street, horsecar, Palace Hotel in distance. Safe Deposit Building (1875) on southeast corner Montgomery & California. John Roach, Optician, southwest corner Montgomery & Sacramento. [F810 SS-142] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View east to First Congregational Church (dedicated May 19, 1872) in center distance. Helmering & Plege. Plank streets and sidewalks. on left, south side of Temple Sherith Israel, built in 1870. Past the Temple is St. John's Presbyterian Church, built circa 1866. In 1870, the congregation bought the building from St. James' Episcopal Church [Post Street East Taylor St. 1885 (?) SS-152] [F810 SS-152] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Lower Nob Hill
500 Divisadero, northeast corner of Fell and Divisadero. Queen Anne drug store building built 1888-1889 as Theodore Green Apothecary, Samuel Newsom architect. It is San Francisco Landmark #182. [Newsom Brothers, 500 Fell]
Alamo Square
View northeast across to Municipal Railway D-line streetcar #45 with wings livery. All of the buildings on the left were demolished in 2015. Prompt Radio & Television Co. Apparently taken at same time as wnp14.3867.
Tenderloin
View north on Divisadero toward Fell, past Arco gas station to northeast corner, housing Greens Pharmacy. Queen Anne building built 1888-1889 as Theodore Green Apothecary, Samuel Newsom architect. It is San Francisco Landmark #182.drug store,
Lower Haight
[Stop work on brewery] 'Stop Work' order posted in window at 1326 9th Ave.
Sunset Inner
[Stop work on brewery] Interior view of stopped construction at 1326 9th Ave.
Sunset Inner
Front entrance and windows of Ming Toy, 535 Grant between California and Vinton [California July 56 Boat Trip Chinatown San Francisco]
Chinatown
View southwest across Market to Hale Bros. in Lincoln Building, crowded 7-line streetcar #162 with men seated on Eclipse fender. [0162-07-01 WB on Market at Fifth 5 August 1946]
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #211 with zip stripe livery passing Gilmore Gas Station. [0211-02-04 WB ON CLEMENT AT 32ND AVENUE 1942]
Richmond Outer
View northbound to Muni 4-line streetcar #612 with zip stripe livery southbound on 6th Avenue just north of Balboa. Line car at right with worker on lift repairing line. #612. (Former Market Street Railway (MSRy) unit #212 renumbered after merger). [0212-04B-2 SB on 6th South of Anza 1948]
Richmond Inner
Gallagher Brothers Shoe Repair, 3272 22nd St., Gertrude Gonzales Gallagher and unknown child with doll. (Gallagher Family Photos - Gertrude Gonzales Album)
Mission