Van Ness near Post
View northwest past busy scene of street work and shoppers to temporary Emporium store (former Hecht residence) at northwest corner. Duplicate of wnp26.662.
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Van Ness & Hayes
[Van Ness Avenue, North from Hayes St., Oct 15th 1905.] View northeast across Van Ness to buildings on east side of block. C. W. Cunningham Bicycle Agency 230 Van Ness, Frawley & Kelleher Groceries, H. Long Merchant Tailors on corner. City Hall dome at right. Duplicate of wnp26.465
Civic Center
California near Sacramento
View east from center of Market St. to Ferry Building with Port of San Francisco sign (installed 1951). 3 Market Liquors, Ensign Cafe, Barber Shop, Mack's.
Financial District
Powell & Geary
View east across Powell to Union Pacific Railroad Office - Road of the Streamliners; Union Square Liquor Shop; Credit Jewelers; Hotel Stratford at 242 Powell St.
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Kearny
Elevated view northwest across Market to World War I Buy Liberty Bonds display covering Lotta's Fountain, with soldier and sailor figures attached climbing rope ladder and El Camino Real Mission Bell. Chronicle Building at right with baseball scoreboard on facade (installed July, 1913). Buildings on west side of Kearny include Schmidt Building, Baldwin Building, Oscar Luning Building, Roullier Building with 'Orange Blossom' sign. In distance, Joy's Drugs at Kearny & Bush.
South of Market
Grant near California
View north on Grant between Pine and California. Sing Fat Co. with stained glass globe streetlamps in front and Sing Chong Co. Delivery men.
Chinatown
Union Square
Elevated view southeast from the St Francis Hotel. L to R: Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo),Dewey Monument, Whittell Building, top of The Call Building, City of Paris, Butler Building housing Nathan-Dohrmann store (now part of Macy's). Bear Brothers. (AS)
Downtown / Union Square
Grant Avenue
Very blurry view from sidewalk. Lanterns above sidewalks and intersections in Chinatown.
Chinatown
Grant near California
Elevated view west across Grant toward California, Cathay House. Sing Chong and Sing Fat Buildings. Lanterns.
Chinatown
Grant near Sacramento
Elevated view southwest from the Lotus Bowl Restaurant balcony to Far East Cafe, Gin Ling Arts. Lanterns strung along street.
Chinatown
Union Square
Elevated view south across plaza to Dewey Monument; I Magnin's (opened in this building in 1948); Werner Bldg.; Dohrmann's.
Downtown / Union Square
Broad near Plymouth
View east to Muni M-Line PCC Cars #1122 & #1120, Firehouse 33 on right.
Oceanview
Powell & Market
View west toward Douglas Building, now demolished for Hallidie Plaza. Cars, taxi, crowds of people. Dobbs for Mayor signage. Garfield Building, Telenews, Esquire Theatres, Gallenkamp shoes at left. Flood Building, Woolworths at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Market at Fulton
View west to south side of Market from Fulton, Hotel National (still stands), Civic Center Market, Crystal Palace Market, and Hotel Whitcomb [Civic Center. View at intersection at Fulton and Market Sts. Toward Twin Peaks] [dpw9695]
Civic Center
Valencia near Cesar Chavez
View southeast across Valencia to Mission Chevrolet Co. Building still there as of 2023, later an auto parts store and motorcycle dealership. Bernal Heights hill in background.
Bernal Heights