Clay & Waverly Pl
View east. Cable car track. Note: two men looking over from roof
ChinatownStreet
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California near Grant
View east on California, from left to Sing Chong Co., Old Saint Mary's Church and rectory, Ferry Building, Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building, Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Hotel Yale, Helvetia Hotel, Sing Fat Co.
Chinatown
Clay near Waverly
View east on Clay Street from Waverly Place. Ferry building in the background
Chinatown
Grant near Sacramento
View north in Chinatown from center of street to Nanking Fook Woh Co., Canton Bazaar, Sang Chong Lung Co., 616 Grant [2297]
Chinatown
Montgomery & Washington
View southeeast across Columbus. Italian Popular Bank (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) building (built 1908) at gore between Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), Washington, and Montgomery, also known as the Fugazi Bank Building, which exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Before 1914, a third story was added. In addition, the building was extended northward and later the cupola was removed. It housed the Bank of America and Transamerica Corporation. Columbus Savings Bank Building, (Built 1905, also known as Columbia Savings Bank, San Francisco Landmark #212) at center, Montgomery Block at right. Outbound Presidio & Ferries Streetcar #26 in distance.
North Beach
Powell & Columbus
Washington Square Theatre, View west toward Powell & Columbus Streets, across from Washington Square. Opened 1908, later the Milano Theatre, Palace Theatre, Pagoda Palace Theatre. Demolished August 2013.
North Beach
Columbus & Washington
Intersection of Columbus, Montgomery, & Washington. Looking north across intersection, with Telegraph Hill in background right. Italian Popular Bank building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) (built 1908) at gore corner. Building is also known as the Fugazi Bank Building, and exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Before 1914, a third story was added. The cupola was removed after that. In addition, the building was extended northward. Sentinel Building aka Columbus Tower in distance left.
North Beach
Market & 2nd
View west across Market up Post. Crocker building at center demolished 1968. first floor remains of Crocker Bank Building to right of center. Union Trust Building at right demolished. Chronicle and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings in distance left. Schwabacher-Frey Stationery Co.
Financial District
Ellis near Market
View east from center of Ellis. Humboldt Bank Building, Roos Bros. Clothing, California Theatre in background. On left, Painless Parker Dentist, Federal Grill, Hotel Cort. The Crystal Inn at right in West Bank Building.
Downtown
Market near Pine
View north across Market to early office buildings during reconstruction period after 1906 catastrophe. Boyd Block at left. At center, Sherwood (later Bourn) Building 320 Market (At street level, The Sazerac bar 302 Market, 306-308 Columbian Woolen Mills wholesale merchant tailor, 310 Sylvan Selig clothes, 316 Pacific Tank Co. National Wood Pipe Co, 322 Paul Seiler Electrical Works, 326-328 Toledo Computing Scale Co., 330-332 D. Levin trunks bags suitcases cutlery, 334-336 Frank F. Wear High Grade Specialties Hobart Electrical Mfg. Co. ; On second floor, Union Iron Works, Bethlehem Steel, Culver Co. Lumbermen; 3rd Floor Loop Lumber Co. Another building under construction at right. Plank sidewalk
Financial District
Market & Mason
View northeast across Market to Bank of Italy in Mechanics Savings Bank Building at left, Garfield Building, Market St. Theatre (later Cameo, Marion Davies, Esquire) Douglas Building, Flood Building in background, Emporium at right. Brittain & Co. hardware, Thomas Davis & Co. Clothing, The Wonder Millinery, San Francisco Business College in Douglass Building, Flood Building, Phelan Building in distance.
South of Market
Market near Mason
Portola Festival Parade, View east from center of Market toward Mason, Market, Turk intersection, Dean Building, Admission Day (Native Sons) Monument, Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Flood Building, Emporium in background.
Downtown
Divisadero & Hayes
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Divisadero (then spelled Devisadero) from Hayes showing east side of the street. Line of people waiting up the block for Food Distribution (B'nai Brith) following 1906 earthquake. (most of these buildings demolished)
Alamo Square
California near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west up California Street. Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Cathedral Grace Church in distance. Kohl Building, Parrott Block. Bank of California under construction at Sansome corner at right. Fireman's Fund Building across Sansome at left reduced to 2 stories and partially restored. At far left, Mutual Life Insurance Building. In distance left, Merchants Exchange Building. Beyond Bank of California construction at right, London & San Francisco Bank Building with flag on roof, showing earthquake damage to exterior, but occupied by Otis, Mc Allister & Co. coffee importers starting in late June, 1906. Just beyond, 3 story building with light granite facade is Mercantile Trust Co. building (Albert Pissis, Architect, 1903)
Financial District
Market & 6th
View northeast across Market from Market & 6th Street to men in uniform marching between decorated pillars and light bulbs and insignia strung above street. Large crowds, people on rooftops and watching from windows. Knights of Pythias. From left, Donahoe Building, Fowzer Photo Studio 1148 Market, Flood Building in distance.
South of Market