Park Presidio & California
[Looking north on Park Presidio from Calif. Street.]
Lake StreetStreet
Contains 517 photos
Park Presidio & California
[Looking north on Park Presidio from Calif. Street.]
Lake Street
Market near Stockton
Elevated view southwest on Market toward south side, from the original Phelan Building toward the future site of The Emporium (built 1895). Utility poles on south side have 8 crossbars. [Market St. between 4th & 5th Dec 1882] Elevated view taken during heavy snowfall of December 31, 1882. [F810 SS-063]
South of Market
Market near 2nd
[Market St., east from 2nd St 1876] Decorations hanging over street. Horsecars, horse drawn wagons. Cunningham Block, Grand Hotel on right at 2nd Street corner. [F810 SS-098]
Financial District
Market near Powell
Elevated view looking northeast across Market. Baldwin Hotel at left, original Phelan Building in distance. Horsecars and cable cars on street. [F810 SS-100]
South of Market
Market near Jones
Elevated view northeast to Market Street and Jones Street from Odd Fellows Hall showing Nob Hill on the left, the Murphy-Grant Building (home of the San Francisco Business College and Prager's Dry Goods), the Hibernia Bank, Dr. Jordan & Co's Museum of Anatomy. [A view of Market Street, showing Nob Hill on the left from Odd Fellows' Hall] [F810 SS-102]
South of Market
Market near Noe
View north of houses, white picket fence, woman on porch, tank house. [F810 SS-225] with windmill.
Castro
2nd & Harrison
[Second St. North of Harrison St. 1864 521] Houses with landscaped gardens in foreground. [F810 SS-228]
South of Market
Alcazar Theatre
Elevated view north across O'Farrell St. to Alcazar Theatre 116 O'Farrell, north side of O'Farrell near Powell St. Above 2nd story, inscription "M.H. de Young 1884" [Alcazar Theatre, N.S. O'Farrell near Powell Wm. Patton Architect 1886 24] [F810 T-001]
Downtown / Union Square
Alhambra Theater
Elevated view south across Bush to Alhambra Theatre (325 Bush) between Montgomery and Kearny St, which opened on May 22, 1868. Men in bowlers & top hats pose under marquee. Frank Elwell, Merchant Tailor, 321 Bush. [F810 T-003] [Alhambra Theatre on Bush St., opened 1867 (Sic)]
Financial District
Sansome & Halleck
Elevated view northeast to a brick theater, advertisements for Laura Keene in 'Midsummer Night's Dream', which played there from May 30 to June 6, 1855 [F810 T-004] [American Theatre, NE corner of Sansome & Halleck St. 1854 (Sic)]
Financial District
California Theater
View northwest across Bush to California Theatre (which opened in January, 1869) and Columbian Engine Company No. 11 firehouse at right. Theatre signs advertising John E. Owens in 'She Stoops to Conquer.'and 'The Rivals'. California Theatre building replaced in 1889 by a much larger building combining the California Hotel and New California Theatre. Different crop of image wnp67.0008 [California Theatre, Bush St. west of Kearny 1869] [F810 T-005]
Downtown / Union Square
Tivoli Theater
[Tivoli 1880 300] Eddy St. near Stockton. Men in coats & hats pose on front steps, ladies pose in windows. [F810 T-015] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Market near 6th
View northeast from center of Market Street between Mason and 6th St. Pantages Theater, Empress Theatre (later Strand, St. Francis and Baronet) presenting Weber & Fields in the touring vaudeville show 'Fun In A Barber Shop'. Humboldt Bank Building with 1915 sign on top. Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Admission Day Native Sons Monument at Turk St., Flood, Emporium Buildings.
Tenderloin
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of street kitchens stretching down the middle of unknown street. (very flat street with Victorian houses, Western Addition?)