Contains 5317 photos
View west to United Railroads cable cars converted into line of apartments named 'Carzonia.' Man with children, houses on California Street on right. [4273 Streetcar houses at 6th and California] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Richmond Inner
Elevated view northeast of reconstruction after 1906 earthquake, with crowded streetcar on Kearny. Site of United Cigar Stores Co. building at northwest corner of Geary & Kearny at lower right. Temporary building with several businesses across Kearny: M. A. Gunst & Co. A. J. Rich & Co. real estate, Maskey's Candies 32 Kearny. Streetcar, many steel frames for new buildings. In distance, surviving buildings on or near Montgomery St.: Mills Building, Merchants Exchange, Kohl Building. At left, steel framework for Oscar Luning Building 45-47 Kearny, at center (1907, Nathaniel Blaisdell, Architect). [4305 Kearny St from Market April 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view west toward Lotta's Fountain at intersection of Geary, Kearny & Market Streets. Mutual Savings Bank Building (with Citizens Federal Savings and Loan) at left, Flannery Building (with Dr. Alexander Dentist signage, The Stag bar, Dinty's Kitchen in basement), Chronicle Building (with Dr. Willetts chiropractor, Security Finance Co. and W & H Cigars & Liquors) at right. SFMR (Muni) C-line Streetcar #210 and B-Line #118, 8-Line trolley bus #748 and bus with wings livery. Bank of America, Lundstrom's Hats, Bankers Investment Building at left on Market. Granville's, Dr. M.B. Rich, Whittell Building, Foster's Cafeteria, Keifer's Shoe Repairs, California Savings on Geary at center. Birdcage traffic signals. 12:13 p.m., see wnp100.00643.
South of Market
Elevated view west toward Lotta's Fountain, Geary, Kearny & Market Streets. Mutual Savings Bank Building (with Citizens Federal Savings and Loan) at left, Flannery Building (with Dr. Alexander Dentist signage, The Stag bar, Dinty's Kitchen in basement), Chronicle Building (with Dr. Willetts chiropractor, Security Finance Co. and W & H Cigars & Liquors) at right. Bank of America, Lundstrom's Hats, Bankers Investment Building at left on Market. Granville's, Schmidt Buildng, Dr. M.B. Rich optical, Whittell Building, Foster's Cafeteria, Keifer's Shoe Repairs, California Savings on Geary at center. Birdcage traffic signals. SFMR (Muni) J-line Streetcars #94? and PCC #1031, Bus #0132 with wings livery. 12:15 p.m., see wnp100.00642.
South of Market
Elevated view west toward Phelan and Bankers Investment Buildings, Mutual Savings Bank and Flannery Buildings. Eagelsons, Jarman, Lundstrom Hats, Prices, Bank of America, Citizens Federal Savings, Dinty's Kitchen, The Stag bar, dentist offices. H. Liebes, Santa Fe Railroad sign, Whittell Building, St. Francis Hotel on Geary Street at right. Muni C-Line #198, Bus #0124, Birdcage traffic signals, Lotta's Fountain at lower right. Taken with wnp100.00663. [Geary St. at Market St.]
South of Market
Elevated view west up Geary Street from upper floor of building toward Mutual Savings Bank and Flannery (with The Stag bar, Dinty's Kithen, dentist offices) Buildings. Whittell Building in distance, center, and Chronicle Building at right. H. Liebes, Whittell Building, Granville's jewelers with 10:35 on clock, Mell's Broiled Hamburgers, Foster's cafeteria, H. Liebes, M. Dunn & Co. furs, Keifer's Shoe Repair, California Savings, Hotel Graystone, Santa Fe Railroad sign, Muni C-Line #198 on Geary Street. Dr. Willett Chiropractor, W and H Liquors, Security Finance signs on Chronicle Building. Taken about the same time as wnp100.00662. [Geary St. at Market St.]
South of Market
Elevated view west from Ferry Building tower up Market Street. From left, Pacific Telephone Building, Southern Pacific Building, Matson Building, Hotel Terminal, Standard Oil Building, Russ Building. Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels in distance right. John L. Prior Co. Sail Makers, Johnson, Joseph & G.M. Josselyn & Co., numerous billboards, including one for Bernstein's Fish Grotto. '57' sign. Shell Building (1929) not yet built. Fife Building with Chevrolet sign atop. [on back: Moulin Market St. & Twin Peaks from Ferry Bldg]
Financial District
View east on Market from 3rd toward the south side of the street, Palace Hotel at center Original Market Street Railway 3rd Street Electric Streetcar crossing Market. Man on Bicycle, flags above street] [F810 SS-108] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Elevated view north on Kearny. Michel & Wand importers of lace. Streetcars. Gruenhagen's Candy. (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north across 3rd to scaffolding alongside Call Building during early stages of remodeling as Central Tower. Hotel Doric sign on Hotel King, Barrel House bar, Kane's Log Cabin dairy lunch, Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar, Owl Drug Co., Mutual Bank Building. [8-19-37]
South of Market
View to downtown in distance. Municipal Railway J-line streetcar #82 on private right of way. Mission High School.
Mission Dolores
14-line streetcar #947 in front of east side of block overloaded with passengers (men riding on back on cow catcher). Schwarz's meats, taxidermist. Taxidermist building has since been demolished. [947 Mission at 14th]
Mission
View north past passing Municipal Railway 33-line trolley buses #715 and #722. Mount Olympus in background.
Clarendon Heights
View north to Angel Island in distance. Municipal Railway F-line streetcar #38, Fontana Warehouse.
Marina
View north to line of four Market Street Railway streetcars lined up with Ferry Building behind. 11-line streetcar #794, 14-line streetcar #1561, 28-line streetcar #740, and 35-line streetcar #854. Muni starter tower in background.
Financial District