Contains 830 photos
View northeast across 5th Street to Metropolitan Temple (Kalloch's Temple),northeast corner 5th & Jessie Streets. Lincoln School at left. A.M. Goodnough, F.W. Spencer, Pianos; Union Dry Goods Store. Saloon at right. Image also exists as a boudoir card credited to MacDonald and Dowe Publishers O.V. Lange, photographer. [B 39. Metropolitan Temple, San Francisco, Cal.]
South of Market
View west across 3rd St. to Peerless Theatre and Majestic Lunch. West side Third St. between Mission and Howard (Minna and Natoma).
South of Market
View south from center of Grant between Pacific and Jackson. Mandarin Theatre (renamed the Sun Sing Theatre, June 1950) at right. Lee Ming Grocery, Kuo Wah Cafe at left. Ralph & Sons tobacco 1037 Grant at right. (2 way traffic on Grant)
Chinatown
Midtown Theatre (Originally the Riviera). 562 Haight. Firefighters climbing facade on ladder from truck, hoses in street. Fire caused closing of the theatre, which later reopened as a church.
Lower Haight
View east to Vogue Theatre at left showing 'Casbah.' MUNI 4-line streetcar #612. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #212 renumbered after merger)
Presidio Heights
View west on Sutter toward Steiner. Uptown Theatre. In background is Macedonian Baptist church. Lloyd Downtons experimental Color Films/
Lower Pacific Heights
View north across Irving to Surf Theatre, 4510 Irving, and adjoining cafe. Later San Francisco Grace Christian Church. Building on left (Sunset Liquors) demolished.
Sunset Outer
Opening night of theatre with "Across the Continent" playing.
Castro
View across Castro toward Castro Theatre under construction. Marquee being built.
Castro
1332 Irving between 14th and 15th Avenues. Showing 'Topper Returns', 'Sleepers West' and 'Dionne Quints.' Safeway store on left, United Grocers Montrose Market on the right.
Sunset Inner
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. Version with wider view at wnp71.0968.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast with smoke and fire in distance. Alhambra Theater, cable car on Eddy. The sign on the Alhambra Theater advertises the play Queen of Highbinders. The Alhambra was built as the Republican Wigwam in 1890, and was remodeled into the Alhambra Theater in 1899. The four-story brick building down the block is The Lexington lodging house at 212-214 Eddy, built in 1893. The six-story brick building across Eddy Street from The Lexington is another lodging house, The Colonnade, at 219 Eddy, built in 1905. (PF)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward Market Street and the Call Building. Ruins and rubble after the earthquake. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building on Market Street. [Call Bldg, Looking down O'Farrell St.] Same image as 27.0130 with different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.
Downtown / Union Square
Castro Theater, looking South on Castro, Bill & Bye (now Twin Peaks Bar). [DPW]
Duboce Triangle