Contains 595 photos
View northeast across 3rd to Hearst Building (opened September, 1911) under construction in left distance on Market Street. The Williams Building (Clinton Day Architect, 1907) on the southeast corner of 3rd and Mission, with Grand Rapids Show Case Co, Luttge Mfg. Co signage on south side. Present site of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art at right. [Hotel Alta 165 Third St]
South of Market
View to northwest corner of Shattuck and University Avenues. Hotel California with corner spire and Johnson Grocery on ground floor. Japanese goods and Bakery on Shattuck side and New California Market on University Avenue. Streetcar #50. Building at left with Varsity Creamery Co. extant in 2018.
Outside SF
View east across intersection to southeast corner. Hotel Seattle with Bank Cafe bar on ground floor (extant in 2018 as Hotel Haveli at 37 6th Street). Two buildings on the right also extant 2018.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Ellis towards fire burning on Market St. in distance. Corbett's on left, S.N. Wood & Co. store in Flood Building on right. [EF-91] [F810 EF-091] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
[Lick House Decorations in Honor of the arrival of Gen. U.S. Grant, Sept. 26th, 1879. HO-24] Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to large flag and 'Hail to Our Chief' banner strung over the street; Masonic Temple at far left, A. Baumgarten, Fisher & Co. Hatters, Clock Tower Building (later Savings & Loan Building) in distance right. [F810 HO-024] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Russ House hotel at Montgomery & Bush St., occupying the street frontage between Bush and Pine Streets, opened in 1862. Horse drawn wagon in front [F810 HO-056] [Russ House 1866 HO-56] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
[North Beach NB-28] Elevated view northwest to Powell & Columbus (then Montgomery Avenue). Singer Manufacturing Co, North Beach Drug Store, North Beach Art Gallery. Corner of Washington Square at right. Alcatraz and Angel Islands in distance. [F810 NB-028] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Russian Hill
View east on Market through decorative arch for Grand Army of the Republic. [G.A.R. Arch Market St. between 3-4th St. 1886 Aug 3rd PA-23 No 1] 'The Union Forever.' Nucleus Hotel, Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel in distance. [F810 PA-023] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View southwest across intersection to San Francisco (later Pacific) Stock Exchange Building and toweron Pine. Russ Building at right.
Financial District
View southeast across Ellis to Orpheum Theatre under construction on south side of block. C. A. Blume, contractor. Pabst beer billboard. Theater opened March 11, 1907. [4262 Steel frame for the Orpheum Theater Sept] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Western Addition
View east on Sutter to early automobile and horsedrawn buggy driving west. Reconstruction after 1906 earthquake. [4312 From Sutter and Grant east along Grant A (sic)] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Medical Arts Building, 2000 Van Ness at Jackson at left with automobile dealership next door to 'De Turk' garage (demolished). Cable car tracks of the Washington-Jackson line. (service ended September 1956)
Polk Gulch
View northwest across intersection to Young Mens Christian Association building (1910). At far left, is the Red Men's Building, built in 1907. It exists in 2020, but with an entirely new facade. [11 - Y.M.C.A. - 220 Golden Gate Ave. - 41263 - Morton]
Tenderloin
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Russ House, opened April, 1862. Billiard Saloon, boot and shoe store, barber. [Bush St. West of Montgomery St. 1872 SS-6] [F810 SS-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View west from center of California. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., second Merchants Exchange Building, Safe Deposit Building beyond, Bank of California, Boone & Osborn Patent Agency Law Office sign in front of Friedlander's Building. [California Street SS-21] [F810 SS-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District