Contains 8537 photos
Elevated view southeast down Market St. from near Gough, Rose Streets over later site of Zuni Cafe. Civic Center Hotel, Moose Club, El Patio nightclub and rear of large sign for Lachman Bros. Furniture at Van Ness & Market. Merchandise Mart with radio tower atop in distance. - View from Above on Market Street Looking East from Gough Street at 8:41 AM [D4286]
Lower Haight
Elevated view northeast across Market toward Van Ness intersection, with streetcar traffic on 4 tracks. From left, Masonic Temple, Civic Auditorium, Eastman's Ice Cream & Donuts, Fox Theater, Empire Hotel (100 McAllister), Merchandise Mart with radio tower atop, Hughson Ford dealership, El Patio Dancing. In distance left, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels. At center Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-Line #204 and 6-Line car, Muni J-Line and L-Line cars. [D4295 Market Street Railway Streetcar Traffic - Market Street East from 12th Street 5:37 PM]
South of Market
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to buildings on west side of street, from Eureka Theater, which was at 320 Montgomery Street. Selleck's Photographic Gallery, Kennedy & Bell Carpets. Wells Fargo Express and Bank in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center. Two horsecars approaching. [150. Montgomery Street, from Eureka Theater]
Financial District
[180. The Grand Hotel, New Montgomery street front] Elevated view southeast across intersection.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view across Market southeast to corner of Market & New Montgomery
Downtown / Union Square
Looking East from 3rd Street. Omnibus railroad horse car.
South Beach
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panoramic View East from Market, Turk, & Mason. People rest on steps at base of Admission Day (Native Sons) monument at left with Flood Mansion on Nob Hill in distance. Flood Building center, Emporium, arched entry of Emma Spreckels building at right. Several small refreshment stands, one called "Mt. Tamalpais Lunch Room." Dray wagons and carriages. [Panorama View Near Turk & Market St]
South of Market
Group of dignitaries posed in front of United Railroads special sightseeing streetcar, the 'San Francisco'. It was the first car to run on Market Street after the 1906 earthquake. Mayor Eugene Schmitz, URR's Patrick Calhoun, Julius Kahn, Abe Ruef, and others.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market near Valencia, Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse and smokestack [Valencia St Power House]
Lower Haight
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Jones from Golden Gate, cable car tracks, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in distance right [Jones St. From Market (Sic)]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Howard from 2nd Street, toward the corner of New Montgomery. fire burning, people watching [Fleeing from the Fire, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 191] The Hamburg Saloon, Adelaide Hotel on the corner.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, smokestack and ruins of Sutter Street Cable Railway powerhouse [Power House, Sutter & Polk Sts. #?]
Lower Nob Hill
Elevated view northeast to track work. Cable car line with its innards exposed. Cable car track crossing a street car track. Near site of the first cable car turntable. McDonough Bros. Bail Bonds on northeast corner. - United Railroads [U00312]
Chinatown
New track crossing installation. Looking NW toward the intersection of Taylor and Golden Gate. Crossing for the 6th and Sansome Line. Mitchell's is now the site of the Golden Gate Theatre. - United Railroads [U00224]
South of Market
View west on Sutter from center of intersection of track work. In the distance are two Sutter Street cable cars. - United Railroads [U00226]
Downtown / Union Square