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Geary near Kearny

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)

1907 Downtown / Union Square

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Sutter & Grant

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)

1907 Downtown / Union Square

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Gough & Lily

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Gough past 1906 earthquake ruins, including corner of 1st Infantry Regiment Armory building at southeast corner of Gough and Page. Remains of damaged Valencia Street Power House chimney at right. Sacks of provisions stacked along Page. (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

1906 Civic Center

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Jackson & Polk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast on Jackson toward Polk and ruins of 6 story apartment building at 1850-60 Polk. Reservoir and water tank (between Clay, Jones, Sacramento and Leavenworth) atop Nob Hill at center.

1906 Polk Gulch

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Market & Geary

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.

1955 South of Market

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Market & Geary

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.

1955 South of Market

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Powell & California

Cable Cars at the crest of a hill on Powell street.

1955 Nob Hill

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Powell & California

Cable Cars at the crest of a hill on Powell street.

1955 Nob Hill

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Powell & California

Cable Cars at the crest of a hill on Powell street.

1955 Nob Hill

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Powell & California

Cable Cars at the crest of a hill on Powell street.

1955 Nob Hill

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California near Taylor

Cable car passing Huntington Park and Pacific Union Club (ex-Flood Mansion), California St. near Taylor. Fairmont Hotel at right.

1955 Nob Hill

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California near Taylor

Cable car in front of Pacific Union Club (ex-Flood Mansion) California near Taylor. Fairmont Hotel at right.

1955 Nob Hill

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California near Grant

View east from cable car on California between Grant and Stockton to House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sing Fat Building, Cathay House at left. Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Russ Building. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west side. St. Mary's Parking Garage and Park (1954) at center. Garage for Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College and Ritz-Carlton Hotel) at right.

1955 Chinatown

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Market near 3rd

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.]

1954 South of Market

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Market near 3rd

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.]

1954 South of Market