Jackson near Van Ness
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)
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Golden Gate & Leavenworth
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
Ferry Building
Old Ferry Building. Elevated view southeast across Embarcadero to Original Ferry Building, with busy scene of wagons, numerous horse cars, two cable cars, ships in bay in background. Published in the San Francisco Chronicle April 17, 1960. (Different cropping of wnp71.1405)
Financial District
25th & Valencia
View southwest on old Southern Pacific Railroad main line across Valencia Street. Building at Juri and San Jose Avenue still stands. Valencia Speedsters Auto body (Southern Pacific valuation photo documenting SP properties) [SP's Valencia Street Station about 1920] [177-V]
Mission
3rd & Market
Elevated view northeast to the Chronicle Building at the corner of Market, Kearny and Geary showing Lotta's Fountain, Nucleus Hotel, tower of Masonic Temple. Crocker Building (1891) not yet built. 700 Market building at left, California Hotel and Theatre (1889) in distance beyond. [344 The Chronicle][McDonald- Corner of Market-Kearny-Post]
South of Market
Kearny & Clay
Elevated view west on Clay Street showing Clay Street cable car turntable and car at terminus. Portsmouth Square on the right. Portsmouth House and fire station in background. [Clay St Hill Cable Road - Albumin Print c1870s]
Chinatown
California near Montgomery
Looking east on California Street near Montgomery showing Wells Fargo in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), Express Building, Safe Deposit Building, the second Merchants' Exchange Building, Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. at far right with pole in front., Watkins mobile studio at right, horsecar. [Cal St East from Montg. S.F. B=3677]
Financial District
Clay near Grant
View east on Clay Street near Grant Street (then Dupont), Portsmouth Square in the distance, showing a horsecar on Kearny and an original Clay Street cable car. Large sign for Globe Business College and Conservatory of Music in distance.[B3096 Clay Street Hill, Chinatown, San Francisco - Taber]
Chinatown
McAllister & Leavenworth
View west from McAllister and City Hall Ave (now gone), with old Hall of Records in foreground and city hall behind it. Mechanics' Pavilion in the distance, now site of Civic Auditorium. After cable car line on City Hall Avenue (1889) but before City Hall Dome (1895c). Larkin Street addition to City Hall, in distance right, completed in 1891.[City Hall Albumen print]
Civic Center
Ferry Building
View northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street., various conveyances in front. [B 95 Oakland Ferry, Foot of Market Street, S.F., Cal - Taber]
Financial District
Market & New Montgomery
Elevated view south of the Grand Hotel and Palace Hotel, showing the Nucleus Hotel at far right. Same image as wnp27.4929, but more tightly cropped at sides. [#303 Palace Hotel Market St. San Francisco, Cal - A.J.McDonald]
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Main
View west from center of Market Street near Main, showing Studebaker Carriages and Wagons at 201-207 Market Street at left. Twin Peaks in distance.
Financial District
Market near 3rd
Elevated view looking east on Market Street near 3rd Street showing the Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel and Nucleus Hotel at right, Davis Brothers Golden Rule Bazaar, Easton & Eldridge Real Estate and Auctioneers, F.W. Krelling & Sons, Beamish's Shirts, cables cars and horse drawn wagons. Towers of Masonic Temple and original Hobart Building at left. [B 2145. Market Street - Taber]
Downtown / Union Square
View West from Ferry Building
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
Market near 8th
Elevated view northeast across Market to parade of Volunteers and marching band (possibly taken before or after parade), returning from the Philippines after the Spanish American War. Hall of Records visible at left, M. Jacobs Dry Goods ad. Large sign for 'Battle of Manila Bay' painted panorama on view at venue across Market adjacent to Central Park. Grandstands set up in Marshall / City Hall Square. Hibernia Bank and Murphy Building (Prager's Department Store) in distance right. Nob Hill Mansions on horizon.(GGNRA/Wulzen GOGA 18480)
South of Market