Contains 8537 photos
View northwest across intersection during BART construction to PCC streetcar #1040. Crown Zellerbach Building (One Bush), Standard Oil Building, Shell Building, Postal Telegraph Building, Bank of America Building (555 California), Board of Trade (with See's Candies) and Tilden Sales Building in background.
Financial District
View toward Market, Cable Car #509, Gene Compton's Cafeteria Truck
Downtown / Union Square
View from across Market, looking north
South of Market
View west to Cable Car # 511 on the turntable, a forlorn-looking man with a briefcase at center. Bank of America headquarters (now One Powell St.), Hotel Powell in background.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast to westbound Muni 21-line trolley bus #620. Row of Victorians ("The Painted Ladies") with skyline view beyond.
Alamo Square
View southwest from schoolgrounds of now Ida B. Wells High School towards intersection of Hayes and Pierce. 21-line trolley bus in Hayes Street cut. Alamo Square at right, St. Ignatius Church in the distance.
Alamo Square
View west on Hayes Street from Pierce, MUNI 21-line trolley bus in Hayes Street cut.
Alamo Square
View north across Market to Native Sons (Admission Day) Monument by Douglas Tilden at the intersection of Mason, Turk and Market Streets, Mechanics Savings Bank Building , Poodle Dog Restaurant and Hotel. Monument moved to Golden Gate Park in 1948, it was returned to Market at Post and Montgomery Streets in 1977.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Nob Hill after 1906 earthquake and fire, Cable car tracks in foreground at Jones and Pine.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Presidio & Ferries Railroad Union Street cable car house and power house after 1906 earthquake and fire.
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Polk and Union after 1906 earthquake, looking west towards the line of the fire's furthest advance at Van Ness Ave. Presidio and Golden Gate at a distance. [Cor. Polk and Union looking West - Golden Gate in distance, 436]
Polk Gulch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to surviving houses on Russian Hill after 1906 earthquake. Washington and Mason cable car powerhouse ruins.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast. Workmen catch cable cars to work after the 1906 earthquake. Fairmont hotel in distance
Lower Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Burned row of street cars on Jones Street, [where they were placed for safety.]
View north to Ferry Building under reconstruction, with tower scaffolding.
Financial District