Victorian

Contains 2167 photos

Masonic & Waller
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Masonic & Waller

View south on Masonic from Waller, Municipal Railway (Muni) 6-line streetcar #142 coming downhill.

Haight Ashbury
Guerrero near 25th
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Guerrero near 25th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Guerrero from 25th Street. Many houses visible on the east side 1200 block of Guerrero still stand. Mission Relief Headquarters in James Rolph's barn, crowds of people. (Rolph's reputation after organizing relief in the Mission District after 1906, helped pave the way for his political career.)

Mission
Stanyan & Waller
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Stanyan & Waller

View northeast to Muni 33-Line Ashbury bus #59 parked on Waller St. San Francisco's first trolley coach line, oldest on West coast. Rear of Haight Street car house in background left. Signal gasoline station.

Golden Gate Park
Washington & Franklin
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Washington & Franklin

View northwest from intersection. Haas-Lilienthal House 2007 Franklin in background. Cable Car #522. Service on this portion of the Washington & Jackson cable line was discontinued in 1956.

Pacific Heights
View from Corona Heights
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View from Corona Heights

View northeast from about 15th and Beaver on slope of Corona Heights toward Mint Hill and downtown, view across the site of Mckinley School (opened 1910) toward the intersection of Castro and 14th Street. German Hospital site (now CPMC Davies) at left, Mint Hill, Mechanics Pavilion in the distance (City Hall dome obscured by tree branch.)

Corona Heights
Carl near Cole
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Carl near Cole

View West on Carl toward Cole, before Sunset Tunnel construction, Houses on left still stand, rightmost two houses moved or demolished for tunnel right of way. - United Railroads [U02239]

Cole Valley
Haight & Buchanan
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Haight & Buchanan

View northwest across intersection to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 6-Line #165 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938. All buildings in view, with the exception of the building in the far distance at right, have been moved or demolished.(Duplicate of WNP27.2733)

Mint Hill
South Van Ness near 25th
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South Van Ness near 25th

Howard (now South Van Ness) near 25th Street, showing horsecar #19. Looking northwest. House with witch's-hat tower is 1348 South Van Ness. Other houses may have been since rebuilt or altered. [W.S. Howard St., Instantaneous View, Horse Car near 25th Street, August 18, 1886, S.F. Cal., MB Coll]

Mission
Shotwell near 20th
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Shotwell near 20th

Snow on Shotwell Street and two women with umbrellas. View south on Shotwell between 20th and 21st Streets. [MB Photo Shotwell St. bet 20th and 21st Feb 5 1887]

Mission
Noe Valley View
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Noe Valley View

View north from undeveloped hill at the present site of Cesar Chavez west of Noe. Castro Street on left with cable car tracks. Part of panorama dated 1908. James Lick School at center right. Castro Street Car House at center left. Houses in foreground are on 26th Street.

Noe Valley
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Western Addition? A view downhill with Victorian homes, possibly sewer lines being installed? [WPA Album] [1891, 65-3-1587, N-972, 8-19-37]

Oak near Scott
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Oak near Scott

View northeast across Oak Street. Large structure was part of temporary Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company building complex built in 1906 to house operations after the catastrophe. Present day 1032 Oak Street at left with sign ‘J. Fitzpatrick Plumber.' (At time of photo, address was 1012 Oak Street.) (Cropped version of wnp15.845) [055]

Lower Haight
Oak Street
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Oak Street

[Interior. Oak St] Chandelier and ceiling medallion. Daisy motif or wallpaper on ceiling and below cornice.

824 Grove Interior
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824 Grove Interior

[824 Grove] Detail of pilaster and column cap in entryway.

Hayes Valley
1348 South Van Ness
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1348 South Van Ness

Stone House, SF Landmark 74, Built 1886 [Krebs detail] Gilded chandelier medallion / surround with faces.

Mission