View of San Francisco
[S.F 1906 North from 1st and Harrison St] View north to Merchants Exchange (1904), Selby Shot Tower, Miner's Hotel, Telegraph Hill. Same image as wnp71.1553 with slight cropping difference and more contrast.
Rincon HillVista
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Market near Taylor
Elevated view north across Market to track of Market St Railroad. Spire of Second Congregational Church, later known as Plymouth Church, at left. Tenderloin, at the time known as St. Ann's Valley. Nob Hill in the background with no mansions. Inscription says 1865, but is more likely 1866 because of railroad ties. Lawrence and Houseworth No. 147, 'San Francisco, from cor. Market and Sixth Sts., Looking North to Powell and California streets.' is same image with different cropping. [TEH82? T.E. Hecht, Market St. Bet. Taylor & Mason Sts 1865 SS-76]
Market & Mason
[TEH83 T.E. Hecht 430 35th Ave, Market & Mason Sts. 1865 SS-77] View north across Market to track of Market St. Railroad. Tenderloin, at the time known as St. Ann's Valley. Nob Hill in the background with no mansions. Inscription says 1865, but is more likely 1866 because of railroad ties piled at right, and finished state of Temple Emanu-el. Lawrence and Houseworth No. 148, 'San Francisco, from cor. Market and Sixth Sts., Looking North to corner Stockton and California streets.' is same image with different cropping.
Second near Market
Elevated view south on 2nd Street toward Rincon Hill prior to 2nd Street Cut. [TEH22 T.E. Hecht] [SS-167](inscribed date is incorrect)
Financial District
Davis & Vallejo
[TEH33 T.E. Hecht] Landing of the Oakland Ferry Boats. Front Street. Looking back at Telegraph Hill
Northern Waterfront
2nd & Market
Elevated view west up Post from south side of Market to Montgomery & Post. Mechanics Institute (built 1866) on south side of Post, Masonic Temple at right (with tower completed 1868), Trinity Church (built 1867) at Powell and Post in the distance, Grand Hotel under construction in foreground. [TEH14 T.E. Hecht Market & Post Sts. in 1868] Version of image wnp37.03454 with different side, bottom cropping.
Financial District
View from Nucleus Bldg
[TEH40 T.E. Hecht View from Nucleus Bldg 1867 V-104] Elevated view north from the Nucleus Hotel at southeast corner of Third and Market. Kearny St lower center. The entrance to St. Mark's Place (renamed Morton Street in 1869) is visible just off Kearny Street. The date of this photograph, 1867, was just two years before brothels started colonizing this residential alley. Old St Mary's Church, Grace Church in background. St. Francis of Assisi church in distance right. wnp37.00682 is a cropped version of this image.
South of Market
Union Square
Elevated view southeast across Union Square to M. Friedman & Co. Furniture & Carpets, Chronicle building tower, Hearst Examiner Building, Call building (1898), City of Paris Dept. store. Lengfeld Pharmacy. No central flagpole. [Copyright 1900 Detroit Photographic Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Stockton
[TEH546 From James Flood Bldg., Market st. 1905 T. E. Hecht] View east on Market st on smokey/foggy day, Mutual Savings bank and Call building. Streetcars, carriages, many pedestrians.
Downtown / Union Square
Green & Taylor
View East to Telegraph Hill. Washington Square at left, Stulz Bros. grocers, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.). St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Original Ss. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church above at Grant and Filbert. Lafayette Primary School further up hill at Kearny and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocers. [TEH549 Telegraph Hill April 6, 1906. Green and Taylor Sts. T. E. Hecht]
Russian Hill
2nd & Folsom
View north. Tehama Market, at 2nd and Tehama, at right. Nob Hill and Old St. Mary's Church in distance. [TEH416 T. E. Hecht View from Rincon Hill. Original photo by Fardon. Second St. Tehema (sic) Market.] Same original image as wnp71.0511.
South of Market
2nd near Bryant
[TEH413 T. E. Hecht South Park. 1856. Fardon.] View west to Twin Peaks, early South Park homes on north side.
South Beach
2nd near Folsom
View north from Rincon Hill to Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill in distance. St. Francis of Assisi Church on horizon right. Masonic Temple before addition of tower. Jobson's Observatory (1861-1869) on Russian Hill. Horsecar tracks on Folsom.
Rincon Hill
Market & Montgomery
[TEH13 Market St. in 1865 T. E. Hecht] Elevated view over Market St., looking southwest from Montgomery to future site of Palace Hotel. Wood plank sidewalks, dirt street. McFadden's Block building. Lawrence & Houseworth No. '362 South side of Market Street, above Montgomery. Same image as wnp71.1943, different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Montgomery
Elevated view east to Yerba Buena Island. Zech's Piano Factory, National Flouring Mills, sailing ships in distance. Muddy street and board sidewalks. [TEH12 Down Market St. in 1865 T. E. Hecht] See wnp37.02089.
Financial District