Contains 7784 photos
View northwest from Mark Hopkins Hotel, Top of the Mark. 11-story building at 1190 Sacramento St. (far left) completed in 1958. Behind it the 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect) opened 1928. Center bottom, roof of Sproule Mansion, demolished 1967, Park Lane Apartments.
Nob Hill
View northeast across California between Stockton and Grant. Sabin Place and 720 California St. building with 2 story addition at left. Cathay House, Old St. Mary's church at center, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Fireman's Fund Building (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building in distance, with S-P sign atop. Wells Fargo Headquarters Building at 464 California under construction in distance.
Chinatown
View east from Mark Hopkins Hotel's Top of the Mark to Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island. At far left, old Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square and County Jail, U.S. Appraiser's Building. California St. at center with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 720 California St. after 2 story addition (then Hartford Insurance Building), Old St. Mary's Church. Fireman's Fund Building with Colonial tower atop (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983). Clunie Building Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel). Russ Building at right. Ferry Building, Southern Pacific Building (with large S-P sign atop) in distance.
Nob Hill
View looking west toward North Beach, Aquatic Park, Golden Gate Bridge
Telegraph Hill
Looking north. Panhandle, Tank Hill
Clarendon Heights
Looking northeast. Buena Vista Park; Corona Heights; Market Street
Clarendon Heights
View north to rainbow over Franklin Hospital.
Dolores Heights
View southeast, fog coming over Bernal Heights. Church Street in foreground.
Dolores Heights
View Northerly toward Mt. Davidson Quonset Huts, Westwood Park/Grading for roads
Sunnyside
View from City College to West Campus. Navy wartime buildings used by CCSF, 1945-55, on Balboa Reservoir site. Riordan High School and Westwood Park in background.
Sunnyside
View towards Telegraph Hill. Financial District, North Beach, Coit Tower, Transamerica Pyramid, Bank of America Building, Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
Downtown / Union Square
Market Street at center, Bay Bridge in background.
Clarendon Heights
view northeast toward Buena Vista Park, Corona Heights, and northeast corner of city. Market Street at right.
Clarendon Heights
View northwest on clear day over Fisherman's Wharf area with piers and gas holding tank (gasometer) at foot of Powell Street, gas works, Alcatraz, Mt. Tamalpais and beyond. At far right, 290 Lombard, Art Moderne apartment building, Architect: H.C. Baumann, built 1940.
Telegraph Hill
Elevated view southeast from 450 Sutter. Hobart Building, Pacific Telephone Building, Central Tower. In distance, Union 76 clock tower on Bay Bridge approach.
Downtown / Union Square