Market & First
Elevated view southeast across Market to five story Sheldon Block, Macondray & Co., W. F. Bowers & Co. [G57 SBU-008] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [TEH233 Sheldon's Block, cor. Market & First Sts. Sept 1888.]
Financial DistrictWagons
Contains 244 photos
Market near Main
View northeast from center of Market to Cable Cars and Horsecars on lower Market Street, Ferry building in the distance. Luning Building at Drumm St. corner at left. On right, R.N. Nason & Co. paints, 117-119 Market beyond Main St. corner. [G57 SSTC-023](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
California near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of California Street, view east from above Kearny. Merchants Exchange Building at center, behind Safe Deposit Building before demolition of upper floors. In distance center, Mutual Life Insurance Building at Sansome corner. [G45 SEF-009](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown
2nd near Harrison
View north to downtown past remnant of Rincon Hill, Schilling Co. Building. [C-1023]
South of Market
Market & 3rd
[TEH540] [Market St. March 31 - 1906 SS-109] Elevated view west from 3rd St. Eagleson's Shirts, S.N. Wood & Co. Outfitters, Phelan Building, Flood Building in distance.[G810 SS-109] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from Market Street to ruins of City Hall. Ad banner for 'Bushnell Photographer Branch Studio Oakland. Pioneer Lick Monument and Hall of Records at right. Temporary structures along City Hall Avenue.[F45 SEF-018] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Civic Center
California near Montgomery
View northeast across California St. above Montgomery. Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center. Kohl Building (Built 1900-1901) at right. Beyond the Kohl Building (originally known as the Hayward Building) is an empty lot, where demolition took place in late 1901 for the building of the Mercantile Trust Company building (Albert Pissis, Architect), which opened in 1903. [F45 SSS-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Battery & Washington
[TEH406 Merchants Exchange on Battery St. BU-6 Fardon Photo 1856] [F810 BU-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) View northeast across Battery to first of three Merchant's Exchange Buildings. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon’s San Francisco Album)
Financial District
3rd & Howard
View northeast across 3rd to Hearst Building (opened September, 1911) under construction in left distance on Market Street. The Williams Building (Clinton Day Architect, 1907) on the southeast corner of 3rd and Mission, with Grand Rapids Show Case Co, Luttge Mfg. Co signage on south side. Present site of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art at right. [Hotel Alta 165 Third St]
South of Market
Kearny & Market
Elevated view past Lotta's Fountain east to Palace Hotel (with Western Pacific in corner retail space), Balboa Building and Metropolis Bank Building in distance. Chronicle Building on left with Geary Street cable car on turntable. El Camino Real bell at lower left.
Downtown / Union Square
4th near Mission
View north on 4th to Market Street and Roos Bros. store, St. Francis Hotel in center distance. Hotel Argonaut, Argonaut Tailors, Pacific Building.
South of Market
6th & Stevenson
View east across intersection to southeast corner. Hotel Seattle with Bank Cafe bar on ground floor (extant in 2018 as Hotel Haveli at 37 6th Street). Two buildings on the right also extant 2018.
South of Market
3rd near Mission
View northwest across 3rd to Colorado House rooming house on west side of block at 114 3rd Street toward Mission Street. The Gem barber shop, J. J. Bolger men's furnishings 110 3rd, Sunset Cafe. A.W. Caro, Woolens. M.A. Gunst Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects), southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907. Aronson Building at right on northwest corner of Mission.
South of Market
Ferry Building
[95. Oakland Ferry, Foot of Market Street 1880 FB-4] View northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building. 'Oakland Ferry' signage on south side, horsecars] [F810 FB-004] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Eddy & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Eddy St. to Emporium in ruins, perhaps on fire, after earthquake. People and horse turning back to look. Water on street. Flood Building on left with Western National Bank at street level. [66.F The Emporium April 19th 1906 EF-51] [F810 EF-051] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square