Waterfront

Contains 769 photos

Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View southwest over inner basin with fishing boats and man standing in boat. Apartment towers on Russian Hill, D. (Dominic) Labruzzi Boat Builder (2905 Jones Street, last listed in 1937 directory) at right, fuel storage tanks with Zerolene sign on side. Same image as wnp37.01747.

View of Golden Gate
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View of Golden Gate

View from Telegraph Hill to Golden Gate, Black Point and White Point (Tonquin)

Telegraph Hill
Skyline from Bay
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Skyline from Bay

View west to Embarcadero from Bay. Ferry Building tower, slips and ferries. Southern Pacific Building, Balfour (later J. Harold Dollar) Building (built 1920). Heinz 57 sign.

Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

From the Bay. German Castle (Layman's Castle) atop hill. Scow schooner in foreground.

Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View northeast across basin to fishing boats in water; Fishermen's Grotto #9 on left, Tarantino's on right.

Fishermans Wharf
View from Top Of The Mark
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View from Top Of The Mark

View north over Park Lane and Brocklebank apartments to Russian Hill, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz and Angel Island. Gas storage tank at foot of Powell Street, later removed.

Nob Hill
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

Seven fishing boats docked, including Paulie Boy, Mari? Joanne (Portland), Don Edwards (Seattle). [Fisherman's Wharf]

Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View west to skyline and Ferry Building from Ferryboat on approach.

View from Fairmont Hotel
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View from Fairmont Hotel

View east from Fairmont Hotel over Financial District towards Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island. From left, Hall of Justice and Jail Annex on Portsmouth Square, U.S. Appraisers Building, Old Federal Reserve Bank, Bethlehem Steel Corp. Building / 100 California (1960, Welton D. Becket architect). International Building at right. Steeple and west face of Old St. Mary's Cathedral at lower right.

Nob Hill
Battery & Greenwich
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Battery & Greenwich

View south on Battery to bridge over Greenwich St. sewer excavation where man & horses were killed in accidents on December 8 & 9,1910 The Italian-Swiss Colony warehouse at right still stands in 2021[dpwbook2 dpw179]

Northern Waterfront
Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

View south on Beale across Harrison to Hobbs, Wall & Co. Box Factory at Beale & Bryant. Early stage of Beale St. Cut construction. At left, Chas. Hayes Liquors, 227 Harrison at Beale.[Folsom] [dpwbook2 dpw354]

Rincon Hill
Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

Beale looking south across Harrison to Hobbs, Wall & Co. Box Factory, Beale& Bryant. Beale looking S from Harrison [Folsom] [dpwbook2 dpw358] Early stage of Beale St. Cut. Al left, Chas. Hayes Liquors, 227 Harrison at Beale.

Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

View southeast to Beale Bridge Viaduct at Harrison under construction [dpwbook4 dpw570] Smokestack and water tank of Hobbs, Wall & Co. Box Factory at right. 219-21, 223 Harrison on Rincon Hill at left.

Rincon Hill
Marina District
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Marina District

PPIE Proposed Site. View west to Fair site from Larkin St. [dpwbook4 dpw596] Cow Hollow; looking west from Larkin near Chestnut on Russian Hill. San Francisco Gas Works. Ferry Bros. Hay & Grain, 2955 Van Ness near Francisco at center. Houses on bottom right on Culebra Terrace still stand 2022. John Sievers & Co. greenhouses at lower left. Presidio, Marin Headlands, Golden Gate in distance.

Russian Hill
Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

View northeast over Beale St. bridge viaduct at Harrison, under construction, to former U.S. Marine Hospital / Sailor's Home. Santa Fe Warehouse in distance left. (Spear and Harrison) in background. [dpwbook4 dpw624]

Rincon Hill