Waterfront

Contains 769 photos

Harrison near Beale
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Harrison near Beale

View east on Harrison from Beale. Billboard advertising GGIE. Bay Bridge and Hills Brothers Coffee Plant (1922-24, George Kelham architect), Joseph Magnin Warehouse (1918, George Applegarth architect) in background. [Harrison Street 1939]

Rincon Hill
View from Pacific Heights
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View from Pacific Heights

View northeast from about Lyon & Broadway. Harbor View, future site of Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). House in foreground left, near Lyon & Vallejo Sts. is 2980 Vallejo, Edgar Mathews Residence, extant 2020, built 1908 Edgar Mathews, Architect.

Pacific Heights
Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

Electric streetcar, U.S. Railway Post Office, Market St. Railway Co.; Folsom St. car, same line, at right. Both in front of original Ferry Building. [F810 STC-045] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)[Foot of Market St, S.F.]

Financial District
Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

[Telegraph Hill from Market St. Wharf 1866] Ships' masts and cargo in foreground [F810 TH-003] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Powell & California
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Powell & California

[East from California & Powell Sts.,1865] View east over garden. Old St. Mary's Church. Sailing ships along Embarcadero. Driveway of David Porter Mansion (later site of the Fairmont Hotel) in foreground. [F810 V-055] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Nob Hill
Jones & California
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Jones & California

View southeast from Nob Hill. [Year 1866 From Jones - California St Looking Towards Mission Bay] [F810 V-058] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) Same image as wnp24.195a, but different cropping.

Nob Hill
View SE from Telegraph Hill
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View SE from Telegraph Hill

[Part 1 V-92] View SE from Telegraph Hill to waterfront. Part of a panorama series, original title on Watkins stereo card is "Panorama of San Francisco from Telegraph Hill (No. 12). The Lumber Wharves. #1349" [F810 V-092] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Telegraph Hill
Essex near Folsom
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Essex near Folsom

[Year 1866. General View of the city from Rincon Hill - North] View northeast to Selby Shot Tower, Telegraph Hill. Houses on north side of 500 block of Folsom. [F810 V-107] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
View SE from Rincon Hill
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View SE from Rincon Hill

[683 - SF from Rincon Hill 1870] Looking towards Mission Bay from Harrison near 2nd. [F810 V-111] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) Handwritten: "3rd St.", "Bryant St.". Caption on Lone Mountain College Collection print " Hunters Point, Potrero and Mission Bay from Harrison St."

Rincon Hill
View E from Russian Hill
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View E from Russian Hill

[General View from Russian Hill East on Vallejo Street 1866] [F810 V-118] Probably taken from present Ina Coolbrith Park. St Francis of Assisi Church at left on Vallejo. Metropolitan Hotel Stable, Temple Sherith Israel (Built 1854, later occupied by congregation Shaari Zedek) on Stockton at center. Post Office and Custom House at upper right. Taken at approximately the same exact time as wnp37.00744. (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Russian Hill
Vallejo St. Wharf
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Vallejo St. Wharf

[Vallejo St. Wharf 1865 WA-7] View west towards Telegraph Hill and waterfront from Vallejo Street Wharf. Stagecoaches in foreground. [F810 WA-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Islais Creek
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Islais Creek

[Hay Barge at Islis (Sic) Creek 1890 WA-14] Several heavily laden hay scows tied up at pier. [F810 WA-014] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Pacific Mail Dock
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Pacific Mail Dock

[Pacific Mail Dock, S.F. Cal 1880 WA-21] View northeast from near present Colin P. Kelly (then Japan) and Townsend Sts. St. Mary's Hospital at left (at 1st and Bryant), Old Marine Hospital at center, Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Oriental Warehouse (built 1867, still stands 2021 at 650 Delancey St.) at right, with coal yard and trestle adjacent. 'Use IXL Bitters' ad on fence at right. Watkins' Yosemite Gallery 22 & 26 Montgomery St. horse drawn darkroom at lower left. Other signage: Philadelphia Beer, Bay View Market, Jas. McGregor Wines & Liquors (242 Brannan St.). May be part of panorama with wnp37.00289, dated 1872. From Watkins Mammoth Plate CEW 612. [F810 WA-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

South Beach
View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

View southeast to San Francisco Waterfront and beyond from Telegraph Hill. [SF Bay - Oakland & Alameda moles in distance. WA-36] [F810 WA-036] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Telegraph Hill
Foot of 3rd Street
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Foot of 3rd Street

[Foot Third St S.F. 1864. Day of launching of The Comanchie (sic) [WA-45 No 136A 673] USS Camanche was a Passaic-class monitor warship built on the east coast and shipped in pieces to SF Bay where it was reassembled and launched November 14, 1864. Horsecar, stagecoaches, crowd. [F810 WA-045] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

South Beach