Castro & 26th
Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Scaffolding on building near corner in background.
Noe ValleyContains 123 photos
Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Scaffolding on building near corner in background.
Noe Valley
View northwest to window washer hanging from cable, Grace Cathedral and rectory under construction behind with scaffolding. Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, architect Albert Larsen) with radio tower on roof. Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, Comstock Apartments built 1961, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect) opened 1928. 11-story building at 1190 Sacramento St. at lower right completed 1958.
Nob Hill
View Northwest on Sussex between Diamond and Castro, 47 Sussex at left. Pacific Telephone workers putting up telephone lines. (crop of wnp26.1895)
Glen Park
Operator at switchboard, boy in uniform inside Pacific Telephone Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building.
Chinatown
View Northwest on Sussex between Diamond and Castro, 47 Sussex at left. Pacific Telephone workers putting up telephone lines.
Glen Park
View Southeast on Sussex between Diamond and Castro. 47, 45, 43, 41, 39 Sussex at right, all still stand. Pacific Telephone workers putting up telephone lines.
Glen Park
View northwest across intersection to almost completed Sing Chong Co. Building, Old St. Mary's Church at right. Signs: "Sing Chong Co. Will Occupy This Entire Building", "Chinese Bazaar", "Japanese Bazaar", "T. Paterson Ross architect, Burgren engineer." [C-30] [G810 C-030] (GGNRA/Behrman OGA 35346)
Chinatown
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to Russ House hotel and Telegraph Hill beyond. Mutual Life Insurance Co. at far right. I. Peiser & Bro. tailor on corner, center. Same original image as wnp37.00616, with different cropping. [G810 SS-119] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [Russ House West Side Montgomery St bet Bush & Pine 1865. Russ House opened April 1862. TEH90 SS-119]
Financial District
View north across Market up Stockton. Rail tracks being installed on Market Street. Temple Emanu-El in left distance. Roof of First Unitarian (Starr King's) Church at right. Lawrence & Houseworth No. 355 'Stockton Street, North from Market Street' [Stockton St. 1865] [G810 SS-175] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Interior view of the engine room and electrical generators at San Francisco General Hospital. Copy of dpwbook12 dpw2395, wnp36.00802 with additional text. [2395 SFH Engine Room and Generators]
Potrero Hill
View east on Market from Stockton. Original Phelan Building at left. Call Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Palace Hotel in distance. Sanborn Vail, Cineograph Theatre, Dixon's Hatters, Midway Plaisance Theatre. Many people walking, street sweeper. [Market St., looking E from Powell][F810 SS-094] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
View east on Market from Stockton. Call Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Palace Hotel in distance. Sanborn Vial & Co. Wholesalers, Dixon's Hatter, Midway Plaisance, Home of Burlesque. Many people walking, street sweeper. [Market St., looking E from Powell][F810 SS-095] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
View across Market to south side of street. Sheldon Building at 461 Market on right and PG&E building visible in left distance. Municipal Railway D-line streetcar #203 with wings livery. Flags strung over street.
Financial District
Motorman with Market Street Railway (MSRy) 25-line streetcar #276 with zip stripe livery at terminal.
Portola
View north to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 6-line #130 at terminal of line. Golden Gate Park in distance. Houses at left, built 1924, still stand in 2022. [0130-06-01 9th & Pacheco 1940]
Forest Hill