Market & California
Market at California looking west. Cable car at terminus. Street work in progress. Fife Building in background. [dpwbook33 dpw8864]
Financial DistrictWorkers
Contains 570 photos
Lincoln Park
View northeast over golfers playing Lincoln Park golf course, towards Angel Island (in distance left) and California Palace of the Legion of Honor (under construction). In distance right, a team of horses grades road, which has been called Lincoln Blvd, Harding Blvd and El Camino Del Mar. [Lincoln Blvd East dpwbook34 dpw9032]
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Howard near 1st
Excavations undermined a wall of the Phillips & Van Orden Co. printing plant at 511 Howard, causing it to collapse and fill the excavation with debris and large rolls of paper intended for telephone directories. A worker, August Vallat, was trapped underneath the steam shovel at lower right for several hours, but was rescued with only slight injuries. [511 Howard St. dpwbook35 dpw9982]
South of Market
Howard near 1st
Excavations undermined a wall of the Phillips & Van Orden Co. printing plant at 511 Howard, causing it to collapse and fill the excavation with debris and large rolls of paper intended for telephone directories. A worker, August Vallat, was trapped underneath a steam shovel for several hours, but was rescued with only slight injuries. [511 Howard St.dpwbook35 dpw9983]
South of Market
Harrison near 5th
View west on Harrison to track construction. Hickman Produce Co 910 Harrison, Universal Rubber Mfg. Co. 938-958 Harrison on right. Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left. [Harrison St. bet.5th & 6th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10155]
South of Market
Folsom near Russ
View northwest across Folsom to north side. Many buildings in view still stand in 2021, including 1062 Folsom (vacant 3 story brick building on right, former Alberta Candy Co. factory, built 1911). In distance, at 7th street corner, 288 - 298 7th Street (also 1100 Folsom Street) is under construction. Just beyond, Peerless Light factory, 1116 Folsom, built circa 1907, was later converted to offices with a modern 4th story. Sign on Sherman Street corner at left is for Liberty Brass & Bronze Foundry, 16 Sherman. [N. Folsom Look West to 7th St] [dpwbook36 dpw10167]
South of Market
Virginia near Elsie
View North on Virginia from Elsie. Virginia Avenue being graded. [Virginia Ave dpwbook36 dpw10213]
Bernal Heights
Harrison near 5th
View west on Harrison to track construction. Hickman Produce Co 910 Harrison, Universal Rubber Mfg. Co. 938-958 Harrison on right. Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left. [Harrison St. south of 4th St. (Sic)] dpwbook36 dpw10218]
South of Market
Harrison near 5th
View southwest across Harrison to track construction. R.B.&S. Special Delivery 953 Harrison, Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left, streetcar on temporary tracks. [Harrison St. between 4th and 5th] [dpwbook36 dpw10220]
South of Market
Divisadero near Haight
Former Market Street Railway streetcar #137 renumbered #437 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #137; using Divisadero to return to Haight Street Car Barn after breakdown.
Lower Haight
16th near Folsom
Elevated view south past Falkenau & Hanks Pacific Chemical works to Bernal Heights in distance left. 1928 Copy photo. [Pacific Chemical Works (1868-1869) dpwbook41 dpwA945 1928-03-17]
Mission
Bayshore & Fitzgerald
View south to Bayshore Boulevard under construction, Bayview Hill background left. Kroehler Manufacturing Building at left (later Bayshore Business Center) still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. Houses to right later moved or demolished for US 101 Freeway) (AS) [Bayshore Blvd. Section 'B' South from Fitzgerald Ave. dpwbook41 dpwA1085]
Bayview
Bayshore near Alemany
View east toward construction crew driving piles to support storm drain. Southern Pacific trestle. man in suit and hat poses at left. [Bayshore storm drain dpwbook41 dpwA1080]
Bernal Heights
Holladay to Wright
View south on Holladay [Holladay wall construction south toward Wright St dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1082]
Peralta Heights
Holladay near York
Pouring concrete [Holladay wall construction north from York St dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA1083]
Peralta Heights