California & Battery
Construction of 320 California, view east across construction site (in early stages) toward the Newhall Building across Battery. [320 Calif St - Cahill]
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California & Battery
Construction of 320 California, view east across construction site (in early stages) toward the Newhall Building across Battery. [320 Calif St - Cahill]
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California & Battery
Construction of 320 California, Man climbing piling while people look on. View north toward Halleck street, building in background now demolished. [320 Calif St - Cahill]
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California & Battery
View southwest across early construction of 320 California, spectators watching behind railing on California Street. Robert Dollar Building (with 1919 annex, later demolished) across California. Newhall Building at far left. [320 Calif St - Cahill]
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California & Battery
Construction of 320 California, view northeast to pile driving operation and buildings on east side of Battery St. [320 Calif St - Cahill]
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Beale near Market
Elevated view east to PG&E addition construction. PG&E and Matson construction projects were going on simultaneously. Now the site of the 77 Beale Street tower. Southern Pacific Building in background. [ Annex Market & Main - Cahill]
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Main near Market
Elevated view west across Main St. to PG&E and Matson Lines construction projects, going on simultaneously. [Matson Annex Market & Main - Cahill]
South of Market
Kearny & Francisco
A view east toward the ungraded intersection of Kearny and Francisco on the north slope of Telegraph Hill, Samuel Spears Saloon listed in the 1867 city directory, identified in handwriting. Eureka Warehouse. Title on Watkins stereoview No. 319 "View from North Point (East), San Francisco" [Eureka Dock, North Point 1864][ NP-4][F810 NP-004] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Telegraph Hill
Harrison near 8th
[8th & Harrison 1865, Gordon's Sugar House, Pacific Refinery OF-23 Very Rare TEH355] View northeast across Harrison near 8th. The San Francisco & Pacific Sugar Company Refinery, (northwest corner of 8th and Harrison). D. Hewes Steam Paddy Works. Line of men posing, three with surveying equipment. Train cars filled with sand on right, drawn by small locomotive. Empty cars on left being filled from dunes by steam shovel. [F810 OF-023] Duplicate of WNP37.02114 & WNP26.519 (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Geary near Stockton
View west of rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. St. Francis Hotel in center distance with north wing under construction. Union Square with Little St. Francis in the park (Temporary St. Francis Hotel), Whittel Building at right. Geary Street cablecar #24 waiting. Ad on construction shed for Whitney Building, 117 Geary. [4227 Geary St at Stockton St Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & O'Farrell
View southwest across intersection to new construction of Delbert Block after 1906 earthquake and fire. R. P. Hurlbut, contractor and builder. Plans called for two very large 4-story matching office and retail buildings, holding 300 offices and 38 stores, with a second story bridge over Olive St. connecting them (Arthur A. Lamb, architect). Delbert Block was demolished in 1910. Hotel Savoy on far left at Ellis Street. Between Hotel Savoy and Delbert Block is the Countryman Building under construction. [4230 Van Ness Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Tenderloin
Geary near Grant
View southwest toward Flood Building in distance. Gassaway & Wood liquors and Rathjen Bros on first block of Stockton Street. Construction and foundation work on building site during rebuilding following 1906 earthquake. [4242 Construction work Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
Jessie near New Montgomery
View northwest toward Call Building. Reconstruction and clean up after 1906 earthquake. Rear of Monadnock Building shows construction almost complete. [4244 Clearing the site of the old Palace Hotel] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
South of Market
Battery & Market
View north on Battery from Market, ruins of the W. S. Clark Building at center. North Shore Railroad locomotive 'Electra' and debris railroad car, horses and wagons clearing rubble after 1906 earthquake. Piles of reclaimed bricks and man cleaning off mortar. [4247 Debris RR and electric locomotive] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
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Ellis near Fillmore
View southeast across Ellis to Orpheum Theatre under construction on south side of block. C. A. Blume, contractor. Pabst beer billboard. Theater opened March 11, 1907. [4262 Steel frame for the Orpheum Theater Sept] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Western Addition