Downtown

Contains 190 photos

Market & Kearny
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Market & Kearny

Elevated view looking north on Kearny St. to Telegraph Hill. Haskell's Tea Store, William Monahan Real Estate Sales Room, Larrabee's Book & Stationery store. Large sign for Dr. Libbey dentist with portrait on roof on building at northwest corner of Geary & Kearny. Tam Slide Co. Fifty years ago when Golden Wedding was young. Marketing slide for whiskey brand?. [Market and Kearny St. in 1865. X marks present site of Lotta's Fountain] [Market-Kearny Sts. 1865 TEH 378]

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Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

Crowds line street to watch Grand Army of the Republic parade. Elevated view southwest toward south side of Market between 3rd and 4th. Society of California Pioneers Building (completed 1886) in background left. Butterfield's American Shoe Store, 779 Market. Cremorne Theater (later Midway Plaisance) at far left.

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Market & 9th
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Market & 9th

View east on Market Street toward 9th Street. Market St. Cable Railway cable car on the Valencia Street line at left. Market St. Cable Railway cable car on the Hayes Street line at center rear. Sutter Street Railway cable car (Dummy & Trailer) on the Larkin Street line at center. California Pottery & Terra Cotta Co., City Hall (dome not yet constructed), Hall of Records, Murphy Building. J. Schultze Drugs listed at 1249 Market 1885-1889. Edward H. Kemp Old San Francisco. Market, Hayes,& Larkin Street.

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Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

View east to Admission Day Arch with portraits of Sutter and Fremont, and grizzly, Indian and miner atop. Original Phelan Building. "The Glorious 9th" [of September] banner.

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California near Powell
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California near Powell

View east from center of California to wharves and ships in distance. Two cable cars pasing. Grace Church with added bell tower on right. No. 14 negative made 1896, subject: California Street, SF, made by G. W. Reed, Berkeley

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Kearny & Commercial
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Kearny & Commercial

Elevated view east on Commercial Street across Kearny. Lombard Loan Office on the corner and Empire House Lodgings. A group of men standing on the corner

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Market at Jones
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Market at Jones

Elevated northeast view to East end of Jones St. Jones Street Shuttle cable car, (Jones Street Dinky), Hibernia Bank, Prager's Dept. Store (Murphy Building). In distance, Nob Hill mansions, spires of Temple Emanu-el, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building [32. A view of Market St., showing Nob Hill on the left from Odd Fellows Hall] Same image as wnp37.00231.

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Call Building
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Call Building

View southwest to Spreckels Call Building under construction. Edward H. Kemp Old San Francisco, our first tall building. Poster for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at the Tivoli Opera House.

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Baldwin Hotel ruins
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Baldwin Hotel ruins

South side of Baldwin Hotel at Powell and Market Streets after fire. Later the site of the Flood Building.

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Baldwin Hotel Fire. The November 23, 1898 fire illustrated the inadequacy of the emergency water system. As water was pumped to the fire, all taps south of Market Street ran dry.

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Baldwin Hotel Fire. Sign for Louvre restaurant. Emporium and Red Front stores on south side of Market Street.

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Market near 6th
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Market near 6th

View northeast across Market to parade on Market Street. View east from 6th Street, St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel (burned down in November, 1898), Chronicle Building, Call Building in distant background, large crowds, parade with men on horseback in uniform. Weinstock, Lubin & Co. at left in Donahoe Building, Fowzer photographic gallery.

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Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

View east on Market toward 3rd Street, Hearst Building at right. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Arch illuminated at night.

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West on Post at Taylor
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West on Post at Taylor

Street construction, Von Bremen and Stillger business

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Ferry Building at night
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Ferry Building at night

View east across Embarcadero to Pre-Earthquake Ferry Building with electric lights outlining tower and sign for Free Exhibit California Products.

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Market near 3rd
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Market near 3rd

Market Street, south side east from third street, Grand and Palace Hotels, M&D Windmiller, Manufacturers of fancy furs- Britain & Rey; Edward H. Kemp Old San Francisco

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3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

Night view east from center of Market toward illuminated G.A.R. arches, Grand Army of the Republic Conclave. Decorated Call and Hearst Examiner Buildings at right. Mutual Savings Bank Building and Chronicle Building with illuminated clock tower at left. Photographers and tripods in street.

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Market near Seventh
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Market near Seventh

Night view, looking east. street decorations, Dore photo studio on left, Odd Fellows Building far right, Call Building lit up in distance.

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Market Street at night
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Market Street at night

Looking East from center of Market to 3rd St. and decorative arches for the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Conclave, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, S.N. Wood & Co.

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Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

Knights Templar Electric Light Decorations, looking southeast across Market Street, Palace Hotel in background center

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