Kearny & Market
View southeast across Kearny and Market in front of the Chronicle Building (with large clock over entry) to road work, Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building. Policeman in foreground.
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Third & Market
[Unveiling Tetrazzini Memorial Bronze, San Francisco March 24, 1912. Copyrighted 1912 R. J. Waters & Co.] Elevated view north to Mayor Rolph speaking at Lotta's Fountain in front of large crowd; Chronicle Building (with large clock over entry) in background.1600 Market Realty Building, Crocker Building at right. The tablet commemorated singer Luisa Tetrazzini's Christmas Eve 1910 performance near Lotta's Fountain, before an estimated two to three-hundred thousand San Franciscans.
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City of Paris
[Christmas at City of Paris] Holiday display inside department store, Santa rides a Scout toy car, polar bear.
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Grant & Geary
[Opening of Municipal Railway.] Cars #1, 2 and 3 surrounded by giant crowd. The Paragon department store on corner. Hudson Bay Fur Co.
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Market & Kearny
Lotta's Fountain, Elevated view east across Market from Kearny. Chronicle Building at left, Palace Hotel at center. Geary Street cable car on turntable, United Railroads 9-line streetcar #1553. Crowds of people, cars, and horses. Balboa Building, Metropolis Bank Building in background.
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Montgomery near Post
View south on Montgomery toward Post. Palace Hotel in background, Crocker Building (demolished 1966) and Crocker Woolworth Building at right. Metropolis Bank Building background left. Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Union Trust Building at left.
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Lotta's Fountain
Elevated view from Market looking north Kearny during Luisa Tetrazzini plaque unveiling. Large crowd in front of Chronicle building. The tablet commemorated singer Luisa Tetrazzini's Christmas Eve 1910 performance near Lotta's Fountain, before an estimated audience of 200,000-300,000 San Franciscans.
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Market & Powell
Edward H. Kemp San Francisco - Cal. Elevated view down Market southeast from Powell 1912. Left to right: Flood Bldg., Ferry Bldg., Call Bldg, Humboldt Bank Bldg (with 1915 sign), Pacific Building, Emporium.
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Union Square
Elevated view southeast from St. Francis Hotel. Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Chronicle Building and Annex, Whittell Building, Call Building, City of Paris.
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O'Farrell & Powell
View east to O'Farrell-Jones & Hyde Street Cable Car, Call Building and Kamm Building in background left. Orpheum (later Columbia) Theatre and Orpheum Annex Hotel on right, Phelan Building in distance.. Keiner's and Tait-Zinkand Cafe, Hotel Adena on left. Richard Valentine Tailor on right.
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Market near New Montgomery
View west on Marekt near New Montgomery from the south sidewalk in front of the Palace Hotel. Mutual Savings Bank and Chronicle Building at center.
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Union Square
View west to St. Francis Hotel, with 1913 wing almost complete. Elkan Gunst Building at left.
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Union Square
View east across plaza to Dewey Monument, Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Omar Billboard, Whittell Building, top of Call Building, City of Paris store, Butler Building with Nathan-Dohrmann store.
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Union Square
Butler Bldg., Camels Billboard, CH Baker Shoes
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Geary & Powell
View northeast across the intersection of Geary and Powell toward Union Square. Dewey Monument at center. Powell Street cable car at left. Geary streetcar at right.
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Powell & Market
Elevated view down Market southeast from Powell 1912. Left to right: Flood Bldg., Ferry Bldg., Call Bldg., Humboldt Bank Bldg., Pacific Building, Emporium.
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Union Square
Elevated view southeast from Powell and Post toward the park, Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Whittell Building at center, Dewey Monument, City of Paris, Butler Building.
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Stockton near Bush
Vacant lot looking southwest, current site of Sutter-Stockton parking garage. Union Square Hotel.
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Sutter near Powell
View east on Sutter toward Powell, Rebuilt Temple Emanu-El at left. PG&E Building, Hotel Colonial. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking East. A.R (accid
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Sutter near Powell
View west on Sutter toward Powell. Hotel Regent. Empty lots on northwest and southwest corners. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking West A.R (accident
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