Contains 2840 photos
Corner of Montgomery and Bush Streets. City of Paris, Verdier, Moreau & Co. [Occidental Hotel, First opened to public Jan-1-1863, #373, HO-32, T.E. Hecht, Occidental Hotel 1874] (G810 HO-032a) (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (T.E. Hecht copy)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view across Market toward intersection of Market and New Montgomery Street. Five carriages outside entrance of Grand Hotel on New Montgomery, City Railroad Company horsecar #53. Palace Hotel construction site excavated at right. Market Street Horse car tracks. [30, T.E. Hecht, Grand Hotel April 1874, HO-18A] (G810 HO-018A) (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) TEH30.
Downtown / Union Square
[TEH30 T.E. Hecht Grand Hotel April 1874] Elevated view across Market to intersection of Market and New Montgomery Street. Five carriages outside entrance of Grand Hotel on New Montgomery, City Railroad Co. horsecar #53. Palace Hotel construction site excavated at right. Market St. Inferior duplicate of wnp71.0149. TEH30.
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across intersection to Calvary Presbyterian Church [Calvary Church similar to Watkins 1712, Muybridge]
Downtown / Union Square
[Hammam Baths] 11-13 Dupont (now Grant Avenue) The building was set back from the street, so that when Dupont Street was widened on the west side a few years later, the front steps met the new sidewalk, and the building did not have to be torn down or moved back on its lot. (WMK)
Downtown / Union Square
[No. 135 Palace Hotel] Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. People on street corner and around fountain. Duplicate of wnp37.02342. Variant of wnp24.261a. Same original image as wnp24.0137a with different cropping and caption within photo.
Downtown / Union Square
[No. 135 Palace Hotel] Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. People on street corner and around fountain. Duplicate of wnp37.02342. Variant of wnp24.261a.
Downtown / Union Square
[Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.] Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. People on street corner and around fountain. Duplicate of wnp37.02342. Variant of wnp24.261a. Same original image as wnp24.261a with slightly different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view North on Grant from Market. Many horsecars, including #12 marked for Oakland Ferry, intersection of O'Farrell at left. [141 Grant Avenue] horse cars.
Downtown / Union Square
11-13 Dupont (west side between O'Farrell and Geary) The building was set back from the street, so that when Dupont Street was widened on the west side a few years later, the front steps met the new sidewalk, and the building did not have to be torn down or moved back on its lot. (WMK) [Hammam baths, Grant Avenue. T. E. Hecht]
Downtown / Union Square
Horse car at Montgomery and Market with Masonic Temple in background [SC34 ]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast across Market to Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel and Nucleus Block building at right, under construction, 3 of its eventual 5 stories completed. Lotta's Fountain at lower left. Horsecar tracks. Poster for Yerba Buena Bitters on fence at right. [Palace Hotel, from Market Street, view East. 3547]
Downtown / Union Square
Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. People on street corner and around fountain. Duplicate of wnp37.02342. [No. 135. Palace Hotel, San Francisco]
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market St. to building decorated with bunting, Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel, street decorated. [The Palace Hotel, from Market Street 3572]
Downtown / Union Square
Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. Men standing on sidewalk near street lamp. Horse drawn carts. Variant of wnp24.261a.
Downtown / Union Square
Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. Man standing on street. Variant of wnp24.261a.
Downtown / Union Square
[Montgomery St. towards Market HO-49] View south from middle of street to Grand, Palace Hotels. One legged man on curb. Masonic Temple at right. Watkins Stereoview 3570 'The Palace Hotel from Sutter St., San Francisco'. Cropped from larger image at wnp71.1976. [F810 HO-049] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Geary and Powell to Calvary Presbyterian Church, dedicated in May, 1869. Since 1904, the site of the St. Francis Hotel. Union Square at right with low wooden fence. Plank sidewalks, horsecar tracks on Geary, no tracks on Powell. [1712. Calvary Church, S.F.]
Downtown / Union Square
View south to Palace Hotel and Masonic Temple in distance. Round globe streetlamps, street clock. C. C. Hastings at Lick House, Clock Tower Building (later Savings & Loan Society building) . H. Liebes & Co. Furriers [MB Coll 61 SS-120 Montgy St South Bush St. 1876] [G810 SS-120] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
French Residents commemorative arch for Independence Day centennial. [Arch at Kearny and Sutter Streets. SF. 3578]
Downtown / Union Square