Financial District

Contains 2366 photos

Market near Steuart
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Market near Steuart

View of Line of Cable Cars Up Market Street Between Embarcadero and Steuart Streets Showing Inbound Back Up at Cable Car Turntables. United Railroads [U0540]

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Market near Steuart
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Market near Steuart

View of Line of Cable Cars Up Market Street Between Spear and Main Streets Showing Inbound Back Up at Cable Car Turntables. United Railroads [U0543]

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Battery & Market
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Battery & Market

View northwest across Market to business corner. The Oriental Block at this point had a fifth story on its north side. Friedman & Rogers, Pompeian Saloon, The Helbing Hat Co., Kalamazoo Corset Co., Meyer Bros Clothing, M. Goldstone & Son. Same image as wnp37.02102. [Battery & Market 1905 SS-2] [F810 SS-002] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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California near Kearny
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California near Kearny

View east down California to Cable car approaching. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (1894, William Curlett, architect), German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), Kohl Building. On right, Safe Deposit Building with tower, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building beyond. Clearer version with different cropping at wnp37.02807. [California St. July 3, 1905 SS-12] [F810 SS-012] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market & 2nd
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Market & 2nd

Elevated view south down 2nd Street. Electric streetcar. The Hoffman Restaurant, Grand Hotel on right, Stein Simon & Co. in Cunningham Block on left. Same source image as wnp37.02202. [Second-Market 1905 SS-172] [F810 SS-172] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Tiburon Ferryboat
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Tiburon Ferryboat

View looking east from Ferry Building to ferryboat 'Tiburon' departing slip. Yerba Buena Island in background.

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Mission & Fremont
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Mission & Fremont

View northwest to Peter Donahue's Union Foundry Block [Donahue Building, March 24, 1905]

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Post & Market
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Post & Market

View west on Post across Market, Crocker Building at left, Wells Fargo Union Trust at right, and Masonic Temple, completed 1868, at center. Post Street cable car on street.

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Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Market and Battery. Part of the Mechanics Monument at right, Merchants Exchange in the background.

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Donahue Monument
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Donahue Monument

1906 earthquake and fire. View northwest from Market near Battery, People sitting around fountain at base of Donahue Monument (Mechanics Monument). Merchants' Exchange at left in background. Golden State Creamery Co. sign on monument.

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Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of Market St with Donahue Monument (Mechanic's Monument) at right.

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Market & Sansome
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Market & Sansome

1906 earthquake and fire. Women in street outside ruins of Wells Fargo Building on NE corner Market, Sutter & Sansome. View north to Merchants Exchange building at left.

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

1906 earthquake and fire. View east across Embarcadero to Ferry Building during reconstruction, with scaffolding around tower. Temporary building in foreground with signs 'Ticket Office.'

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Market & New Montgomery
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Market & New Montgomery

1906 earthquake and fire. View north across Market to Montgomery St. Union Trust/Nevada Bank Bldg (1894-1966) on corner with debris chute running from roof, original Hobart Building (1886) at right, Mills Building in left distance. Streetcar running on Market St. Small stands built along street.

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Market & New Montgomery
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Market & New Montgomery

1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of Grand Hotel, view from near Market and New Montgomery.

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Battery near California
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Battery near California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Southern Pacific rail car being loaded with bricks on temporary tracks. view north on Battery near California. Cowell Building ruins (Sansome & Clay) and Appraiser's Building (Sansome & Washington) in the background.

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Sacramento near Kearny?
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Sacramento near Kearny?

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north over building ruins towards old Hall of Justice. St. Francis of Assisi Church on horizon at left, Telegraph Hill in background right. (Exact location difficult to pinpoint due to low angle of view.)

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Market near Sansome
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Market near Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north to financial district ruins toward Mills Building at center and Merchants Exchange at right.

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Market near Battery
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Market near Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View east over ruins of lower Market Street towards Ferry Building with repair scaffolding around tower. Donahue Mechanics Monument at center.

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Market near Embarcadero
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Market near Embarcadero

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View east to Ferry Building tower encased in scaffolding during reconstruction. Streetcars, people on sidewalk.

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