Financial District

Contains 2366 photos

1st near Mission
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1st near Mission

View north on 1st to Market, 22 Battery, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Sheldon Building in distance center. [dpwbook5 dpw1429]

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Sacramento near Davis
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Sacramento near Davis

View west to intersection of Front and beyond [dpwbook5 dpw1430] Cable Car Tracks, D.W. Tietjen Groceries, 240 Sacramento, Fairmont Hotel in background.

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Sacramento near Battery
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Sacramento near Battery

[Sacramento Street East from Sansome Street] Raising the track. Ferry Building in distance. Posters for theater attractions at left. Gabriel-Meyerfeld Co. printers, 311 Battery- United Railroads [U03932]

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Sacramento & Front
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Sacramento & Front

View west along Sacramento, Fairmont Hotel in background [dpwbook8 dpw1882]

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1st near Mission
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1st near Mission

View north from center of street on 1st between Market and Mission. Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect) and Sheldon Building in distance. [dpwbook8 dpw1883]

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Looking East from roughly Mission & Spear. Joseph Fetz Co, Haviside, Wood & Co., Steuart St.,

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Market & First
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Market & First

[53048 Cardinell-Vincent] Nighttime parade, possibly connected with PPIE. Paraders hold flags of different nations. Ferry Building illuminated in background.

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Mission & 2nd
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Mission & 2nd

View north on 2nd St. Hobart Building under construction. Horse drawn dray wagon. (Bockman family)

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View from Hobart Building
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View from Hobart Building

Elevated view west up Post from the Hobart Building. Mechanics Institute at lower left. At center, Whittell Building, St. Francis Hotel (with northern addition completed in 1914), Union Square, Shreve Building, Head Building, H. Liebes & Co. At far right center, Temple Emanu-el, as rebuilt after 1906 earthquake and fire, and before its replacement in 1929 with the 450 Sutter building. In upper left corner, City Hall dome under construction. On horizon, Buena Vista Park, Mt. Sutro, St. Ignatius Church, Lone Mountain,

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Montgomery & Clay
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Montgomery & Clay

Looking north. [U04480. Montgomery & Clay Sts. A. R. 4483. 7-25-14.] Bolton & Barron Building (at Merchant) and Montgomery Block. El Camino Real bell on left. R. J. Boyer cigar store on right. New Occidental Hotel. 10th & Bryant line streetcar #614. Duplicate of wnp27.6378.

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View from Hobart Building
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View from Hobart Building

North toward North Beach and Telegraph Hill, Hall of Justice at center.

Telegraph Hill
Post & Market
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Post & Market

View west on Post to Crocker Building, left, Crocker Bank Building, center and Union Trust Building, right. First story of center building remains in 2021.

Downtown
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

looking north from Embarcadero, with cars

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Market near Spear
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Market near Spear

View west to Hobart Building (1914) in background left, Fife Building (1909) at right, policeman on horseback. Sunset Hotel at left.

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Market & California
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Market & California

[U.S. Army Ambulance.] View northeast across Market to parade, PPIE Sign on Ferry Bldg., 1915 sign on tower.

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Drumm & Commercial
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Drumm & Commercial

View northeast to Harbor Police Station on corner of Drumm & Commercial Streets. (Now Embarcadero Center #3 and #4.) wnp36.00769, taken a few months later, shows 4 large light fixtures installed around entrances. [dpwbook11 dpw2239]

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Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

Elevated view south over Ferry Loop in front of Ferry Building 5:20 pm. Paperboy hawking at left. [dpwbook11 dpw2266]

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Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

Elevated view east to five streetcars on Ferry Loop with Ferry Building in background. Ferry Building has "California Invites The World" signage for PPIE. [dpwbook11 dpw2271]

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View from Ferry Building
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View from Ferry Building

View north from top of Ferry Building along the waterfront. [dpwbook11 dpw2277] Embarcadero piers. Three Sacramento riverboats are tied up closest to the camera between today's piers 1 and 3. Alcatraz in distance.

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Bush, Battery & Market
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Bush, Battery & Market

Donahue Mechanics Monument [dpwbook11 dpw2308] View north showing configuration after removal of fountain and installation of high bench. Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Stone Typewriter Rental Co., New Orleans Coffee Parlor, Board of Trade Building in background..

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