View E from Mark Hopkins
From the Top of The Mark to downtown, financial district, and Bay Bridge
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Contains 1472 photos
View from Top of the Mark
View east to California St. at left, Pine St. at center. Ferry Building, Southern Pacific Building (S-P sign atop added March 1954), Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Matson and PG&E Building in distance left. Standard Oil Building, Metropolitan Life Building (later Cogswell College, Ritz-Carlton Hotel) at bottom. On Montgomery St.: Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel, Clunie Building, Louis Lurie's Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building at center, Alexander and Hunter-Dulin Buildings to right, Bay Bridge in last stages of being painted in background. At far left center Home Insurance Company Building, completed 1951.
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View NE from Mark Hopkins
View from Top of the Mark toward Telegraph Hill
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Jackson near Powell
View east to approaching Muni Washington-Jackson Line cable car #527 on Jackson St between Powell and Mason. U.S. Appraiser's Building in distance.
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View NE from Nob Hill
View northeast over North Beach and Chinatown to Telegraph Hill and beyond, from Top of The Mark.
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north from Top of the Mark toward Alcatraz, Angel Island, Brocklebank Apartments. Ss. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church. Gasometer (gas holding tank). Russian Hill at left. Washington Mason Cable Car Power House bottom left.
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Coit Tower
View northeast from Top of the Mark, over Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill and beyond.
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View east from Top of the Mark toward Financial Building
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View southeast from Top of the Mark to Financial District and Bay Bridge. Russ, Alexander, Standard Oil, Hunter-Dulin, Crocker Bank and Crocker Buildings. At right, White House department store, Chronicle Building, Pacific Telephone Building. In center distance, orange Union 76 clock tower. At far left, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Building.
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Powell from California
Cable Car headed toward Union Square
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Powell near California
View south down Powell to cable car descending hill between California and Pine. Sir Francis Drake Hotel at left center. Back of 450 Sutter building at upper left.
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View from Mark Hopkins
View from Top of the Mark north toward Alcatraz, Brocklebank apartments, Ss. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church, Fisherman's Wharf. Gas holding tank at foot of Powell Street.
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Powell near California
Cable Car #516 on Powell St. between California and Sacramento.
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California & Powell
View east down California towards Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign atop (installed March, 1954). At center, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building under construction (Completed 1954, demolished 1991). Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel. At right, Delis Garage.
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View from Nob Hill
View east from Top of the Mark. Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign, Louis Lurie's Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Standard Oil Building, Alexander Building, Metropolitan Life Building, Bay Bridge in background. The building under construction to the right of the Standard Oil Building is the Equitable Life Building, completed in June, 1955.
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California & Powell
Presidio/California cable car #22 at Fairmont Hotel
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California & Hyde
View north across the intersection of California and Hyde. Demonstration and protest with people Stopping California Street cable car from entering the Cal Cable barn. Future transit historian Phil Hoffman (with glasses and pipe) seated on the roof. [newscopy: San Franciscans take control of a cable car after the last run on the Hyde-O'Farrell cables before the vehicles were replaced by buses. Demonstrators pushed the car back a block before police broke it up and rescued the 'captured' crewmen.]
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Powell & Jackson
View of Northeast corner, cable car approaching the curve
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View NE from Mark Hopkins
View Northeast from Top of the Mark towards North Beach and Telegraph Hill
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View NE from Mark Hopkins
View Northeast from Top of the Mark towards North Beach and Telegraph Hill
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