Nob Hill

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View from Fairmont
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View from Fairmont

Looking northwest to Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. Russian Hill apartment towers, PG&E gas holder, Marina District.

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View from Fairmont
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View from Fairmont

Looking north to Coit Tower and East Bay. Ss. Peter & Paul Church, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ping Yuen Chinatown housing project.

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Jones & Clay
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Jones & Clay

1300 Clay, The Comstock Apartments, built 1961 [1333 Jones St - Property Management]

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Clay & Powell
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Clay & Powell

View northeast from Clay and Powell. Immigration and Customs Building at center. Yerba Buena Island and Bay Bridge in background.

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Nob Hill Hotels
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Nob Hill Hotels

Telephoto view at night looking west towards Mark Hopkins Hotel, Fairmont Hotel, and then-new Fairmont Tower and Crown Room [The Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Tower K 0092]

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Leavenworth near Clay
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Leavenworth near Clay

Fire Station 41, Leavenworth between Clay and Washington [1325 Leavenworth Street The 'Ticker' recorded the number of the fire alarm box that was pulled on the street. The duty firefighter could tell by the number of the box which companies was supposed to respond.]

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Leavenworth near Clay
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Leavenworth near Clay

Fire Station 41, Leavenworth between Clay and Washington [1325 Leavenworth Street 'Pegboard.' Before computer dispatch in 1978, each firehouse manually posted on the pegboard which companies were supposed to respond to alarms, a system in use since 1877. A firefighter was on duty to keep the pegboard up to date.]

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Leavenworth near Clay
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Leavenworth near Clay

Fire Station 41, Leavenworth between Clay and Washington[1325 Leavenworth Street Kitchen of Engine 41]

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View east from Mark Hopkins Hotel. California Street at center. Yerba Buena Island and Bay Bridge in background.

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Sacramento near Mason.
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Sacramento near Mason.

View east. Fairmont Hotel at right, Ferry Building and Bay Bridgein background

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Pacific-Union Club
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Pacific-Union Club

Nob Hill. MUNI Cable Car #49 on California Street. Grace Cathedral in background

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View from Mark Hopkins
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View from Mark Hopkins

View northwest from Top of the Mark. Grace Cathedral with single bell tower, incomplete sanctuary, rectory. In background, Golden Gate Bridge, Chambord Apartments, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect, 1928). 11-story building at 1190 Sacramento St. at lower right completed in 1958.

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California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

View east downhill on California Street between Powell and Stockton. Bay Bridge in the distance.

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Fairmont Hotel
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Fairmont Hotel

Elevated view of Fairmont Hotel, Tower and Crown Room, from California and Powell.

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Downtown View
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Downtown View

Looking east from Mark Hopkins Hotel

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Russian Hill
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Russian Hill

Eichler Summit under construction, cable car barn in foreground

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California & Powell
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California & Powell

California Street cable car approaching Powell. Looking east on California.

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View north from the Mark Hopkins toward Russian Hill and Alcatraz; Royal Towers Apartments (1750 Green near Taylor) under construction. Pier 45 in the background.

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Powell & California
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Powell & California

View of Fairmont Hotel tower. Crown Room at top.

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Fairmont Tower View
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Fairmont Tower View

Looking southeast down Stockton at Metropolitan Life Building; International Building; Russ Building

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