Alta Plaza
View looking northwest from corner of Steiner and Clay Streets. (Misidentified on original as Alma Square]
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Broadway near Webster
Photograph of 1910 image showing view northeast to houses on north side of Broadway. James L. Flood built the large white house at center in 1900. In September, 1927, it became the Sarah Dix Hamlin School For Girls, today called The Hamlin School. [SF - Flood Jr. Metrop of West 1910] [Broadway, Looking East from Buchanan (sic), James Flood Residence in Foreground.]
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California & Webster
[Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, Cal. 1063 A.I.P.] View northeast across intersection to Temple Sherith Israel (Albert Pissis, architect). Cooper Medical College, which later became Stanford University Department of Medicine and Pacific Medical Center at left, demolished 1974)
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Pacific near Divisadero
Two men near hole caused by a gas explosion at the terminus of the United Railroads Pacific Avenue cable car line. No one was injured, but 150 feet of roadway was torn up and a fire, reportedly started by gas in the cable channel ignited by friction, ensued. [United Railroads U02838]
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Divisadero near Pacific
View northeast across street to 2500 Divisadero (then Devisadero) between Pacific and Broadway. Built in 1887 for A.D. Moore, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The lot extended the length of the block, east side of Divisadero between Pacific and Broadway. It was demolished around 1936. (The house was featured in the 1924 Buster Keaton film, The Navigator)
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Broderick & Pacific
View south past street work by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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California near Gough
Elevated view southeast across California between Gough and Octavia, Michael de Young Mansion 1919 California, demolished 1941, second building from right.
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Pacific near Divisadero
Looking east to group of men inspecting site of a gas explosion at the terminus of the United Railroads Pacific Avenue cable car line. No one was injured, but 150 feet of roadway was torn up and a fire, reportedly started by gas in the cable channel ignited by friction, ensued. - United Railroads [U02836]
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Octavia near California
Boy and dog. View East from yard on Octavia just north of California; The Atherton house, northeast corner California & Octavia, is in the background. A 1924 apartment building now stands on this site. Same location as wnp33.00151.jpg [Ric's Scrapbook] Man with mastiff [SC8]
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Octavia near California
Man and dog. View East on Octavia just north of California, the Atherton house, NE corner of California & Octavia, is in the background. A 1924 apartment building now stands on this site. [Mr. Klick & Wolfy] [Ric's Scrapbook] [SC8]
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Pacific Near Buchanan
View north across Pacific to The Hamlin School, 2230 Pacific between Webster & Buchanan, earlier known as Miss Hamlin's School after its founder Sarah Dix Hamlin. The school first occupied this building in August, 1906, and later also occupied others to its rear on Broadway. In 1928 it moved to the former James L. Flood mansion on Broadway. Emilie Zaretsky sitting on front steps? Lange Collection, Emilie Zaretsky (granddaughter).
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Grant Primary School
Postcard view north across Pacific. School erected 1892. [Grant Primary School. Pacific Ave between Broderick & Baker Sts. San Francisco]
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Pacific near Gough
Sandlot baseball game on the south side of Pacific Street between Franklin and Gough. Large columned home on the northwest corner of Pacific and Gough belonged to Rudolph Spreckels (built in 1899, demolished around 1960). Most of the buildings in this view have been demolished. Bakery delivery truck may have 1433 Divisadero address on side. Pacific Street Cable line track is visible.
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Jackson & Scott
Albert Gallatin Mansion demolished June 1958, present site of Town School. Streetcar tracks on Jackson
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Webster & Vallejo
Looking south on Webster towards 2200 Broadway, Residence of Joseph D. Grant under construction. the building was purchased by Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1948.
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California & Franklin
Looking at north side of California. First Church of Christ Scientist under construction. Alhambra Apartments. Exam tables and horse with wagon. [Furniture for C&C Hospital, S.F. 6-27-11]
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Marina District
View northeast over Cow Hollow, from Pacific Heights, to Fort Mason, San Francisco Gas Works, Alcatraz and Angel Island. House in left foreground is 2980 Vallejo near lyon, Edgar Mathews Residence, extant 2020, built 1908 Edgar Mathews, Architect. Same image as wnp33.00669. [Site of the 1915 Worlds Fair at the Marina, 1912, Looking N from Pierce St. Hill]
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California & Webster
View northeast across intersection to Sherith Israel Synagogue (1904,Albert Pissis, architect). Cooper Medical College / Lane Hospital (Later Stanford University Department of Medicine and Pacific Medical Center, demolished 1974) on left. Health Sciences Library, aka Lane Library (1912, Albert Pissis, architect) at left on Sacramento Street corner) [G810 CHU-027] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Presidio Postcard
[N.200] View northwest over Presidio from approximately Vallejo & Lyon Streets. Letterman Hospital at right center.
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Sherith Israel
View northeast across intersection to Sherith Israel Synagogue (1904,Albert Pissis, architect). Cooper Medical College / Lane Hospital (Later Stanford University Department of Medicine and Pacific Medical Center, demolished 1974) on left. Health Sciences Library, aka Lane Library (1912, Albert Pissis, architect) at left on Sacramento Street corner)
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