Western Addition

Contains 391 photos

Fillmore & Golden Gate
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Fillmore & Golden Gate

View north on Fillmore from Golden Gate. Crowds on the sides of the street, building at left still stands in modified form (2021). Possibly during the Street Car Strike. [Street Car Strike. View on Fillmore Street.]

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Fillmore near Turk
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Fillmore near Turk

1907 Streetcar strike against United Railroads at the Turk and Fillmore Car House. Violent strike where 30 people were killed, but the company won.

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Golden Gate near Webster
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Golden Gate near Webster

View West on Golden Gate from Webster toward Fillmore. postcard view. Most of this block now demolished, three Victorians in the middle of this view still stand.[Golden Gate Ave. near Webster, San Francisco, Cal. Showing private residences occupied for transacting business.]

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Fillmore near Eddy
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Fillmore near Eddy

View southwest across Fillmore to pedestrians, horses and wagons, shops. California Baking Co. at Eddy corner, Marks Bros. ladies wear clearance sale banner, Gilsey Cafe 1315 Fillmore, Lasky's optician and photography supply 1319 Fillmore, Continental Tailoring 1323 Fillmore, Keene's Music Store 1325 Fillmore. [Fillmore near Eddy]

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Fillmore near Ellis
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Fillmore near Ellis

View north on Fillmore toward Ellis, people in the street, streetcar tracks turning east on Ellis, streetcar in distance. Pencovic-Harris druggists 1407 Fillmore, Pacific Syndicate Co. varieties, 1415 Fillmore, Puritan Dining Room 1433 Fillmore in distance left.

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Golden Gate & Fillmore
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Golden Gate & Fillmore

Fillmore and Ferry wagon; Owl Dental

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Hamilton Square
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Hamilton Square

Refugee cottages being moved from Hamilton Square.

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Fillmore near O'Farrell
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Fillmore near O'Farrell

1443 Fillmore Street. Citizens State Bank 1447 Fillmore, Hyman & Lipman men's clothing, The Shop of Swellness, 1449 Fillmore. J.B. Dunphy & Co. Real Estate (Millbrae Villa Tract) sign.

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Eddy near Franklin
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Eddy near Franklin

Looking east. Homes on elegant street. Marshall & Stearns Co. at 904 Eddy.

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Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

Refugee shacks. St. Paulus Church in background

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Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

Refugee camp. City Hall and St Paulus Church visible

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Fillmore near Eddy
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Fillmore near Eddy

View southwest across Fillmore to buildings on west side of street, including Cameraphone Theatre 1331 Fillmore Street near Eddy, where a live company of actors would read the script aloud to the audience as the silent movie played. Large white object at right is part of street decorations for welcoming Great White Fleet, one of several pedestals mounted by a battleship. Franks Bros. clothing, Gilsey Cafe 1315 Fillmore. Platform truck for working on overhead wires at left. [Cameraphone Theatre SF 01B 1908]

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Fillmore near Ellis
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Fillmore near Ellis

View north down Fillmore to decorative steel arches over intersections with American flags, electric lights strung over street, and S.N. Wood store at right. At left, Puritan Dining Room 1433 Fillmore.

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Ellis & Webster
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Ellis & Webster

View East on Ellis from Webster. All buildings moved or demolished in Fillmore redevelopment. P.F. Dana photo studio, 1487 Ellis, at right. Streetcars in distance. [Harkins Case] - United Railroads [U01814]

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Ellis & Webster
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Ellis & Webster

View west on Ellis toward Webster, Cable car tracks which had been paved over. Steel arch at Fillmore intersection in distance, Calvary Cemetery on horizon. Corbett's Poolroom, Journeay's Saloon, 1500 Ellis. - United Railroads [U01812]

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Fillmore near Eddy
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Fillmore near Eddy

View south on Fillmore between Turk and Eddy, to crowded street scene with horse carts, streetcar and automobiles along street. At left is the Coney Island Amusement Park (which would become the Fillmore Chutes). The street is decorated with flags to celebrate the arrival of the Atlantic Fleet (Great White Fleet) Arches on Fillmore survived until the metal drives of WWII. United Railroads Turk and Fillmore Street Powerhouse beyond and Sacred Heart church in distance on horizon. Louvre Restaurant at left, corner of Fillmore & Eddy.

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Fillmore & Ellis
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Fillmore & Ellis

View southeast to Geo. Haas and Sons; Clothing store decorated with flags, paintings of ships for Great White Fleet visit. Orpheum Theatre in background. Steel arch over intersection also decorated with flags and boughs.

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Fillmore & Ellis
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Fillmore & Ellis

View southwest across intersection to Geo. Haas and Sons; Clothing store decorated with flags, paintings of ships for Great White Fleet visit. Orpheum and Princess Theatres in background (both opened in 1907). Steel arch over intersection.

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Fillmore near O'Farrell
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Fillmore near O'Farrell

Elevated view north across intersection to crowded sidewalks, streetcar #1312 boarding passengers. Dr. George Gross, 1703 O'Farrell, Van Vroom Painless Dental Parlors, 1507 Fillmore, M. Bercovich Cigars. At right workers on platform truck work on overhead wires. At far right, Roos Bros. clothing store on northeast corner, Rosenthal's Boots & Shoes 1518-1530 Fillmore, dome of Sherith Israel synagogue.

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Fillmore Chutes
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Fillmore Chutes

Panorama of construction of Chutes in the Western Addition from inside.

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