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California & Sansome
An advertisement for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company's Building showing view southwest to southwest corner of California & Sansome. The construction site in the foreground was for Friedlander's Building, at northeast corner of California and Sansome, built 1869-1870. Two of the small buildings on California Street (#409 and #411-413) are shown here in their original appearance; they were enlarged and remodeled in early 1870. Fireman's Fund was built in 1866-1867. (WMK) Bank of California at right. Hayward's Building, 415-423 California (completed 1867), second Merchants Exchange Building, with tower (completed July, 1867) is at right. See also wnp71.1133.
Financial District
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View W from Mt. Olympus
View west to Mt. Sutro, Fort Miley in distance. Cole Valley, homes. Golden Gate Park with Strawberry Hill, Music Stand, and Memorial Museum (at far right). Grattan School lot with small wooden building, replaced in 1912 by a large permanent school building, at center far left.
Buena Vista
