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View from Top of the Mark

January 1, 1955

View east down California Street to Ferry Building, Bay Bridge. Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop, PG&E and Matson Lines Buildings. Home Insurance Company Building with Colonial tower, Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel. Clunie Building with Bank of America sign on west wall. Original Federal Reserve Bank, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery).

Location

999 California St, 94108

Nob Hill

Keywords

Artifact

Date Added: May 10, 2017
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Format: transparency slide

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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