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View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from Nob Hill showing wall of smoke south of Market, City Hall and Hall of Records in background right. Nob Hill buildings still intact before the fire reached them. The view is from the roof of the Tobin mansion at the southeast corner of California and Taylor (1871), now the site of the Huntington Hotel. Immediately left of Tobin's dormer is the five-story Hotel Bella Vista, built in 1883-1884 for Teresa Fair. To its left, at the southwest corner of Bush and Taylor, is a seven-story brick apartment building completed in late 1905. To its left, at the southeast corner of Pine and Taylor (across the street from the Bella Vista) is a five-story wood-framed apartment building built in 1903. (WMK)
Nob Hill
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View SE from Nob Hill
1877 panorama part 7 from the Mark Hopkins home. Elevated view southeast. Temple Emanu-El at center right, Starr King's First Unitarian Church, St. Patrick's Church beyond. Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Nucleus Hotel middle distance left on Market Street. Third Baptist Church on Powell at lower right, South Beach, Mission Bay and Long Bridge in distance. Third Street stretching to the distance center. Dashaway Hall to left of center. Alternate version with wider view and missing content at bottom at wnp37.01313. [G810 PAN-009g] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Nob Hill
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Pacific Mail Dock
[Pacific Mail Dock, S.F. Cal 1880 WA-21] View northeast from near present Colin P. Kelly (then Japan) and Townsend Sts. St. Mary's Hospital at left (at 1st and Bryant), Old Marine Hospital at center, Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Oriental Warehouse (built 1867, still stands 2021 at 650 Delancey St.) at right, with coal yard and trestle adjacent. 'Use IXL Bitters' ad on fence at right. Watkins' Yosemite Gallery 22 & 26 Montgomery St. horse drawn darkroom at lower left. Other signage: Philadelphia Beer, Bay View Market, Jas. McGregor Wines & Liquors (242 Brannan St.). May be part of panorama with wnp37.00289, dated 1872. From Watkins Mammoth Plate CEW 612. [F810 WA-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South Beach
