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View from Russ Building
View east from high in the Russ building, intersection of Pine and Sansome at lower right. Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and Bay Bridge in background. Golden Gateway under construction at left, with Embarcadero Freeway behind. J. Harold Dollar Building (AKA Balfour Building, 1920) is tallest building at center, Robert Dollar Building just beyond. Bethlehem Steel Corp. Building / 100 California (1960, Welton D. Becket architect) at center. Ferry Building, Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building (One Market). Royal Globe Insurance Building (built 1907) and Insurance Center Building (built 1927) foreground center on Pine St..
1964
Financial District
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View E on Market
View east from today's Mint Hill. Old Hall of Records (constructed 1877) at center left, Mechanics Pavilion at 8th and Market (1874-1881), Market Street at center, Yerba Buena Island in distance. Nob Hill, towers of First Congregational Church and Temple Emanu-el at left. Same image as wnp71.0494. Portions of image used in Watkins' Stereograph 3653
'Market St., view east from the Orphan Asylum' and 3652 'California Street Hill, from the Orphan Asylum'.
1877
Mint Hill