Open SF History Photos

Folsom from Main
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Folsom from Main

View looking west on Folsom St from Main St. [dpwbook14 dpw2769]

Financial District
Fremont near Folsom
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Fremont near Folsom

View south on Fremont Street from near Folsom Street. [dpwbook14 dpw2770]

South of Market
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

View looking north on 1st St. from Harrison St. Advertisement in distance for 'Boss of the Road Overalls.' [dpwbook14 dpw2771]

Rincon Hill
Bryant near 6th
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Bryant near 6th

View West on Bryant toward 6th Street, showing brick paved street and streetcar tracks. Empire Planing Mill at right. Bryant Hotel, 500 6th Street, in the background left, New Southern Hotel background right. [dpwbook14 dpw2764]

South of Market
Call Building
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Call Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. ['Call' Charles Bailey L.A. #68]

Downtown / Union Square
Bryant near 5th
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Bryant near 5th

View East on Bryant between 4th and 5th Street showing brick paved street, streetcar tracks, and a Market Street Railway (MSRy) 27-line streetcar in the distance. California Mill Company and R.B. Moore Mill and Lumber Company at right. Hotel Utah (4th & Bryant, extant in 2021) is visible in the distance at center.[dpwbook14 dpw2765]

South of Market
Bryant near 4th
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Bryant near 4th

View east on Bryant between 3rd and 4th toward intersection with Zoe Street (National Cleaning & Dyeing Works, southeast corner; Shreve & Company jewelers warehouse at 539 Bryant (built 1912, architect Nathaniel Blaisdell, still stands 2021), northwest corner.) [dpwbook14 dpw2766]

South of Market
Bryant near 2nd
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Bryant near 2nd

View West on Bryant from 2nd Street, 433 Bryant on the left. [dpwbook14 dpw2767]

South Beach
Harrison from Essex
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Harrison from Essex

View East on Harrison from Essex. Pier 24 is visible in the distance. [dpwbook14 dpw2768]

Rincon Hill
Main from Howard
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Main from Howard

View looking south on Main St. from Howard St. [dpwbook14 dpw2776]

Financial District
Steuart near Mission
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Steuart near Mission

View North on Steuart from Mission Street, Horse and wagon, cars [dpwbook14 dpw2777]

Financial District
2nd & Harrison
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2nd & Harrison

View North on 2nd Street from Harrison to downtown. Hobart Building in distance. John Finn Metal Works 390 2nd St. [dpwbook14 dpw2772]

South of Market
So Van Ness near 15th
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So Van Ness near 15th

View North on present Howard Street. [dpwbook14 dpw2781]

Mission
18th near Dolores
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18th near Dolores

18th St E nr Dolores [dpwbook14 dpw2783] View east from near 18th and Oakwood Street.

Mission Dolores
Howard near 10th
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Howard near 10th

View East on Howard from 10th Street (Hotel Utah in earlier location at 9th and Howard, building still stands) Streetcar passing southbound on 9th Street.[dpwbook14 dpw2778]

South of Market
California near Mason
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California near Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Nob Hill. View northeast to Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion, heavily damaged by fire.

Nob Hill
Howard near 10th
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Howard near 10th

View West on Howard from 10th Street. St Joseph's Church rectory and church next door still stand.[dpwbook14 dpw2779]

South of Market
Howard near 12th
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Howard near 12th

Howard E nr 12th [dpwbook14 dpw2780] Taken from between Lafayette and 11th Street

South of Market
Bryant near 8th
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Bryant near 8th

View east on Bryant between 7th Street and 8th Street. McNab & Smith Draying Company at right. Puritan jams, jellies, and preserves at left. The street at left was known as Chesley Street. All buildings in this view demolished. [dpwbook14 dpw2791]

South of Market
Bryant near 8th
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Bryant near 8th

View east on Bryant between 8th and 9th Street, Converse Street intersects at left. The three buildings at left still stand (2020). Rainier Restaurant, Herman J. Bose, Harnessmaker, and Peloponisos Grocery are visible. Garbage truck in distance. The elevated freeway approach to the Bay Bridge dominates this view today. [dpwbook14 dpw2792]

South of Market