Open SF History Photos

Edgehill near Dewey
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Edgehill near Dewey

Maxwell automobile driving uphill. Twin Peaks in background.

Laguna Honda
McAllister near Larkin
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McAllister near Larkin

Auto accident. Old Hall of Records in background.

Civic Center
Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

Looking east. Man between two streetcars. - United Railroads [U04898] [A.R. 3723 Thomas Doyle]

Haight Ashbury
Hunters Point
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Hunters Point

View east to US Navy Armored Cruiser USS New York (ACR-2) entering dry dock 1 at Bethlehem Hunter's Point shipyard. Pump house with tall smokestack at end of pier.

Fulton & Cole
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Fulton & Cole

View looking east of two United Railroads cars. A.R. 5063 - United Railroads [U03553]

Lone Mountain
Haight & Octavia
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Haight & Octavia

View south across Haight on the west side of Octavia. The apartment building (47-59 Octavia) still stands and looks largely the same in 2021. [A.R.(accident report) 1212] - United Railroads [U05166]

Mint Hill
Page & Divisadero
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Page & Divisadero

View south on Divisadero toward Page Street. United Railroads accident report. [Page & Devisadero Sts Looking south A.R. 1643] [U05171]

Lower Haight
Ocean Beach Pavilion
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Ocean Beach Pavilion

Mrs. Jack Johnson in horse drawn buggy. Taken at boxing champion Jack Johnson's training camp at Ocean Beach Pavilion, Seal Rock House. [Mrs. Jack Johnson - trotter Bess (Reno?) July 10 / 10 Box 30 PF-168 117 Dana Photo Ocean Pavilion]

Richmond Outer
Duncan & Guerrero
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Duncan & Guerrero

View west on Duncan toward Guerrero. Edward Douglas Grocery at right. Saloon for rent on the northwest corner (both buildings still stand in modified form in 2020)[Duncan Street 25 Feet East of Guerrero Street Looking Northwest] - United Railroads [U06948]

Bernal Heights
Haight & Central
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Haight & Central

View northeast across Haight to construction of new building. Buena Vista Apartments building at 1298 Haight Street, background right.[1669]

Haight Ashbury
Cole near Page
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Cole near Page

View northwest on Cole to Page intersection. Buildings on corners replaced with brick apartment building, others have survived. C.P. Bates dentist, 463 Cole. - United Railroads [50 feet south of Southern property line at Cole Street looking northwest] [Accident Report 2598-20] [U07036]

Haight Ashbury
Carl & Cole
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Carl & Cole

Looking west on Carl, meat market, fruit and vegetable store. Buildings in view extant 2020. 1001 Shrader in distance. - United Railroads [U03577 from property line on Cole st. looking S.W. A/R. 3???]

Cole Valley
26th & Capp
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26th & Capp

View southeast from Capp Street across 26th. North Star Bottling Works on southwest corner, the 3 residential buildings still stand (2020) on the south side of the 3300 block of 26th Street. [(Accident Report) A.R.6789-11] - United Railroads [U03570]

Mission
PPIE Construction
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PPIE Construction

Looking north from Francisco & Baker, Palace of Fine Arts on the left.

Marina
Bush near Steiner
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Bush near Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Bush Street looking east towards Steiner Street and ruins of St. Dominic's Catholic Church. Children. Taken after May 14, 1906, when south tower of church was pulled down.

Lower Pacific Heights
Old City Hall
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Old City Hall

Old City Hall at night, outlined with lights. View north along 8th Street.

Civic Center
Geary & Kearny
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Geary & Kearny

Elevated view southwest across intersection of Geary, Kearny and Market. Crowd assembled, probably to watch baseball scoreboard on Chronicle Building. Hearst Examiner Building on left, Call Building, Call Annex, Kamm Building, Bancroft Building, Humboldt Bank Building in distance. Flannery Building with Southern Pacific Lands, (Charles M.) Belshaw for Governor, Richelieu Cafe signage and Harper Whiskey electric billboard on roof at right, San Francisco Hotel Bureau. Lotta's Fountain and El Camino Real Mission Bell.

Downtown / Union Square
City Hall
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City Hall

Under construction. View East from Fulton & Franklin

Civic Center
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Visitors picnicking on beach near foot of Balboa St. View northeast. Ocean Beach Pavilion at left. Sutro's stable in background.

Sutro Heights
Spreckels Building
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Spreckels Building

Claus Spreckels Building entrance, after the SF Call moved

South of Market