Open SF History Photos

Market & Front
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Market & Front

View north across Market toward Front Street, and parade to California Industries Exposition in Civic Auditorium, with Down Town Association float showing 1922 skyline and 1906 ruins, pulled by tractor with 'Fordson Industrial Exposition' sign. Tilden Sales Co. Building at left, Boyd Block at right.

Financial District
Grant near Pine
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Grant near Pine

View north on Grant toward California; Shanghai Low and Chop Suey signs at right. Sing Fat and Sing Chong Trademark Buildings in the background.

Chinatown
Market & Front
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Market & Front

View north across Market toward Front Street and parade to California Industries Exposition in Civic Auditorium, with Red Cross nurses from San Francisco chapter in car. Board of Trade Building and Tilden Sales Co. Building in background. Pacific Photo Supply Company 408 Market, Leibold & Co, H. Bercovich Cigar Co.

Financial District
Market & Front
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Market & Front

View northwest across Market to parade and sailors marching with rifles; Standard Oil Building under construction at left, Board of Trade Building with Leibold & Co., H. Bercovich Cigars in background.

Financial District
Union Square
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Union Square

St. Francis Hotel and Dewey Monument; from Stockton Street

Downtown / Union Square
Twin Peaks Reservoir
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Twin Peaks Reservoir

Twin Peaks Reservoir - with Carriage. Part of Auxiliary Water Supply System. [dpwbook6 DPW 1585]

Twin Peaks
Drumm & Commercial
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Drumm & Commercial

Elevated view toward Scandinavian Sailors Home, 116 Drumm, on southeast corner. William Kent for U.S. Senate poster next to door. Drumm Cafe in basement. Pacific Coast Oyster Co.; Terminal Garage, back of Hotel Terminal and Southern Pacific Building (now One Market) in the background. All buildings demolished and now the site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Financial District
Forest Hill
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Forest Hill

View north from Merced Avenue in Forest Hill Extension across Dewey Boulevard to Forest Hill steps at Pacheco and Magellan [Mr. N ].

Laguna Honda
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

Looking southeast from near Bush & Mason. Left to right: Temple Emanu-El, Chronicle Building, Examiner Building, Call Building

Downtown / Union Square
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View southwest towards City Hall and St. Ignatius steeples from around Pine and Taylor. Charles G. Hooker residence, 917 Bush, at center. Hotel Pleasanton, northwest corner Sutter & Jones is tall building at right.

Lower Nob Hill
Mason Near Pine
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Mason Near Pine

View south from center of Mason Street to First Congregational Church and beyond.

Lower Nob Hill
California near Powell
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California near Powell

Looking East to Grace Church and financial district. Shaari Zedek synagogue in distance left.

Nob Hill
Geary & Lyon
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Geary & Lyon

View looking northeast from Sears Roebuck store.

Lower Pacific Heights
Geary & Lyon
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Geary & Lyon

looking northeast from Sears Roebuck store.

Lower Pacific Heights
Goettingen near Mansell
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Goettingen near Mansell

Backyard gardener, looking northeast to Mt. St. Joseph. Cleared land for Bayshore Freeway in background. Mt. St. Joseph's Orphanage on the tree-lined hill in background. Kroehler Manufacturing Building at right still stands at 1485 Bayshore Blvd. Gas storage tanks in distance at Cesar Chavez (then Army) and Evans, and at Pennsylvania near 23rd were later removed.

Portola
15th & Dolores
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15th & Dolores

View North toward 15th Street. Man posing at Palm Tree

Mission Dolores
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

Sutro Forest from Twin Peaks [DPW A1205] [Looking North West from Xmas Tree June 21, 1928 A1205]

Twin Peaks
15th & Dolores
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15th & Dolores

View North toward 15th Street. Woman posing at Palm Tree

Mission Dolores
Hayes & Broderick
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Hayes & Broderick

View West toward Broderick, Andy's Grocery at 501 Broderick. Unknown Woman in riding outfit

Panhandle
Upper Market
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Upper Market

View northeast over Noe Valley and Castro Hill to downtown and Bay Bridge.

Upper Market