Market & 3rd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Burning of Call Bldg 33]
South of MarketOpen SF History Photos
Ocean Beach
[Beach and Cliff House Zan 862] Cliff House, Lurline Pier, Marin Headlands
Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks
looking east [The Lofty Heights of Twin Peaks Afford a Marvelous Panorama of Metropolitan San Francisco Zan 717]
Midtown Terrace
View From Twin Peaks
View east from Twin Peaks down Market. Castro Theatre bottom left, Bank of Italy with large sign (changed to Bank of America in 1930) at Castro and Market. New U.S. Mint not yet under construction. Corona Heights and Franklin Hospital (later UCSF Davies Medical Center) at lower left. [Overlooking SF and East Bay Cities from Twin Peaks 45]
Clarendon Heights
Financial District
[San Francisco from the Fairmont P.P.CO. 981.], View east showing Hall of Justice with adjoining jail still under construction, Appraisers Building, U.S. Customs Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Kohl Building, Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island.
Nob Hill
Bay Bridge
View northwest from tower of illuminated bridge under construction and city beyond. Pacific Telephone Building. Ferry Building. [Night View from Bay Bridge Tower showing San Francisco. Piggott Photo 1064]
SF Bay
Golden Gate Park
Monarch the Grizzly in the bear pit on the south side of present Nancy Pelosi Drive, across from the back of the Academy of Sciences near the west end of the AIDS Grove.
Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse
Golden Gate Park. 'Apple Cider Press' statue by Thomas Shields Clarke.
Golden Gate Park
California & Stockton
View southeast to Sing Fat Building, Merchant's Exchange, American National Bank Building, Clunie Building, Hotel Lafayette, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Alexander Building, Hunter Dulin Building. At right, expansion of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building in progress. [When East Meets West on the edge of Chinatown]
Chinatown
View of Downtown
Taken from the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, looking East to bay, Yerba Buena Island, Old Federal Reserve Bank, Ferry Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, Commercial Union Assurance Bldg.(315 Montgomery) Russ Building under construction, Old Standard Oil Building. [DPW A122]
Downtown
California near Grant
View east down California towards Sing Chong Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Financial Center Building (1927) at center, later Omni Hotel. Hotel Lafayette, Stained glass street light globes at lower right in front of Sing Fat Building. Southern Pacific Building in far distance on Market St.
Chinatown
Grant near California
View north toward California of women and men in front of Shanghai Low. New Grant Hotel Rooms, Hotel Yamato, Sing Chong Co. in background. Duplicate of image ag 37.03906 with less cropping.
Chinatown
Point Lobos Ave
View southeast on Point Lobos Ave from near Cliff House towards 'The Great Barnum's at the Beach' (old Ocean Beach Pavilion), Playland, Big Dipper roller coaster, Ocean Beach and Lurline Pier.
Sutro Heights
Castro & Market
K Streetcar #113 looking west to Twin Peaks
Castro
Castro & Market
View west across the intersection of Market and Castro. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-Line streetcar exiting the Twin Peaks Tunnel. Bank of America at left. Future site of the Castro Muni Metro Station and Harvey Milk Plaza. Blue and Gold livery on the streetcar dates this before January 20, 1949, date is estimated. (EE) At right, Cora Lou Confectioners at 2500 Market, with large sign for Sebbelov Tom 'n Cherries candies on roof. Birdcage traffic signals.
Castro
McAllister Car Barn
[Last Car on the 5-Line] Group of buses
Western Addition
Emporium Rooftop
#16 Market Street Railway Cable Car on roof of Emporium
South of Market
Masonic & Fulton
Last Car on the 5-Line leaving McAllister Car Barn.
Panhandle
Embarcadero near Market
View northeast to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 9-Line #1553 with wings livery in front of Ferry Building. Streetcar lines on Mission street had their own terminal, they did not use the Ferry Building Loop. Starter Tower at left.
Financial District
26th & Castro
Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Sign in car window reads "Unlimited Riding Anywhere in S.F. All Day Sunday Pass 25 cents."
Noe Valley