Open SF History Photos

Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View southwest across Dolores near 16th St.

Mission Dolores
Old City Hall
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Old City Hall

View north from center of 8th Street to old City Hall, Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square, Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) cable car, and bicyclist.

South of Market
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Looking south on Embarcadero

Financial District
Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

View east on Market to Chronicle, Examiner and Call Buildings, with Hayes Street Cable Car at right. Bancroft History Building, Sanborn Vail, Cineograph Theatre.

Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake & Fire
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1906 Earthquake & Fire

View east looking down 15th Street from Corona Heights showing city burning

Corona Heights
Pine & Jones
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Pine & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast to earthquake and fire ruins, Union Square.

Lower Nob Hill
Pine near Taylor
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Pine near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, panoramic view from Nob Hill looking southeast to retail district

Lower Nob Hill
3rd & King
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3rd & King

View north from center of 3rd to Southern Pacific passenger depot on left, Old Corner Lunch on right. [3rd Street North of King Street DPW A5530]

South Beach
Larkin near Fulton
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Larkin near Fulton

Looking south toward Market, Hotel May, Hotel Whitcomb from Old City Hall site. At fright, rear of Robison Bros. Bird Store,(which stands in 2019 as the Wells Fargo Bank Building (1908), 1256-1264 Market, one of only two buildings remaining along the City Hall Avenue alignment).

Civic Center
City Hall Ave near Larkin
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City Hall Ave near Larkin

View northerly toward partially demolished Old City Hall (with portion still in use) and Hall of Records. Eagles Building in background.

Civic Center
City Hall Ave near Larkin
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City Hall Ave near Larkin

Ruins looking northerly toward partially demolished Old City Hall (with remaining portion still in use), Hall of Records on right, Eagles Building in background.

Civic Center
Broderick & Vallejo
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Broderick & Vallejo

View North on Broderick from above Vallejo Street, toward Marina District and Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) under construction.

Pacific Heights
Market & 6th
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Market & 6th

View east from center of Market, David Hewes Building, Delger Building, Eastern Outfitters Building.

Tenderloin
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

View southwest across Market to HIppodrome Saloon/Restaurant, Summerfield & Haines clothiers 1089 Market, Grant Building, The Market Street Bank, cart carrying workers

Market Street
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Market Street

Lady shoppers being transported to Hale's at 5th and Market, United Railraods (URR) streetcar in background

Market Street
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Market Street

Unknown Location, possibly during the 1907 streetcar strike. Cart loaded with people, two ladies in foreground

Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

view south across Market to Hippodrome Saloon/Restaurant at 1069 Market, Grant Building, Post Office and courthouse background left, Cart loaded with workers, three bicyclists

Mason & Market
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Mason & Market

Admission Day Monument in its original location, looking north to Nob Hill, empty blocks north of Market show the 1906 burn area. The Monument was moved to Golden Gate Park in 1948, and returned to Market at Post and Montgomery Streets in 1977.

Tenderloin
3rd & King
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3rd & King

View north from center of 3rd to Southern Pacific passenger depot on left, Old Corner Lunch on right. [A-5764 3D St N'ly from King Street] [DPW A5764]

South of Market
5th  & Jessie
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5th & Jessie

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Flood Building across site of Lincoln School, ruins of Emporium at right

South of Market