Open SF History Photos

Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Aerial View. Marin Headlands in foreground, Presidio and San Francisco in distance.

SF Bay
Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge

View northwest from boat, with city in background, Golden Gate Bridge in distance right.

SF Bay
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SF Bay

View east toward the Golden Gate. WWII-era destroyers in formation entering Golden Gate for an unknown event. Golden Gate Bridge & Presidio in background

SF Bay
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Conservatory of Flowers, Boys Club floral parterre in front

Golden Gate Park
Sansome & Pine
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Sansome & Pine

View northeast across Pine from the steps of the Pacific Stock Exchange Building. Royal Globe Insurance Building (built 1907) at left, Insurance Center Building (built 1927) at center. cars, people

Financial District
Sunset Boulevard
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Sunset Boulevard

Parkway construction of Sunset Boulevard looking north to Judah Street.

Sunset Outer
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

From the cupola of the Commercial Union Assurance Building at Montgomery & Pine

Financial District
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Band Stand, Music Concourse, Spreckels Temple of Music, Bandshell

Golden Gate Park
Sansome & Commercial
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Sansome & Commercial

Elevated view northwest to Russian Hill. California Fruit Canning temporary building, Shannon-Conmy Printing 509 Clay, E.J. Shattuck Co., Montgomery Block at right, Ruins of Hall of Justice, Russian hill homes which escaped fire. Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower) at far right.

Financial District
City Hall
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City Hall

Coffins lying in state in rotunda, flowers on steps

Civic Center
Taylor &  O'Farrell
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Taylor & O'Farrell

NW corner showing new Hotel Californian. The building was completed in 1924 by architect Edward E. Young for owner Matthew A. Little for around $2 million and opened as the Hotel Californian. Four additional stories were added in 1929 by architect Alfred Henry Jacobs. It was purchased in 1935 by the Glide Foundation for over $1 million as an investment property to support Glide Church. Next door on Taylor is the first Bohemian Garage, built on the pre-fire site of the old Club Stables, the longest continuously operating stable in the Tenderloin. Next to the Bohemian Garage is the Hotel Bellevue on Geary and Taylor. (PF) West on O'Farrell are Hotel Eureka, Fifth Church of Christ Scientist (completed 1923,with scaffolding) and Hotel Sequoia.

Tenderloin
Financial District
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Financial District

View east from Stanford Court Apartments. Metropolitan Life Insurance Bldg. in left foreground. Bay Bridge

Nob Hill
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Construction. Bulldozer grading berm between Upper and Lower Great Highway.

Sunset Outer
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Construction along Ocean Beach, truck dumping sand.

Sunset Outer
Union Square
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Union Square

From balcony of St Francis Hotel

Downtown / Union Square
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

Mission Dolores & Mission Dolores basilica

Mission Dolores
View From Fairmont
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View From Fairmont

View east from above Nob Hill, showing Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) on Treasure Island, Bay Bridge, Hallof Justice in at center.

Nob Hill
California & Montgomery
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California & Montgomery

Kohl Building, American National Bank Building, Merchants Exchange, approaching cable car, view east from street. Clunie Building at right. At far left, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), demolished 1926.

Financial District
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Children's Playground Animal Farm with rabbits.

Golden Gate Park
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

View south along perimeter road below parapet. [7964 7-25-22 Sutro Heights]

Sutro