Looking West from center of California. Metroplitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College, Ritz-Carlton), Mark Hopkins Hotel up hill on left. Financial Center Building (1927), later Omni Hotel, with lower stories modernized with stone sheathing, at far right.
Financial District
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View from Telegraph Hill
View southwest to Nob Hill and Russian Hill over North Beach. In left distance, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect 1928) Lyon Van & Storage Co. with large 'Lyon' sign on roof on Stockton, near Green. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church in distance left of center. Washington Square at lower right.
Telegraph Hill
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Sansome & Lombard
Bay Warehouse / Lombard Warehouse
Telegraph Hill
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Downtown San Francisco
Elevated view north to Clift Hotel, California Hotel, Don Hotel, KNBC studio, Winton Hotel, Glide Memorial Methodist Church
Tenderloin
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View S from Cliff House
View of Ocean Beach and Playland from Cliff House. Windmills
Sutro Heights
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McAllister near Larkin
Parade passing Public Library, Scottish Marching Band, Army armored fighting vehicle
Civic Center
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California near Grant
View East between Stockton and Grant. California St Cable Car. Cathay House, Yamato Sukiyaki, International Building, Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west side at center.
Chinatown
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Great Highway
View east across Great Highway toward the Gjoa. Roald Amundsen's Gjoa was the first ship through the northwest passage in 1906. Donated to San Francisco, she was displayed at the west end of Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972, when she was returned to Norway.
Golden Gate Park
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Fisherman's Wharf
View northwest from Taylor & Jefferson across parking lot to Sabella-Latorre, The Lighthouse Fish Grotto, Alioto's, Fishermen's Grotto, Pier 45
Fishermans Wharf
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San Carlos near 19th
View east from rooftop of 226 San Carlos, Boxer Posing
Mission
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San Carlos near 19th
Rooftop of 226 San Carlos, woman seated in bathing suit
Mission
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San Carlos near 19th
View east from ooftop of 226 San Carlos, woman wearing Mission High School sweater, El Capitan Theatre in background
Mission
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Presidio
View northwest towards Golden Gate Bridge construction
Presidio
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Stow Lake
Family feeding ducks, coots, and geese at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.
Golden Gate Park
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Presidio
View north toward Palace of Fine Arts. Residences along Lyon Street at right.
Presidio
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View from Telegraph Hill
View east over waterfront and Embarcadero. Battleship tied up at Pier 29.
Telegraph Hill
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McAllister & Polk
View northwest to woman posing on horseback in parking lot of Standard Oil service station (built 1930) as crowd watches, part of Portola Columbus Parade. Site of later San Francisco Superior Court building. Building at left is former state office building (built 1931). Both structures since demolished.
Civic Center
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Unknown Location
Unknown man with rabbit, Dolores Park Family collection
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Athens & Brazil
399 Athens at Brazil. Well dressed family group (14 people) posing on stairs. Home of John Johanson, jeweler. This house still stands today (2021) in modified form. this view is a little earlier than the others in this group
Excelsior
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Brazil near Athens
715 Brazil, between Athens and Vienna. Johanson Family standing in front garden at 715 Brazil. This house still stands today (2021) in modified form.
