Open SF History Photos

Grant near Pine
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Grant near Pine

Chinatown. Grant Avenue looking north towards California St. Fuji Hotel, Hada Art Goods Co., Mandarin Importing Co., China Trading Co., Sing Fat Co. with globe streetlamps in front, [Burton Photo Album]

Chinatown
Market & California
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Market & California

[Official Bear Flag raising, 9:30 AM Calif & Market] View north to Admission Day celebration, showing buildings on west side of Drumm at left. Crowd at intersection, Holland-American Line building on corner. Birdcage traffic signal. [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
City Hall Grandstand
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City Hall Grandstand

California Admission Day [Miss Wihelmina Von Bremen, Queen of Admission Day Parade - as Miss California] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Civic Center?
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Civic Center?

Man with hat [by the City Hall 2:30pm] [Burton Photo Album]

City Hall
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City Hall

Governor James Rolph watching parade from City Hall steps, Civic Auditorium in background [James Rolph, Jr. Governor of Calif.] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Market & 6th
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Market & 6th

View southeast across Market to Native Daughters of the Golden West on parade for Admission Day. David Hewes Building, Delger Building. [Stockton NDGW] [Burton Photo Album]

Tenderloin
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Admission Day Parade on Polk Street with crowd in front of City Hall, with State Building (later Earl Warren Building) in background [NSGW passing reviewing stand] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Van Ness
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Van Ness

Looking across Van Ness to Opera House with H Streetcar MUNI [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Clay near Waverly
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Clay near Waverly

View northeast across Clay to buildings between Waverly Place and Grant (then Dupont). Building with lanterns and balcony housed Yoot Hong Low restaurant at 810 Clay. Building at far right demolished in late 1887.

Chinatown
City Hall
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City Hall

Grandstand in front of City Hall, Admission Day [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Larkin & McAllister
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Larkin & McAllister

Election Day Parade passing State Building, Hoover had conceded his loss to Roosevelt later that day. [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Larkin near McAllister
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Larkin near McAllister

Election Day Parade, Car with President Herbert Hoover, Governor Rolph and mayor Rossi. Larkin near McAllister. Hoover had conceded his loss to Roosevelt earlier in that day. [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Election Day Parade, Crowd looking to City Hall entrance on Polk Street; newsreel cameras filming event [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Election Day Parade, Crowd in front,, Grove & Polk Streets [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Grove & Polk
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Grove & Polk

Election Day Parade, view northwest to Crowd. Left to right: Public Health Department Building, Veterans Building and City Hall [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Grove & Polk
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Grove & Polk

Election Day Parade, Veterans Building and City Hall, with crowd [President Hoover leaving for his home in Palo Alto] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

Parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration. Tractor towing 155mm artillery piece on Market Street; Knickerbocker Hats Store, Maxferd's Jewelers [National Guard] [Burton Photo Album]

Tenderloin
Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

View northeast across Market to parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration with marchers in 18th Century uniform. Garfield Building, Sweet Sixteen Ladies Wear, Davies Theater, later Esquire, previously Frolic, etc., Flood Building [124 ships in the Bay over 1000 sailors and a battalion of Marines were in it as it left the ferry at 11am] [Burton Photo Album]

Tenderloin
Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

View northeast across Market to parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration. Navy band [Saturday 11-12] [Burton Photo Album] Garfield Building, Sweet Sixteen Ladies Wear, Davies Theater, later Esquire, previously Frolic, etc., Flood Building

Tenderloin
Pine Lake
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Pine Lake

Laguna Puerca , before it was Sigmund Stern

Sunset