Open SF History Photos

Sansome near California
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Sansome near California

View west on Sansome to northwest corner of California, Bank of California building. [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Pine & Sansome
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Pine & Sansome

View of the Shell Building, from in front of San Francisco (later Pacific) Stock Exchange, Adam Grant Building at right. [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Civic Auditorium
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Civic Auditorium

Viewed from Civic Center Plaza. Opened in 1915 as part of the Panama Pacific International Exposition, it was originally called 'Exposition Auditorium.' In 1992 it was renamed 'Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.' [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Civic Center [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Main Library from Civic Center Plaza [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Arkansas near 20th
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Arkansas near 20th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to fires after 1906 earthquake in empty lot just east of Arkansas Street. Image is half of panorama A. See wnp15.193

Potrero Hill
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

From below Stockton looking east with ascending Cable Car in foreground. Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery) in background. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (later Cogswell College, Ritz-Carlton Hotel) at right. [Burton Photo Album]

Chinatown
3rd Street near Stevenson
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3rd Street near Stevenson

Vew north down 3rd to Market, Hearst Examiner building on right, Mutual Savings Bank Building with S.L. Piper dentist sign. Flannery Building with large billboard atop roof, J. Edlin Merchant Tailor and Dr. Chas. H. Strub Dentist, Slavin Hair Grower signage. ABC Bakery truck. [Burton Photo Album]

South of Market
Powell near Sutter
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Powell near Sutter

Powell between Sutter and Bush Streets. Looking south to Chancellor and St. Francis Hotels [Burton Photo Album]

Downtown / Union Square
Clay & Grant
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Clay & Grant

Chinatown. Looking east on Clay Street [Burton Photo Album]

Chinatown
View up California
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View up California

Taken from Merchant's Exchange at California & Montgomery. Looking west to (left to right) Stanford Court, Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's. [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Union Square
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Union Square

From rooftop of Fitzhugh Building; looking southeast [Burton Photo Album]

Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness near Oak
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Van Ness near Oak

View north from Fell; showing City Hall and St. Mary's Cathedral in background, J.S. Godeau Funeral Services at left [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Carl near Hillway
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Carl near Hillway

Looking north to Golden Gate Park Nursery; St. Ignatius Cathedral and Lone Mountain in background; Polytechnic High School on far left [Burton Photo Album]

Parnassus Heights
View From Twin Peaks
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View From Twin Peaks

Looking east to Corona Heights, Market Street, and Kite Hill with native grasses in foreground [Burton Photo Album]

Twin Peaks
Noe Valley
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Noe Valley

View from rooftop of house looking east to Potrero Hill. Intersection of Jersey and Diamond in foreground. [Burton Photo Album]

Noe Valley
Arkansas near 20th
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Arkansas near 20th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to fires after 1906 earthquake in empty lot just east of Arkansas Street. Side and rear of 1627 20th Street on right. Image is half of panorama B. See wnp15.192.

Potrero Hill
Twin Peaks
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Twin Peaks

Looking north, cars coming down Twin Peaks Blvd. [Burton Photo Album]

Upper Market
Twin Peaks View
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Twin Peaks View

Looking southeast toward Red Rock Hill (Diamond Heights) and Bernal Heights; showing Twin Peaks Blvd. in foreground [Burton Photo Album]

Upper Market
Twin Peaks View
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Twin Peaks View

Looking north from summit of Eureka peak (North Peak) to Presidio with Twin Peaks reservoir in foreground [Burton Photo Album]

Twin Peaks