Photos and Videos

of San Francisco!

1851 - Portsmouth Square in San Francisco. Telegraph Hill is located right behind (Present Day area of Coit Tower)

Post-earthquake 1906 - Market at Montogomery

Right after the earthquake of 1906 on Market Street, just west of Powell and 5th Street

Sacramento Street looking east after the earthquke of 1906

San Francisco in 1906 after the earthquake. This photo was taken from the northern part of San Francisco looking south towards City Hall. Downtown is to the left

A video of San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake

A rare video of the San Francisco Panama Pacific Internation Exposition of 1915

Foot of Powell Street in 1920. The road to the right is Jefferson Street at the north end of the Embarcadero.

This is a photo of Station 25 on 3rd Street and Cargo. This station opened in 1926.

Photo of the Bay Bridge under construction. Photo taken October 18, 1934

1936 - Mission Street, looking up from 22nd Street

23rd and Bryant - Date unknown

The Fleishhacker Pool on the Great Highway. This is now the San Francisco Zoo Parking lot. This photo was taken in the 1930s

1970 - The Wharf! Sabella's Restaurant is in the back left in the photo. Numerous crabstands are to the right, including Cresci Brothers.

Candlestick Park - Parking lot to the east of the stadium in Winter of 1982. The record rains made the parking lot a lake.....

Gotta love this photo from 2003 of the foot of Taylor Street with the local crad stands and Alioto's Restaurant!