The San Francisco call. [volume], September 01, 1907, Page 12, Image 12

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

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RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OLD SAN FRANCISCO
ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT
HE picture. -1, Is a view of the • east side of Montgomery • street fron»
Califlornlat north in 1886. The corner building, is the "Express- building 1 ,"
built for Samuel Brannan, of granite, commenced' during 'the latter part
of 1863^ It TTts occupied after completion by. Welle, < Fargo & Co.,'/ the
Atlantic and Pacific Express and by Pollard & Co.. real estate dealers.: In
the middle of the block, ls another granite front building, also; built for Samuel
Brannan, and where the sign of the quadrant : was William Schraolz, vrho was
appointed, coiner In the- United States mint in I S6O, had his office for ! tlie
sals of mathematical instruments. At Sacramento street, is the Armory
building, the. home of. the local militia, also built for Brannan, "at a cost of
$225,000 — a flour Btorj I " ; brick and granite structure completed ; in three: and a
half nionths during the. latter. half, of '53. The large building! at* the extreme
end of • the picture is Montgomery block, ' then the largest In:, the .city, built
for the law ; firm of Halleck, \u25a0 Peachy, Billings \& , Parke. TJhe senior partner,
became General H. W. Halleck of civil -war fame. . The extreme-e nd show* .
Montgomery 'street .to -the-, top .of Telegraph hill. \u25a0 . ' .
Picture 2 shows the. Nevada block at the northwest corner, of Montgomery
and Pine streets, extending, along the first named street to ; Summer. - This
wu built in 1876-* for Flood; &" O'Brien, the /bonanza - millionaires.'- • The •
principal tenants " outside of offices ; were the Nevada Bank of California and
ths First national bank. On the ' Pine v street side is shown. the eastern '
half of the Ctllfornia market. : •' . • I '-.; ; j| '. \V:>^s-
Picture 3 shows the north side of Bush street in the 'early. sixties from •
JLeavenworth east. That was "the" residence street of the J times, and the firsts
building seen was the home, of Ijoriiig Pickering, pioneer editor. -The building;
with the cupola at the lower end of the- picture is the Dcnman grammar:
school, at Taylor street, finished in July," 1864. ; •'.:}
)l . >-: Picture 4 shows Tichenor's • ehipway that was erected in 1859 at what is
now Second and King streets, by H. B. Tichehor and. Robert; G, Byxbee. On )
the hill to the north is St. Mary's hospital,* that was deserted Immediately
after the earthquake of October, 1868, and 'has" ; since been occupied as the '
Sailors' home. A remarkable fact Is \u25a0 fchat thts four story brick structure,,
completed In December, 1853, was constructed within the amount -allowed ."'.
by the government, there being nearly $7,000 to Uncle Sam's good when it was v
turned over. . • V- \ \u25a0. \u25a0'• '. ,' \u25a0'.;\u25a0• •: ' *'•
Picture 5 shows the San. Francisco gas. works at; the corner. of ScconS...
uid King streets in 186S, n-ear , where Tichenor's ways' were, i' There Is also
shown the famous Long bridge, built, in 1868, with" its "lover's .walki" that led
to. the strip. of land on the Potrero. on which were'erected the Pacific rolling •
mills. In the middle sixties* : ': '.- : -0 ; ;. .., '