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THE views of old San Francisco pre sented today are exceedingly inter esting. Picture lisa view ,of what Js familiarly known as Xorth .beach, with what was for many years a most historic landmark, Meicgs TvharL This was iXiHt in the early Cfties by Harry M«ggs, one of the ' most enterprising, generous and 'far seeing men of his time. It commenced at Francisco street between Powell and •Mason, originaiy ran north several hunfirefl feet and was used as a landing r'fi-ce for lumber- in the rough, to' be ! conveyed to Meiggs' mills in the south side of Francisco street near Powell. Subsequently the L was added to it to meet the demands of trade.. Meiggs got Into financial troubles, went to South America, became very rich in railroad enterprises and sent an agent to this city to liquidate all claims, dollar for dollar, \u25a0with Interest added. On the left hand side cf the shore end Js seen a frame building, corner of Francisco and Lom bard etreets, as the wharf was after ward named, that became famous as Uncle Abe "Warner's "Cobwed Palace.** On the right, in the line of Powell street, is seen the rear of the Presenta tion convent, built in the latter fifties at a cost of $00,000. Picture 2 shows the Southern .Pa cific railroad depot at the corner of Fourth and Townsend streets. That was the depot after the company de-. cided, in 1575. to move from Valencia* ?iid Market streets, now the supply depot of the United Railroads. To the rjght of the depot is seen the big brick structure in which were the working oSces of the Southern Pacific. "View 3 is that of the Trinity Epis copal church t!iat stood on the.north east corner of Post and Powell streets, which was erected at a cost of $75,000 and opened for services in the latter part 'of September. ISC7. This church wes the successor of the church of that denomination opened in 1549 which was located at the corner of Jackson and Poweil streets and in after years in Piitc street betv.con Mo^tgromery and Kearny. It tvai taken down in !S94"to make room for a mcwlerivliotel building, known as. the' Savoy. ' Picture 4 sho^vs ji .portion. of 7San Francisco in" 1867 as seen froni a point just below the lino ofthe Xutleus hotel at the southeast corner of Third ajid Market streets^ which was opened in 1567 by David Storn.end after^many changes 'of ownership became 'the Ex aminer building. The view embraces the city north of Market street -.with the "castle" on Telegraph- hfli in the far north, and;- to the left are seen 4he spires of St. Francis church on' Vallejo street near Dupont and the-' unfinished spire of St. Marys cathedral, which stood st California and Dupon.t* streets and was built in 1&54. " . \ \u0084 To-o-d Californlans there is no more interesting spot 'than that in' picture 5.- showing the city, in ;1556 'from Stockton street east between \u25a0 Sacra mento and Washington. There is. to be seen the old city hall~ "originally the Jenny Lind theater, opened in October, 1551,* and cold, .the; follow ing 'j-ear for $200,000 for a municipal building. On the. north side, is the El Dorado, a. one time Wambling hall, and adjoining on the south the Union, also a gambling hall and a French hotel. . RARE PHOTO GRAPHS OF OLD SAN FRAN CISCO ia^baiT^Jf rajicj^cQi^uxiuay vail