Old City Hall of SF - FoundSF
By 1869, after a severe earthquake and with a constant influx of people, anyone with a stake in the future of San Francisco wanted to build a spectacular metropolis. So of course they …
Hotel Whitcomb: San Francisco’s Secret City Hall - FoundSF
For three of those years, the answer is Hotel Whitcomb, which served as San Francisco City Hall from 1912-1915. The Whitcomb’s role in San Francisco’s rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake …
Early History of San Francisco Library - FoundSF
On August 3rd, 1877, a group of prominent San Franciscans met at Dashaway Hall to hear Senator George H. Rogers’ report of his inquiries in regard to the establishment of “free public …
Rebuilding San Francisco After the 1906 Quake - FoundSF
For example, San Francisco’s City Hall wasn’t completed until 1915, late in comparison to most of the other newly constructed buildings, but no one could say it wasn’t magnificent—at the time, …
Marshall Square - FoundSF
Marshall Square was a plaza that connected Market Street with City Hall Avenue,* a parallel frontage road for the old City Hall. When the old City Hall was destroyed by the 1906 …
Golden Gate Park History - FoundSF
On April 19, 1870, Governor Henry H. Haight appointed a three-person Board of Park Commissioners, which soon solicited bids for a topographical survey for a large city park in …
Workingmen’s Party of California - FoundSF
Rioting workers at site of Old City Hall, today's Main Library, in Civic Center. Image: Robert Chandler, via "Chinatown Squad" (click 'books' link) by Kevin J. Mullen. Ralston’s resignation …
A HISTORY OF UNION SQUARE - FoundSF
The history of the Square goes back to the city's very beginnings. Early maps of San Francisco based on surveys by Jean Vioget (1839) and Jasper O'Farrell (1847) show Washington …
Burnham Plan 1905 - FoundSF
At the center of Burnham's vision was a monumental Civic Center, to include the existing City Hall and Post Office, and a new Union Station and opera house. Burnham's plan gave extensive …
San Francisco Housing Authority 1937-1965: The Early Decades
Holly Courts, the first public housing completed in San Francisco, under construction here on March 4, 1940, next to a soon-to-be-demolished firehouse. Photo: San Francisco History …