Uploads from Eric Fischer, tagged postcard, with geodata

Moving Stairs, Chicago's Initial Subways (1943?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:14:07 -0800

"Reversible escalators are to operate between train platforms and mezzanine stations of Chicago's 8¾ mile, two-route, initial subways. Other equipment is to include streamlined, all-metal cars, rubber-insulated tracks, and fluorescent lighting."

The Stevens • Chicago • World's Largest Hotel (1947?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:41:12 -0800

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

(Now the Hilton)

Transamerica Pyramid model (1972)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:15 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"The Transamerica Pyramid, a San Francisco landmark since 1972"

Embarcadero, San Francisco, California (1954?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:32 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"The wide crescent of the Embarcadero is the main boulevard serving the piers and docks of the Port of San Francisco from Fisherman's Wharf to China Basin."

Ferry Building, Foot of Market St, San Francisco (1936?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:31 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"The Boys' Dairy Lunch" is a great name for a restaurant.

US 101/I-80 interchange (1960?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:16 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"This scene shows 7 traffic arteries in the foreground, with Coit Tower left, Telephone Bldg. center and Bay Bridge right -- downtown San Francisco, Calif."

The San Francisco Hilton (1971)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:25 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"The San Francisco Hilton with 1200 rooms is the City's newest and largest hotel. A heated swimming pool on the 16th floor and drive-up parking (on 5th through 11th floors only) are San Francisco 'firsts.' At Mason and O'Farrell Streets adjoining downtown Airline Terminal. (Hilton Tower addition to open early 1971 will make this the largest hotel west of Chicago.)"

World Trade Center, Port of San Francisco/Ferry Building at Night (1956?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"One of San Francisco's famous landmarks, this towering sentinel guards its eastern portal. Impressive at night, through the day it houses San Francisco's new 'World Trade Center.'"

Jack Tar Hotel (Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1960?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:32:21 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

"San Francisco's Newest and Most Elegant Hotel Dedicated to Modern Living with Traditional Services and Comfort. Prepare to be Pampered with a Host of Exciting Innovations. Free parking for overnight guests."

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Showing the Six Traffic Lanes (1936?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:04:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Some of the original checkerboard lane striping is still visible every once in a while when the surface wears down.

Here Be Dragons: Mapping Information and Imagination

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:57:50 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Opening Friday evening, October 21, at Intersection for the Arts, 5th and Mission Streets, San Francisco.

Unique Traffic Distribution Structure, Oakland Shore Approach, S.F.-Oakland Bay Bridge (1937?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:04:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Clear view how of how the San Pablo underpass was originally built

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge #18 (1936)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:04:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Look at all those pedestrians walking up and down the bridge ramps!

I wonder what those two "keep clear" boxes before the merge are for.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge #11 (1936)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:04:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

The bridge approach is full of pedestrians in this one too.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge #14 (1936?)

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:04:30 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Monument to Spanish-American War Volunteers, San Francisco

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:35:55 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Statue Erected in Honor of California Volunteers, Spanish-American War, San Francisco, California

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:35:55 -0700

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

I spent a while almost getting run over in the intersection of Market and Dolores trying to figure out where exactly this could have been taken from, but the statue would actually have been in the intersection of Market and Van Ness at the time anyway. Oops.

Southern Pacific Terminus, 3rd and Townsend, San Francisco

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:18:00 -0800

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Now occupied by a dead Borders store. To be replaced, according to Yelp, by a bowling alley.

Panorama from Market Street Hill, Showing German Hospital, St. Joseph's Home, and Buena Vista Heights, San Francisco, California

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:18:00 -0800

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

The German Hospital is the California Pacific Medical Center now. Is that just a wide sidewalk in Duboce Park, between the row of trees and the rest of the park, or is there something else going on there?

The Mission Bank, Sixteenth Street and Julian Avenue

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Fischer) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:18:00 -0800

Eric Fischer posted a photo:

Now Mission National Bank