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The Palace Hotel

Building The Palace Hotel

William Chapman Ralston

William Chapman Ralston

1860

The Grand Hotel 1875

The Grand Hotel 1875

William Sharon

1875

The Grand & The Palace 1880

The Grand & The Palace 1880

1877

1898

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

Bridge of Sighs - Closeup

Bridge of Sighs - Closeup

1876

From New Montgomery looking North

President McKinley's visit in 1901

President McKinley's visit in 1901

April 14th, 1906

April 14th, 1906

Palace from Market looking East

William Chapman Ralston

1860

The Grand Hotel 1875

1875

The Grand & The Palace 1880

1877

1898

The Bridge of Sighs

Bridge of Sighs - Closeup

1876

President McKinley's visit in 1901

The Palace After the 1906 Earthquake

April 15th 1906

April 15th 1906

Photo of the Palace taken 3 days before the great earthquake and fire.

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After the quake, fires destroyed the Grand completely and left the Palace burned out and structurally unsound. Was reopened after being rebuilt in 1909.

After the quake, fires destroyed the Grand completely and left the Palace burned out and structurally unsound. Was reopened after being rebuilt in 1909.

Looters at the Palace 1906

Looters at the Palace 1906

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Razing the Palace

Razing the Palace

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Steam Donkey

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Steam Donkey now at Hyde street pier and was used to demolish the Palace Hotel was once located on the Green street wharf in the 1880s

Steam Donkey now at Hyde street pier and was used to demolish the Palace Hotel was once located on the Green street wharf in the 1880s

Baby Palace at Post and Leavenworth Then & Now

Baby Palace at Post and Leavenworth Then & Now

The "Baby Palace" housed guests immediately after the disaster until the "New Palace" moved into the Fairmont Hotel Building on Nob Hill.

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After the quake, fires destroyed the Grand completely and left the Palace burned out and structurally unsound. Was reopened after being rebuilt in 1909.

Looters at the Palace 1906

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Razing the Palace

Steam Donkey now at Hyde street pier and was used to demolish the Palace Hotel was once located on the Green street wharf in the 1880s

Baby Palace at Post and Leavenworth Then & Now

The Palace Interior

Entrance Court 1880

Entrance Court 1880

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Palace entrance court-1880.jpg

Grand Court Prior to 1900

Grand Court Prior to 1900

John Philip Sousa - Grand Court - 1892

John Philip Sousa - Grand Court - 1892

Palm Court 1904

Palm Court 1904

1933 Auto Show

7th Floor

7th Floor Residents 1876

7th Floor Residents 1876

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1925

Maxfield Parish 1920

Maxfield Parish 1920

Norman Rockwell - Saturday Evening Post

Norman Rockwell - Saturday Evening Post

From Top Left:

“No Swimming” 1921

“The Runaway” 1958

“Tattoo Artist” 1944

“Little Spooners” 1926

Center:

“Triple Self-portrait” 1960

"The Frog Prince" 1912

"The Frog Prince" 1912

Maxfield Parrish first illustrated for covers for Hearst Magazines.

"Humpty Dumpty" 1921

"Humpty Dumpty" 1921

"Evening" 1921

"Easter" 1922

Grill room in the 1880s

Grill room in the 1880s

Palace Hotel Bar 1904

Palace Hotel Bar 1904

The Pied Piper 1935

The Pied Piper 1935

Maxfield's Pied Piper

Maxfield's Pied Piper

It is 15' long and weighs over 250 pounds.

King Cole's

Another 21' long Maxfield Parish painting of Old King Cole hangs over the bar in New York's St. Regis Hotel.

"Florentine Fete" 1916

"Florentine Fete" 1916

"Daybreak" 1922

"Daybreak" 1922

"Daybreak" Complete

"Daybreak" Complete

"Romance" 1925

Entrance Court 1880

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John Philip Sousa - Grand Court - 1892

Palm Court 1904

1933 Auto Show

7th Floor

7th Floor Residents 1876

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1925

"The Frog Prince" 1912

Grill room in the 1880s

Palace Hotel Bar 1904

The Pied Piper 1935

Maxfield's Pied Piper

King Cole's

"Florentine Fete" 1916

"Daybreak" 1922

"Daybreak" Complete

"Romance" 1925

Montgomery Street & The Hunter-Dulin Buliding

Union Rally 7/1/1861

Union Rally 7/1/1861

Thomas Starr King lead the movement for California to side with the Union prior to the Civil War.

Market East of Montgomery 1864

Market East of Montgomery 1864

From New Montgomery to Montgomery 1870

From New Montgomery to Montgomery 1870

Masonic Temple 1879

Masonic Temple 1879

Knights Templar Arch 1883

Knights Templar Arch 1883

Masonic Temple on Left

4th of July Arch 1865

4th of July Arch 1865

Montgomery And Bush

Oddfellows Hall Dedication Arch 1863

Oddfellows Hall Dedication Arch 1863

Masonic Temple & Lick House (Hotel) 1868

Masonic Temple & Lick House (Hotel) 1868

Mechanics Pavilion 1857

Mechanics Pavilion 1857

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Mechanics Institute 1866

Mechanics Institute 1866

Inside Mechanic's Institute

Inside Mechanic's Institute

Mech Inst. moved 1910 To Post - Current location

Mech Inst. moved 1910 To Post - Current location

Lick House 1899

Lick House 1899

Lick House Dining Room 1862

Lick House Dining Room 1862

Hunter-Dulin Entry

Hunter-Dulin Entry

Leo Lenitinelli Hunter-Dulin Entry

Leo Lenitinelli Hunter-Dulin Entry

Hunter-Dulin Lobby

Hunter-Dulin Lobby

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NBC Transmission Room 1927

NBC Transmission Room 1927

NBC Control Room 1938

NBC Control Room 1938

One Man's Family 1934

One Man's Family 1934

Click on Image to hear a sample of Meredith Wilson's Musical Review

Click on Image to hear a sample of Meredith Wilson's Musical Review

NBC Orchestra lead by Meredith Wilson (The Music Man) from 1933 to 1937

NBC staff 1941

1927

Stairs to NBC gallery viewing.

Door to the left leads to Studio A

2nd floor lobby 1930

2nd floor lobby 1930

22nd floor reception 1930

22nd floor reception 1930

Union Rally 7/1/1861

Market East of Montgomery 1864

From New Montgomery to Montgomery 1870

Knights Templar Arch 1883

4th of July Arch 1865

Oddfellows Hall Dedication Arch 1863

Mechanics Pavilion 1857

Mechanics Institute 1866

Lick House 1899

Lick House Dining Room 1862

Hunter-Dulin Entry

Hunter-Dulin Lobby

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NBC Transmission Room 1927

NBC Control Room 1938

One Man's Family 1934

Click on Image to hear a sample of Meredith Wilson's Musical Review

NBC staff 1941

2nd floor lobby 1930

22nd floor reception 1930

The Hobart Building

Original Hobart Building in 1866

Original Hobart Building in 1866

Hobart Building 1885

Hobart Building 1885

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Hobart 1914

East Side of the Hobart Building

East Side of the Hobart Building

Hobart Building 1885

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East Side of the Hobart Building

Market Street

Jasper O'Farrell and his 1847 map

Jasper O'Farrell and his 1847 map

South Side of Market Street 1856

South Side of Market Street 1856

1860

Orphan Asylum in middle of block

1854

1864

Looking East on Market from Montgomery, 1865

Looking East on Market from Montgomery, 1865

Market Street Looking West in the 1890s

Market Street Looking West in the 1890s

Market in the 1860s

Market in the 1860s

Between 7th & 8th streets, 1860s

Between 7th & 8th streets, 1860s

Western part of Market, 1860s

Western part of Market, 1860s

West End 1901

Ad for “Cook’s Water” on Twin Peaks

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1905

1948

1883 Knights Templar Arches on Montgomery & around the corner on Market

1883 Knights Templar Arches on Montgomery & around the corner on Market

Grand Army of the Republic Arch 1886

Grand Army of the Republic Arch 1886

1886 G.A.R. close-up

1886 G.A.R. close-up

G.A.R. 1903

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Kearny & Market

Kearny & Market

1897

Christian Endeavor Parade Arch between Stockton & Grant streets.

Mission st. 1890

Mission st. 1890

Jasper O'Farrell and his 1847 map

South Side of Market Street 1856

1860

1854

1864

Looking East on Market from Montgomery, 1865

Market Street Looking West in the 1890s

Market in the 1860s

Between 7th & 8th streets, 1860s

Western part of Market, 1860s

West End 1901

1905

1883 Knights Templar Arches on Montgomery & around the corner on Market

Grand Army of the Republic Arch 1886

1886 G.A.R. close-up

G.A.R. 1903

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Kearny & Market

1897

Mission st. 1890

Palace Hotel

Lotta's Fountain

1 Kearny

Union Square

Harlan Place & The Dragon Gate

St. Mary's & California Street