Portsmouth Square

Portsmouth Square circa 1901

View northeast to Old Hall of Justice on Kearny Street between Clay and Washington Streets as seen from Portsmouth Square. It opened in September, 1900 and was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of April, 1906. At the center of the Square, Bruce Porter's Robert Louis Stevenson monument, unveiled in August, 1897. [8108. Portsmouth Square and Hall of Justice, SF, CAL.]

Photographer Unknown / Detroit Publishing Co. (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)

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Keywords: park building government postcard
Neighborhoods: Chinatown

Format: postcard,
Added on Dec 1, 2022

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