The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

more largely rebuilt In other words,
the speculative possibilities north of
California street are very large and the
spectacle of rebuilding is bound to be
stimulating.
STREETCAR FACILITIES
This section is specially wen pro-
vided with streetcar service, lines
running north and south in Montgom-
cry, Sansome and East streets, and
with the Preside and ferries lines,
the Sacramento and Clay street line,
and the line in Broadway included in
the service. This leaves out the
Kearny street line and the> California
street line. both of which are also
tributary to the area described.
The Importance of the subject merits
a description somewhat in detail. Sac
ramento street, take it as a type, run
ming from East, has four brick build
ings in the block between East street
and Drumm street. The remainder OF
the block is either of wooden one story
construction to be removed, or has
only vacant lots Much more than half
of the frontage on the south line Of
this block has been vacant for some
time, as the buildings thereon are of
the sort against which the supervisors
order of condemnation holds good.
There is a large vacant lot on the
northeast corner of Sacramento and
Drumm streets. In the second block
in Sacramento from East street the
construction is better There is an
excellent three story brick building on
the southwest. corner of Sacramento
and Drumm streets and a good four
story brick building on the northwest
coTner of the same street.
Then in the north line of Sacra-
mento, west of Drumm. there are three
large lots on which formerly stood
three buildings. There are two vacant
lots in the south line opposite.
The southeast corner of Sacramento
and Davis streets has a three story
brick building, and the northeast COR
ner of Sacramento and Davis is i'm
proved by the large building occupied
by Haas Brothers, which covers the en-
tire frontage on the east side of Davis
street from Sacramento to Commercial
street and has long frontage in Com
mercial
The southwest corner of Sacramento
and Davis is improved by a one story
brick building of low cost, while the
northwest corner has a two story
brick building of good appearance. Be
tween Davis and Front streets in Sac
ramento there are three other brick
structures, each two stories high, and
also a number of vacant lots The
vacancies include the southeast cor
ner of Sacramento and Front streets.
The southwest corner of Sacramento
and Front has a one story wooden
structure that is to be destroyed. In
Sacramento street between Front and
Battery there are four two and three
story brick buildings and large open
spaces unimproyed. The southeast
corner of Sacramento and Battery has
the fine structure erected by the Port
Costa milling company. At the north
east corner of the same streets large
holding remains vacant. The southwest
corner of Sacramento and Battery is
vacant. Here is a large lot 90x124 feet
that is on the market. The northwest
corner of Sacramento and Battery has
four story brick building inimedi-
ately adjoining the Calkins building.
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS
On the north line Of Sacramento
street between Battery and Sansome
there are two four story buildings.
There is a very large building that
covers the southwest corner of Sacras-
mento and Sansone streets that is three
stories high This takes in about two
thirds of the length of the block and
runs through to Halleck street. This
is the Carmen-Johnson building that
lies next north of the Alaska Commerr
cial building on the opposite side OF