Early Industries in SOMA

Unfinished History

19th century industries proliferated south of Market, around the area of today's 1st and Mission.

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Union Iron Works and Prescott, Scott & Co. on the southeast corner of First and Mission Streets, 1880

Photo: I.W. Taber, courtesy Getty collection

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Southeast corner of First and Mission Streets, 2023

Photo: Eihway Su

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Aetna Iron Works, n.d.

Photo: Bancroft Library

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1880 full page ad for Aetna Iron Works, 217-221 Fremont Street.

courtesy Getty collection

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View from First and Howard northward, c. 1891.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp37.03620

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Pacific Iron Works at 1st and Fremont Streets, 1880.

courtesy Getty collection

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Robert F. Bunker, Pork Packer.

Photo: Bancroft Library

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Fulton Iron Works at Fremont and Howard Streets, advertisement 1880, by I.W. Taber

courtesy Getty collection

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1880 full page ad for the Union Iron Works and Prescott, Scott & Co., at 1st and Mission.

courtesy Getty collection

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