Early Industries in SOMA
Unfinished History
19th century industries proliferated south of Market, around the area of today's 1st and Mission.
Union Iron Works and Prescott, Scott & Co. on the southeast corner of First and Mission Streets, 1880
Photo: I.W. Taber, courtesy Getty collection
Southeast corner of First and Mission Streets, 2023
Photo: Eihway Su
Aetna Iron Works, n.d.
Photo: Bancroft Library
1880 full page ad for Aetna Iron Works, 217-221 Fremont Street.
courtesy Getty collection
View from First and Howard northward, c. 1891.
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Pacific Iron Works at 1st and Fremont Streets, 1880.
courtesy Getty collection
Robert F. Bunker, Pork Packer.
Photo: Bancroft Library
Fulton Iron Works at Fremont and Howard Streets, advertisement 1880, by I.W. Taber
courtesy Getty collection
1880 full page ad for the Union Iron Works and Prescott, Scott & Co., at 1st and Mission.
courtesy Getty collection