Contains 2028 photos
View to northeast corner. Originally the J. E. French Company service and parts center building, completed in May 1923. French was a Dodge auto dealer. Razed for the Trinity Towers project, which was completed in 1988. Hotel President visible in background. (PF)
Tenderloin
View across to southeast corner and McCormick Schilling company building at 301 2nd Street. Clock Tower building and freeway visible on right. People in line on left; others waiting for bus?
South of Market
View across to Gump's department store at 250 Post.
Downtown / Union Square
View of north side of block. 450 Sutter visible on left. Row of buildings occupied by Sutter-Stockton parking garage in 2018. MUNI bus #0257. The Yosemite fountain, Philadelphia sandwich shop, Gaffney Building, California Umbrella Works, Sal's Hosiery.
Downtown / Union Square
View west. Maxine Dress Shop, Baldwin Pianos, Hotel Francis, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, New Delmonico. 450 Sutter building in distance. Most of the buildings on the right side of the street were demolished to make way for the Sutter-Stockton parking garage.
Downtown / Union Square
View towards northwest corner. The Glovatorium, Clift Market, Lewin Drug Co., Geary-Taylor hotel apartments.
Tenderloin
View west. Hotel Germain. Ellis-O'Farrell parking garage almost finished with sign advertising opening around August 1. Golden State Hotel in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
View from Union Square north. Louis & Co., Atlas Drugs, Hotel Drake Wiltshire advertising Charcoal Room and Cameo Room bars in distance (Taj Campton Place Hotel in 2018).
Downtown / Union Square
View north towards Mills Building on corner of Bush. E. F. Hutton & Co. Securities in bank building at 160 Montgomery, which has since been demolished.
Downtown / Union Square
Barrett U-Drive Garage Truck Depot and Leasing building across street at 735 Harrison. Building extant in 2018. Billboard for Milo Coffee.
South of Market
View across Sutter to south side of block and down Lick Place alley. Parking garage, Reva Blouses, Barrett U-Drive, Buckbee Thorne & Co. Real Estate. In 2018, site of Crocker Galleria.
Downtown / Union Square
View south to Stonestown Shopping Center. Stonestown Market, Walgreens Drugs, Butler Brothers, Joseph Magnin, Toy World, Bruce Bary.
Stonestown
View to line of warehouses. Packard-Bell, Apparel City, Nelson-Kent Refrigeration Inc., Globe Quilting.
Apparel City
View north at Stonestown Apartment towers across lawns. Line of autos, Chevys, Buicks.
Stonestown
View of south side of 500 block. American Trust Company, California Notion & Toys.
Financial District