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Junipero Serra Blvd
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Junipero Serra Blvd

Junipero Serra South from St. Francis Circle [DPW A2602]

West Portal
Bernal Heights
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Bernal Heights

Aerial view. The view is southerly, Folsom Street is at the left. The ad on the hilltop is for the Maxwell cars parked at the top, a publicity stunt designed to highlight the climbing ability of the vehicle.

Bernal Heights
Earthquake Ruins
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Earthquake Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Market Street. S.N. Wood Billboard. (S.N. Wood Company was established by A.L. Peyser, brother of photographer David Peyser)

Downtown
Market & 2nd
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Market & 2nd

Market and Second looking Southeast towards Ferry Building - United Railroads [U05806]

Downtown
Transbay Terminal
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Transbay Terminal

B-Line Muni #193 climbing ramp. View is north toward First and Mission. The Shell building rises in the background.

South of Market
Market & Leavenworth
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Market & Leavenworth

View north across Market to L-Line streetcar with U.S. Coast Guard recruiting sign on side, Old Federal Building at left, Chester MacPhee for Mayor headquarters. Empire Hotel / McAllister Tower (later part of Hastings Law School) in background left. Birdcage traffic signals. Flags strung over Market Street for Community Chest campaign.

Civic Center
Bayshore near Cortland
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Bayshore near Cortland

View northeast across Bayshore to 25-Line Market Street Railway (MSRy) car #268. Re-elect supervisor Arthur M. Brown sign. Grassi & Co. terrazzo ("Travertite") building.

Bernal Heights
Haight near Laguna
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Haight near Laguna

Elevated view northwest across Haight Street to still-extant residences on north side of Haight, from right: #176-178 Haight (built circa 1885), 180-182 Haight, and 198 Haight St. (McMorry-Lagan House, San Francisco Landmark #164, built 1883).

Hayes Valley
Chinatown
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Chinatown

View north on Grant Avenue to Shanghai Low restaurant, Cathay House, Sing Chong Co., California Street Cable Car crossing Grant. Lanterns strung across and along street.

Chinatown
Columbus & Montgomery
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Columbus & Montgomery

Elevated view northwest along Columbus from Transamerica Pyramid. Marin Headlands and Mt Tamalpais in distance

Financial District
Market & O'Farrell
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Market & O'Farrell

View southeast across Market to Call Building / Central Tower, Examiner Building, Monadnock Building, Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building. Morris Plan in remodeled Kamm Building, Carl Wilke Cafeteria.

Downtown
Geary & 2nd Ave
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Geary & 2nd Ave

View north to Muni C-Line Streetcar about to make the turn onto Geary eastbound. Ben Johnson Motors on northwest corner at left.

Richmond
19th Ave & Winston
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19th Ave & Winston

Stonestown Shopping Center sign, Merced Heights, Brooks Park in background

Merced Heights
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

Elevated view east toward the south side of Market Street between 5th and 6th. Radio tower on roof of Hale Brothers, Emporium, Kress Department Store. Bay City Market

South of Market
McAllister & Hyde
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McAllister & Hyde

View north toward Hyde St. to long line of people waiting to get into Red Cross Civic Center office building, where U.S. Army Quartermaster had set up a store to sell surplus goods after WWI at steep discounts. This is probably opening day. Pioneer Motor Company, 305 Golden Gate Avenue. Hotel Iris, 293 Golden Gate Avenue in background. Most of what is in view was later demolished to construct Hastings College of the Law.

Civic Center