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McAllister near Fillmore
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McAllister near Fillmore

Davis Theatre, 1234 McAllister, opened June 30, 1906, ordered closed for fire safety violations, December, 1907, demolished February, 1909. According to a 1909 article in The Call, it had been the first legitimate theater in San Francisco opened after the earthquake and fire. Theatrical posters for 'Hoity Toity', burlesque, musical comedy, Rice & Cady (German comedians) Bobby North, Rosemary Glosz. Weinhardts Portland Beer banner.

Western Addition
Market at Valencia
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Market at Valencia

View east across intersection to Market St. Railway (MSRY) 9-Line streetcar #1569 turning onto Valencia. Hotel Allen (with Hotel Fallon sign on side), 1693 Market background right, Signal Gasoline sign, McRoskey Airflex Mattress Co.

South of Market
11th & Market
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11th & Market

Accident at 11th and Market Streets. [dpwbook12 dpw2430]

South of Market
Fell near Van Ness
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Fell near Van Ness

View east to Market Street, Whitcomb Hotel background left, photographer's shadow [dpwbook14 dpw2793]

Civic Center
Fremont & Harrison
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Fremont & Harrison

View northwest to rear of Brooklyn Hotel 369 1st St., Joseph Gutradt Co. Soap Manufacturers, 350-356 Fremont, American Can Co. Top of Call and Hobart Buildings in background. [Fremont west side from Harrison dpwbook24 dpw5784]

Rincon Hill
Market & Duboce
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Market & Duboce

View northwest across Market to 8-Line #104 at Market near Dolores. Buena Vista Park in background left.

Mint Hill
Market & Steuart
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Market & Steuart

[Market St. at Steuart St.] [dpwbook32 dpw8605] (Coca Cola ad) View southeast across Market to buildings on south side. Ferry Building at left, streetcars left and right. Signage for Reisener's Chocolate, Alameda Cafe, Leighton's, Coca Cola.

Financial District
Market & Church
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Market & Church

[D-5003 Market Street Rec. Traffic Islands. View East from Church St.] Elevated view notheast over intersection to Market St. Restaurant, J.H. Wiley Furniture, U.S. Mint and downtown in the distance.

Mission Dolores
Frederick & Stanyan
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Frederick & Stanyan

View Southeast toward Cole Valley. Putting in new set of tracks. Almost all of the buildings in this photo exist today. - United Railroads [U00318]

Parnassus Heights
5th  & Stevenson
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5th & Stevenson

Elevated view northeast across 5th Street, showing track construction. Building on the right is Lincoln School The very first statue ever erected for Abraham Lincoln was here. Cracked negative. [Terminal of the San Mateo Line] [Standing at 5th and Mint] United Railroads [U00645]

South of Market
Embarcadero & Commercial
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Embarcadero & Commercial

View northwest to large work crew laying track on Embarcadero (then East St. North) between Commercial & Clay near Ferry Building. Pacific Transfer Co., 27 East St. North, P. Claudius wholesale liquors, 56-58 Clay St, Bowhead Saloon, Convey & Sons Butchers, 8 Clay St., Wellman-Peck & Co. Wholesale Grocers, 311-347 East. Campaign signs for 2007 election candidates. - United Railroads [U01448][East Street bet. Sacramento & Clay Sts.]

Financial District
Sacramento near Waverly
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Sacramento near Waverly

View east from center of Sacramento above Waverly toward Grant, Chinese Baptist Church (later First Chinese Baptist Church) on left, toward the Ferry Building, Sacramento Clay Cable Car line. Poster ads for MJB Coffee, Lindholms Furniture 573 Market, Calegari's Pharmacy - United Railroads [U02526]

Chinatown
Market & Van Ness
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Market & Van Ness

View southeast across Market to damaged street, Symon Bros. Wreckers, Central Plumbing Supply, Hotel Whitcomb in distance left. [Market Street and Van Ness Avenue 5:00 PM] - United Railroads [U05369]

Civic Center
18th & Valencia
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18th & Valencia

View northwest across 18th to Valencia Corner, empty lots, billboards for Pantages, Strand Theatres, Charles A. Sweigert for for District Attorney. James M. Donnell liquors, 699 Valencia, at right. Crowley and Magendie Funeral Directors in building at left. See wnp60.0078 for same area from opposite angle on same day. [18th St. 50' west of Valencia looking Northeast. A.R. 264] - United Railroads [U05917]

Mission Dolores
10th near Market
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10th near Market

View northwest across Tenth Street toward Market and the Grand Central Hotel with retail automotive businesses. Clydesdale Trucks 1530-1546 Market, Goodrich Tires, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Service Station, Firestone Tires, billboards - United Railroads [U07054]

South of Market