Van Ness & O'Farrell
View north from center of street. Hotel Baltimore on left; early autos and wagons shortly after earthquake; early light poles in center of street. St. Mary's Cathedral is out of frame, on left.
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Contains 268 photos
Haight near Gough
View northwest across Haight to Municipal Railway (MUNI) 6-line streetcar #174.
Lower Haight
New Follies Burlesk
View southwest across intersection to 2961 16th St. at Capp. Later the 'Victoria Theatre' (that name also painted on side of fly loft) Lachman Bros., Albers flapjack flour signage.
Mission
Market near 8th
View southwest across Market to ruins of Old Central Theatre building on left. New Central Theatre with arched canopy in front, tailor shop and Sullivan Shoe Co. on right. Entrance to ruins at left has posters from June, 1909 attractions. Grandstand between structures was used in the October, 1909 Portola Festival.
South of Market
Alemany & San Bruno
View southeast to northbound Market Street Railway (MSRY) 25-line streetcar with zip stripe livery.
Bernal Heights
Monterey near Edna
Market Street Railway (MSRy) 10-line streetcar #802 with zip stripe livery. Grassy hillside behind.
Sunnyside
3rd near Townsend
View northeast across 3rd from front of Southern Pacific Depot to Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcars: 16-line #945, 29-line #960, 15-line #820 with zip stripe livery. Depot Coffee Shop 711 3rd St., Louis E. Brown Watch Repair (Authorized Watch Inspector, Southern Pacific and Western Pacific Railroads) 709 3rd St. MJB Coffee office and factory in background left, 665 3rd St. (M.J. Brandenstein Building, Built 1916, architect G. Albert Lansburgh.) At far left background, Transcontinental Freight Co. Building, 1908.
Mission Bay
Fillmore & Turk
Elevated view northwest to Turk St. Car House, southwest corner of Turk and Fillmore. Turk Hotel on northwest corner. 22-line streetcar #876 with zip stripe livery. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line.
Western Addition
Fillmore near Fulton
View north on Fillmore toward Fulton and approaching Muni 22-line streetcar #863. The New Yorker Steak House on the north east corner (building demolished in redevelopment). Poster for Bobby Clark in "Sweethearts" at the Curran. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line.
Alamo Square
San Bruno & Alemany
View northwest to approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 25-line streetcar #281. Bernal Heights in background, near site of Alemany farmers market. Sign painted on fence in background for Kresteller Plymouth DeSoto.
Bernal Heights
San Bruno & Bayshore
View north to Muni 25-line streetcar #126. House at left, 4150 San Bruno Ave., still stands. Bayview Hill in background right. Billboard with Mission Bell Wine ad. After 25-Line extension from Wilde to Arleta in mid-1942.
Visitacion Valley
Market near 4th
Elevated view northeast down crowded Market Street. Phelan Building, S.N. Wood & Co. store, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Chronicle Building, Crocker Building, Call Building, Sanborn, Vail & Co. [Down Market Street from 4th Showing Skyscrapers of America's Most Cosmopolitan City, San Francisco, California copyright by E. W. Keller]
South of Market
Kearny near Jackson
View across vacant lot at the site of the International Hotel (838 Kearny in 2018) to Calistoga advertising mural on back of Columbus Avenue brick building.
Chinatown
Market near 7th
View east from center of Market, accident between Municipal Railway (Muni) K-line PCC streetcar #1027 and auto. Westward Ho! Bar, Rialto Billiards, Army Navy Store, Service Mens Locker Club, sign pointing to Greyhound Station at 7th & Mission, Hotel Shaw, Paramount Theatre on left. David Hewes, Grant, Odd Fellows Buildings, Columbia clothing store 1111 Market, on right. Birdcage traffic signal. (dated circa 1953 based on the license plates and streetcar configuration)
Civic Center
Ferry Loop
[Return to MGM Art Dept., File 11 Loc 6 City Sts] View north on Embarcadero to 26-line Market St. Railway (MSRy) streetcar #915 at terminus and switch tower. Pedestrian overpass in background.
Financial District