4th & Welsh
View west across 4th Street at Welsh (between Bryant and Brannan). Republic Truck Sales, 534 4th Street. A dump truck. The building still stands in 2020.
South of MarketAdvertising
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Fulton near Hyde
View northeast from Fulton between Larkin and Hyde. Fleet of trucks lined up in front of Main Library (now Asian Art Museum). Federal Brand trucks and Lee Line trailers. Large sign atop Methodist Book Concern Building, 3 City Hall Ave. (Now 83 McAllister) in distance right, behind Red Cross building on Hyde & Fulton.
Civic Center
Fulton near Hyde
View northeasterly from Fulton between Larkin and Hyde. Truck lined up in front of Main Library (now Asian Art Museum). Federal Brand trucks and Lee Line trailer.
Civic Center
Eddy near Mason
Rear wall of Alhambra Theatre on south side of Eddy. Advertising Billboard with many ads for cars and car dealerships, Old Skipper Whiskey, Home Laundry, Forest Hill, Columbia Garage. Ad for Mae Murray in 'Face Value'(opened at Alhambra Theatre, 934 Market St., January 13, 1918). Alhambra Theatre was built as Market St. Theatre, reopened as the Alhambra in September, 1917 and was later known as the Frolic Theatre (1919), the Cameo Theatre (1923) and the Marion Davies Theatre (1929). It was renamed the Esquire Theatre in 1940 and demolished in 1972.
Downtown / Union Square
Mission near 1st
View west on Mission toward 1st Street. Skaggs-Stone General Merchandise on southwest corner. Pacific Telephone Building in the background.[Tallest Building in SF]
Financial District
Baker & Fell
View east across Baker toward the corner of Fell Street, large number of billboards, including a poster for the Southwell Opera Company at the Grand Opera House, April, 1899, performing 'The Queen's Lace Handkerchief'. Shadow of photographer's head at bottom. (Current site of DMV office)
Panhandle
Judah & La Playa
View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line streetcar #204 and unidentified PCC. Dick's at the Beach and 7UP sign at left. Interurban Films
Sunset Outer
O'Farrell near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell between Stockton and Powell before the fire. Debris, bricks in the street, Orpheum theatre with round awning at right. People wandering through the street. Original Phelan Building in distance center, portion of Alcazar Theater at far left.
Downtown / Union Square
Ulloa & West Portal
View southeast on Ulloa from Lenox toward West Portal Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) streetcar #1 with sign for J-line possibly on fan trip excursion. Mt. Davidson in background.
West Portal
Polk & North Point
View northeast across Polk toward North Point, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 19-line #983, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory in the background. Advertisements for San Carlo Opera, ice skating, Polack Bros. Circus.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Mission & Italy
View southwest on Mission, Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #1232. Billboard for Langendorf Bread at left. Billboard for Germaine(?) Seeds Victory Garden at right.
Cayuga
Market near Annie
Front window of the Panama-Pacific and United States Steamship Lines, 665 Market (in the Palace Hotel building).
South of Market
Market Street
Old billboards painted on side of a brick building on Market Street showing ads for spark plug and Wrigley's gum.