Contains 268 photos
View south from Ferry Building to Embarcadero Freeway construction and pile driving. State Agriculture Building at far left. Along west side of Embarcadero, YMCA, Bromo Seltzer sign, Harbor Hotel, Rincon Annex Post Office, Audiffred Building, Ferry Hotel, 58 Club, New Bridge Hotel. In distance, Seaboard Hotel, Hills Bros. Coffee plant, Bay Bridge.
Financial District
Elevated view northwest over crowd seated in St. Mary's Square Park during Good Friday Services at Old St. Mary's Church. Public address system set up on church steps. Sing Chong and 720 California Buildings in background. Rectory at right.
Chinatown
Elevated view south to traffic tie up around Hub Building Collapse. McRoskey Mattress Co. and Hotel Fallon (1693 Market) and Salvation Army building beyond.
South of Market
Row of Studebaker Cars, before Galileo High School. Fontana Warehouse in background. Large structure at 1290 Lombard still exists, although much modified, in 2021
Marina
Elevated night view southeast over retail district to South of Market, from the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Union Square, City of Paris, I. Magnin, Whittell Building. Howard Building (Head Building), Phelan Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Central Tower (former Call Building), Pacific Telephone Building, In distance left, Union 76 clock tower on Bay Bridge approach.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Jones to side / rear of Paramount Theater. Its front entrance was at 1066 Market, demolished 1965.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Relief Station distributing supplies after 1906 earthquake. Families waiting in line on sidewalk. A. J. Ahern Liquors at the corner of Page and Stanyan. Tower for Young Men's Hebrew Association at 1966 Page.
Haight Ashbury
View southwest across Union Square. Billboard for TWA airlines, rooftop Pan American World Airways sign, I. Magnin Co., Macy's, Dohrmann's. Old Crow whiskey and Bank of America billboards at right. Welcome Red Cross signs in park.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast over square to Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Whittell Building, City of Paris, Nathan-Dohrmann store in Butler Building [Union Square]
Downtown / Union Square
View north across California to California St. Cable RR Co. cable car with large 'Napa Valley Vintners' sign on roof, passing Huntington Park. Grace Cathedral rectory at far left, Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) at far right. In background right, Park Lane Apartments (built 1924, after 1929 addition of 3 stories, Eugene Fritz, Jr. architect).
Nob Hill
View southeast across Ulloa from Wawona. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line Streetcar #62, with ad for Travel Sports and Boat Show, April 24 to May 5, Civic Auditorium. Mt. Davidson in the background. West Portal Library and Twin Peaks Tunnel at left.
West Portal
View east on Taraval and 41st Ave to Muni L-Line #136 with wings livery and Red Cross flag.. Lena's Food Shop at left with Golden State Ice Cream sign.
Parkside
View northeast across Market to Chronicle Building with large clock above entry, old 660 Market Building with large billboards on roof and large Brown Bros. & Co. vertical sign (Realty Building, built 1907), Crocker Building, Union Trust Wells Fargo Building, Hobart Building. Handwritten news of the days roller running up the side of the Chronicle building, along with live baseball scoreboard on far left (installed July, 1913). In distance, far right, Fife Building, Ferry Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Nixon Rally. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon crossing Powell Street in front of St. Francis Hotel. Fitzhugh Building, Hotel Plaza in background on Post Street.
Downtown / Union Square
Night view ofMuni(Municipal Railway) PCC N-Line #1006 and others in front of terminal. Navy Center Lockers, W.P. (Western Pacific) River sign in background. Pacific Pacific Telephone Building at upper left.
South of Market