Contains 268 photos
View northwest across Geary between Presidio & Lyon to Muni C-Line #644 with wings livery (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #244 renumbered #644 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #244.)
Lower Pacific Heights
View northeast across Van Ness to Muni (Municipal Railway) M-line streetcar #18 with wings livery about to cross Market St. Spire of City Hall visible at upper left. Billboard for Bimbo's 365 Club.
Civic Center
Elevated view northeast across Market to sailors marching in parade during visit of the Great White Fleet. Ruins of old City Hall and Hall of Records in background. Grand Central Hotel on left.
Civic Center
Men gathered around - Mission style building in background. Billboard for Old Joe's Steam Beer ('It's Pure, That's Sure'), Eagle Brewery, San Jose.
View east on Ulloa to Muni K-Line streetcar #1, Muni streetcar #1161. Mt Davidson in background.
West Portal
View east on Ulloa to Muni K-Line streetcar #1, Muni streetcar #1161. Mt Davidson in background. West Portal Station at left.
West Portal
View east on Ulloa to Muni K-Line streetcar #1. Mt Davidson in background. West Portal Station at left.
West Portal
Elevated view east from the St. Francis Hotel. Russ Building, Mills Tower, Standard Oil Building, Equitable Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, Wells Fargo Building (completed 1966), Hobart Building, high rise under construction, Whittell Building. Hotel Plaza at lower left.
Downtown / Union Square
US101 Freeway construction, view northwest toward Alemany Boulevard overcrossing and Bernal Heights in the background. Sign at right reads 'Another Freeway for your Safety'. Kunst Bros. Paint Co. sign on fence on Bernal Hill.
Portola
View north toward Twin Peaks from O'Shaughnessy Blvd near Portola, site of Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (McAteer High School). Corner of building at left was part of driving range, Jeep used to collect golf balls. Original Sutro radio TV transmission tower in distance left. (TM)
Glen Park
View northwest to approaching southbound Market St. Railway (MSRy) 14-Line streetcar #1618. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John Ursuline Convent (1916) in background beyond streetcar. Future Diamond Heights and Fairmount Tract in background left.
Mission Terrace
View southwest from center of Van Ness Avenue. Civic Center Hotel on left. On right, A.E. Miller sales co., Bohemian Inn, Raymond Hotel Apartments. Twin Peaks in distance. [San Francisco 6/28 -? -26]
Civic Center
View northeast across Market to inbound SFMR (Muni) PCC #1154. Howard's Clothing, Flood Building with Woolworth's. Gallenkamp's Shoes, George Christopher for Governor in Douglas Building. Christopher, after his last term as mayor had ended in 1964, challenged Ronald Reagan in the June 1966 primary and lost. Buildings at left demolished for BART plaza. Bank of America building (now One Powell) in background left.
South of Market
View southeast across Market to Muni 32-Line #818, Val Culwell used car dealer, Hotel Allen, McRoskey Airflex Mattress Co., Merchandise Mart with radio tower atop in background. Men working on car at left.
Lower Haight
Elevated view southeast from Post and Powell Streets over Dewey Monument and Union Square. Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign with 4 lighted trees. In background Whittell Building, City of Paris, Macy's , Blum's, Werner's, Dohrmann's department stores. Western Air Lines, Union Pacific Railroad and George S. May at right.
Downtown / Union Square