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Mission
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Mission

View southeast from near north end of Mission Viaduct to approaching Muni 14-line #270.

St. Marys Park
19th & Folsom
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19th & Folsom

View east across Folsom near 19th Street from bottom of excavated lot. Wolfe Lumber Yard and gas station at center. Potrero Hill visible in the distance. [Excavation - PG&E lot 19th St. & Folsom St.] [dpwbook45 dpwA2138]

Mission
Mission near Trumbull
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Mission near Trumbull

View north on Mission from Trumball, workers repaving the Mission Viaduct. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John's Ursuline Convent (1916) in distance left. St. Mary's Park neighborhood at right, Holly Park and Junipero Serra Elementary School beyond. [Repaving Mission viaduct dpwbook48 dpw10531]

Mission Terrace
Mission near Trumbull
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Mission near Trumbull

View north on Mission from Trumbull, workers repaving the Mission Viaduct. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John's Ursuline Convent (1916) in distance left. Holly Park and Junipero Serra Elementary School in distance right. [Repaving Mission viaduct dpwbook48 dpw10533]

Mission Terrace
Market & Van Ness
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Market & Van Ness

Elevated view southwest from roof of building across intersection. Civic Center Hotel in background right. [Van Ness/Market dpwbook48 dpw10371]

Civic Center
Bayshore Blvd.
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Bayshore Blvd.

Bayshore near Industrial. View northeast toward Alemany Farmer's Market site and Bernal Heights, Doidge Koren Paints 210 Bayshore Blvd. in center distance. Fence on hill painted with Kunst Bros. Paints sign. [Crack Sealing Equipment dpwbookXXX A6971]

Apparel City
Union Square
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Union Square

Elevated view southeast from United Airlines Building (former Argonaut Club) at Powell & Post. Lighting on trees for Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign. Whittell Building, City of Paris, I. Magnin, Macy's, Blum's, Werner's, Dohrmann's, Western Air Lines, Union Pacific Railroad office with very large billboard on roof. Birdcage traffic signals. Gray Line bus. (AS)

Downtown / Union Square
Townsend near 3rd
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Townsend near 3rd

View northeast across Townsend next to Southern Pacific Passenger Depot to Muni 20-Line #294 with zip stripe livery. U.S. Post Office with flag atop at left at 210 Townsend (building still stands 2021. Most buildings on north side of Townsend still stand 2021, including California Wine Association Building 180 Townsend and California Electric Light Co. Building 166 Townsend at far right. M.J. Brandenstein (M.J.B) Building, 665 3rd St., background left. [AS]

Mission Bay
Polk & North Point
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Polk & North Point

View northeast across Polk toward North Point, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 19-line #271, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory in the background. Advertisements for San Carlo Opera, Polack Bros. Circus.MSRy

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Polk & North Point
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Polk & North Point

View northeast across Polk toward North Point, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 19-line #281, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory in the background. Advertisements for San Carlo Opera, ice skating at Sutro's, Polack Bros. Circus.

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Fox Theater
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Fox Theater

View northeast across Market at 10th Street to Fox Theatre, playing 'Absent Minded Professor', Gold Room cocktail bar, Riviera Snack Bar in retail space. Larkin Lane restaurant across Larkin in distance. 100 McAllister, former Empire Hotel, in distance. Muni K-Line PCC #1130

South of Market
Market & Church
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Market & Church

Elevated view northeast over intersection to J.H. Wiley furniture building, new U.S. Mint. [D-5004 Market Street Rec. Crossing at Church View north]

Duboce Triangle
Market & Castro
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Market & Castro

Elevated view southeast from top of Twin Peaks tunnel approach to Market, Castro, 17th Street intersection. Bank of America at right. Birdcage traffic signal. [D-5007 Market Street Rec. Tunnel Approach View East]

Castro
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View west across Dolores St to Mission Dolores and cemetery with Twin Peaks in background (with Cook's Water sign on hill). Same image with handwritten date, wnp27.2618. [W. E. Worden]

Mission Dolores
Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

View northeast across Market to 62nd Infantry, Parade to honor Belgians, World War 1. Marching band behind soldiers on horseback. In background, Union Trust / Nevada National Bank / Wells Fargo Building, Hobart Building, Heineman Building, Patrick & Co. Stationery, Flatiron Building, Postal Telegraph Building, Board of Trade Building, Fife Building, Ferry Building.

Financial District