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400 Grant Avenue, built 1913. View northeast across intersection of Grant Ave and Bush Street before the Chinatown Gate was built. Visible in the frame is the Grant Cafe, Western States Importing Company, and Eddie Pond's Kubla Kahn Theater Restaurant, promoted as San Francisco's Most Exciting Chinese Theater Restaurant in 1946. Astoria Hotel sign at left. Lucky Lager and Coca Cola delivery trucks. Within the Chinatown Historic District on the National Register.
Chinatown
136 - 142 Embarcadero, built 1907, housed the Emerson Drug Co., Sea Cliff Cafe, Naval Uniforms store, and prominent Bromo-Seltzer sign, flanked by two hotels. All three structures are extant, though altered. Embarcadero Cafe at left, 144 Embarcadero.
Financial District
The Golden Gate Photo Engraving Co. at 369 Ellis Street, built 1924. Coronado Hotel to the right, empty storefront at left.
Tenderloin
This South of Market Office space on Otis Street is for lease. Next door is the Juvenile Court and Detention Home. This building has been demolished and in its space is the courtyard entrance to the San Francisco Human Services Agency
South of Market
1845 Chestnut, multi-family dwelling, built 1950.
Marina
2003 Pine Street, built 1906. South side of Pine between Laguna and Buchanan Streets. Home altered, with asbestos siding, new window, and removal of trim. Residents talk on porch. The building has since been restored with wood siding.
Pacific Heights
2056 Bush Street, north side of Bush between Buchanan and Webster Streets. Built 1900 or prior, what had probably been a typically styled late Victorian home was heavily altered and is now an apartment house.
Japantown
1505 Gough Street, built 1917 as the Mealy and Collins Apartment Building. Next to the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theater, from which Barbara Eden earned her acting chops. The school and adjacent structure have since been demolished and another apartment house built in their place.
Cathedral Hill
1730 Vallejo Street. Apartment building, built 1923, with units over garages, bay windows.
Pacific Heights
Frank Matthews' Mobilgas Station, 1800 Post Street, at the Northwest corner of Post and Webster. Every building in this view was demolished or moved during the redevelopment of the area.
Japantown
2745 16th Street. American Woodworking and West Coast Industries on 16th Street between Harrison and Folsom.
Mission
618-620 20th Ave, set of 2 flats, built 1921.
Richmond Outer
1716-1720 Broadway, two Art Deco style flats, built 1940, flanked by two larger apartment houses.
Pacific Heights
2741 16th St. near Harrison St.
Mission
Mel's Drive-In at 140 South Van Ness, though this view is looking east across Mission Street toward South Van Ness. Showing Grille Room and Cocktail Lounge addition, which opened in June, 1950. Signs for Firestone and Western Auto Supply are visible.
South of Market