Mission near 2nd
View west to New Montgomery St., Aronson Building in background left, 14-Line Market Street Railway #1553
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3rd St at 20th St
View northwest to southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy)16-Line streetcar #952. Building at right still stands in 2022, but with a flat roof and no turret. 'Mac's Corner' store at right.
Dogpatch
25th & Valencia
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-Line #1575 crossing Southern Pacific tracks. Corner building demolished, now part of Synergy School.
Mission
Sacramento & Arguello
View southeast across intersection to approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 4-Line car #226.
Presidio Terrace
Ferry Building Terminal
View west across Embarcadero to 7-Line Market Street Railway #130. YMCA, Harbor Hotel, Audiffred Building in background left. McCarthy's Big Serv.
Financial District
Fillmore & California
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 3-line streetcar #222. American Trust building on right. Iron arches at Fillmore intersections removed in June, 1943.
Lower Pacific Heights
California & Kearny
View east down California to California Street Cable Car #53 about to cross Kearny. Southern Pacific Building (later One Market) in distance with sign atop. At far left, Home Insurance Company Building (around this time, Fireman's Fund) completed 1951 and demolished in 1983. Empty lot with pedestrian safety structure at 550 California, site of Occidental Life Insurance Co. Building, completed 1960. Financial Center Building (1927) downhill from construction site. Scaffolding around Kohl Building. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on side.
Downtown
Market & Leavenworth
View north across Market to L-Line streetcar with U.S. Coast Guard recruiting sign on side, Old Federal Building at left, Chester MacPhee for Mayor headquarters. Empire Hotel / McAllister Tower (later part of Hastings Law School) in background left. Birdcage traffic signals. Flags strung over Market Street for Community Chest campaign.
Civic Center
Bayshore near Cortland
View northeast across Bayshore to 25-Line Market Street Railway (MSRy) car #268. Re-elect supervisor Arthur M. Brown sign. Grassi & Co. terrazzo ("Travertite") building.
Bernal Heights
16th & Folsom
View east down 16th to approaching Muni 22-Line #855 with zip stripe livery. Building at left is a warehouse, built in 1941 for Columbia Steel Co. [22-855 16 & Shotwell]
Mission
Embarcadero near Mission
View northeast across Embarcadero with Ferry Building (and its pedestrian overpass) in background, to northbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-Line #272. In distance left, Harbor Garage, Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee. Ad for Yes on Prop. 10 on car. Prop. 10 was sponsored by MSRy in 1939 to prohibit jitney competition on its lines. Rail service on the 35 line ended November 5, 1939.
Financial District
18th & Mission
View northeast to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) 14-Line trolley bus #880. Christmas decorations strung over street. Lachman Bros. furniture, Redlick's with '17 Reasons Why' sign, Shapiro Furniture Co., Payless Furniture Co, New China Cafe Chop Suey restaurant.
Mission
Valencia near 22nd
View northeast across Valencia to northbound Market St. Railway (MSRy) 9-Line #278 with large Coast Guard recruitment ad painted on side. Building at right extant 2019 with stucco exterior and much decorative trim removed. 'A' Gasoline ration sticker on car at left. [5-1944]
Mission
5th & Market
View northeast across 5th street to 12-Line Muni #838, passengers boarding another streetcar. In background, Hale Bros. department store. Gray's Suits, Len's Lunchette in Douglas Building (later demolished for Hallidie Plaza), Bank of America headquarters (One Powell St.). Female Muni conductor. [5327]
Downtown
Vallejo near Larkin
SF Muni , E-Line 'Dinky' streetcar
Russian Hill