Contains 4894 photos
View northwest across Geary toward Masonic. Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcar #154 with wings livery at beginning of special run to the scrap yard, eastbound on Geary near Masonic. Bekins building in background.
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
View north from Folsom & Ripley toward downtown.
Bernal Heights
Autos & trucks on exhibit on the car deck of the ferry Eureka.
View south on Bayshore Boulevard near 3rd Street. US101 Freeway construction, Bayside Motel at left[Bayshore Blvd and freeway 101 Freeway 101 under construction, looking south ]
Bret Harte
View east across Franklin. [McAllister and Franklin View of City Hall with 1953 Plymouth two tone sedan. Andrew Brandi in driver's seat.]
Civic Center
3630 Balboa Street between 37th and 38th Avenues
Richmond Outer
View northeast on Valencia from 25th Street and Southern Pacific Old Main Line crossing. Southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 40-line streetcar #1234 approaching the intersection. Building at center, then Anderson Funeral Parlor, still stands in 2024 as Synergy School. Likely from 1936, when track work on Mission Street re-routed streetcars to Valencia. [1234-40-12 SB on Valencia at 25th ca 1939]
Mission
View southeast across Mission at South Van Ness. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 40-line #1237, San Mateo Interurban Car. H & L Block Sportswear, 1563 Mission; The Recorder Printing and Publishing Building, Van Ness Motors. [1237-40-11 WB on Mission at South Van Ness ca 1940]
South of Market
View east across San Jose Avenue ( Bernal Cut) toward Mission Street and Appleton. Municipal Railway (Muni) streetcar #1244. College Hill Reservoir, Holly Park and Junipero Serra Elementary School in background. [1244-40-04 SB on Mission at Appleton February 1947]
Fairmount
View northeast across La Playa between Fulton and Cabrillo, back lot of Playland. Municipal Railway (Muni) 7-line streetcar #1553 with wings livery on a rail fan excursion trip. Laff In The Dark ride in distance left, Motor Boats and Flying Scooter ride at right. [1553-07-03 SB on La Playa North of Fulton Fan Trip 23 July 1948]
Richmond Outer
View west across Market to intersection of Market St, Geary and Kearny St. to United Railroads 4-line streetcar #1656. Magee Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Flannery Building (with J.Edlin Merchant Tailor, Chas. H. Strub Dentist, Gallenkamp Shoes and M.A. Gunst), Bankers Investment Building (1912) Chronicle Building with clock on corner over entry, Dr. Tambling, Dr. Goodnight dentists. Lotta's Fountain. [1656-04A-01 Market Street 1911][Market, Third & Kearney (Sic)]
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Street cable car #6 at terminus, 8-line streetcar in distance. Castro Theater, Eureka Florist, Castro Flower Store, Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny grocery store, Hibernia Savings and Loan, Cloverdale Winery liquor store. [CC006-58-11 Castro & 18th 1937]
Castro
View southeast across Castro to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Street cable car #6 near turntable at 26th St. [CC006-58-12 Castro Street 1938 (sic)]
Noe Valley
View West on Sacramento toward Polk. Sacramento-Clay line cable cars #15 and #18 at Polk St. Palo Alto Hotel, Safeway market, rear of Old First Presbyterian Church at left. Foster's at right. [CC015-55-02 CC018-55-01 Sacramento & Polk 5 July 1941]
Polk Gulch
View southwest to Municipal Railway (Muni) California St. cable car #23 at terminus west of Presidio Ave. Laurel Hill cemetery in background, [CC23-61-06 EB on Calif West of Presidio 1950s]
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park