Automobile

Contains 4894 photos

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Market near Grant

View east from center of Market St to Bankers Investment Building with Eagleson's, Lundstrom Hats, Bank of America, Mutual Savings Bank, Flannery Building with Painless Parker dentist, Chronicle Building, Crocker Building, Hobart Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Ferry Building, Examiner Building, Central Tower (former Call Building), Dr. E.F. Lazarus Optometrist, Seven Eleven Restaurant, Morris Plan in remodeled Kamm Building, Progressive Optical, Silver Palace Theatre in Bancroft Building showing 'Homicide'. Schwabacher-Frey. Decorative flags strung above street.

1950 Downtown / Union Square

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California & Jones

View east on California St. from Jones Street. Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) and Fairmont Hotel at left center. Huntington Hotel. Building at right is present site of Masonic Temple. Union 76 gas station.

1950 Nob Hill

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18th Street & Castro

View southeast across Castro to approaching Muni 8-line# 657. Pauls Market at left. Hibernia Bank (Later Bank of America), Castro Lunch, Cliff's Variety in background.

1949 Castro

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Washington Square

View southeast from Columbus & Filbert to approaching 30-line Stockton trolley bus # 582

1969 North Beach

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Grant & Pine

Chinatown. View north along Grant Ave. Chinese Lily Jewelry and Art Goods at 501 Grant, Lamps of China restaurant at 521 Grant. "Tai Chong & Co. Since 1908" sign. Shanghai Low. Lanterns hanging over and across street.

1957 Chinatown

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Grant & Washington

Chinatown. Night scene, looking south on Grant Avenue. Out of focus due to camera shake.

1957 Chinatown

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Union Square

View northwest from Geary Street toward Union Square. Dewey Monument, Fitzhugh Building (demolished) and Sir Francis Drake Hotel. 450 Sutter Building at right.

1957 Downtown / Union Square

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Powell & Jackson

View north on Powell, crowds of people looking at damaged cable car after accident. 20 people were injured as Powell-Jackson cable car lost control and raced down Powell before tipping over at the curve at Jackson street.

1955 Nob Hill

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Doyle Drive

View through the windshield of an automobile, headed east toward the city through the Presidio.

1950 Presidio

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Portola Drive

View East on Portola from about Dorchester, Mt Davidson on the right.

1968 West Portal

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Pt. Lobos near Great Highway

View south towards Ocean Beach. Cliff House at right. Station wagon with 'Whitney's at the Beach, C.O.A.D. Dept. Playland' (Coin-Operated Amusement Devices)

1960 Sutro Heights