Market near Grant
View northeast on Market between 4th and Grant. Phelan Building at left and Wells Fargo Union Trust in background center.
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Market at 4th
View north across Market to Flood Building, Woolworth's. Smoky or foggy conditions. Warfield, Telenews Theaters in distance. Nunn-Bush, Gensler-Lee Diamonds.
South of Market
View South on Leavenworth
Empire Hotel in the distance, two-way traffic on Leavenworth
Lower Nob Hill
Jones & Pine
Looking north on Jones St. from Pine.
Lower Nob Hill
Grant & Sacramento
View north from center of Grant Ave. to Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Western Union, Hang Far Low noodles, The United Dept. Store, Republic Hotel, Tai Ping Cafe Chop Suey, Chinese Village liquors, Lai On Co. Chinese Fine Arts.
Chinatown
Kearny & Maiden Lane
View north from center of Kearny Street. Young's, Bond Clothiers, Sutter Hotel, Sherman Clay & Co., Pauson & Co. Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
Ferry Building
Market Street from California looking east to Ferry Building, Weinstein Co., Club 98, Hotel Terminal, Southern Pacific Building. Ferry building sign reads 'Welcome to San Francisco'
Financial District
Grace Cathedral
View southeast from Sacramento and Jones Streets. Mark Hopkins HOtel, Hotel Huntington, Grace Cathedral with single bell tower.
Nob Hill
Fisherman's Wharf
Embarcadero near Taylor Street. Alioto's, Fishermen's Grotto, Tait's at the Wharf, foot of Taylor.
Fishermans Wharf
Frederick & Stanyan
MSR 7-line car turning left onto Stanyan. Owl Bakery & Fountain on northeast corner, bicycle shop.
Parnassus Heights
Frederick & Stanyan
View northeast across intersection to approaching Muni 7-line #464 car, Bike shops, Owl Bakery, Barber Shop, Grocery. Buildings in photo still stand in 2023. This former Market Street Railway (MSRy)streetcar #164 was renumbered #464 after the merger with the Municipal Railway in order to avoid confusion with Muni #164.
Golden Gate Park
Carl & Arguello
Elevated view north on Arguello to Golden Gate Park. Westbound Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Line streetcar enters intersection.
Parnassus Heights
31st Ave & Judah
View southeast. Opening of the Sunset Tunnel and Muni N-Judah line. Bunting, '1' sign, and 'Old Timer's Car' banner decorate streetcar stopped on Judah. This was the lead car in the parade, with Mayor James Rolph as its motorman, headed to the inaugural ceremonies at the western terminus of the new line. Automobiles line the street surrounding it. People standing in street and on sandy hillside. Homes on 30th Avenue in left background, side of a home on 31st Avenue in right background. See also wnp27.0493
Sunset Outer
Church, Market & 14th
View south on Church to flooded street and Market Street Railway (MSRy) 22-line car #871 with zip stripe livery; during WWII.
Duboce Triangle
Church, Market & 14th
Elevated view of flooded intersection, looking northeast to Mint Hill.
Duboce Triangle