Automobile

Contains 4894 photos

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Castro & 18th

View northeast on Castro St to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro St. Cable Car #7, 8-Line streetcar in distance. Bon Omi Store, Prudence Penny grocery store, Castro Theater in background.

1938 Castro

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Powell near Bush

View taken from a cable car heading south on Powell towards Market St.

1945 Nob Hill

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California & Powell

View East down California to Bay Bridge and East Bay beyond. Powell Street Cable Car in intersection while eastbound California Street Cable car boards. Southern Pacific Building (with SP Sign atop) in distance. University Club at left.

1961 Nob Hill

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Market near 3rd

View northeast across Market to Muni J-Line streetcar (another Muni streetcar with wings livery in distance). Gallenkamp's Shoes and Owl Drug Co. in Magee Building, Mutual Savings Bank building with Bank of America branch, Flannery Building with Dinty's Kitchen, Acme Beer sign and Painless Parker dentist, de Young Building with Florsheim, Hyman's Leasing and Peck-Judah ticket agency, 660 Market Building, Crocker Building, Hobart Building, Examiner Building. Banners strung across Market, possibly for military recruitment. Birdcage traffic signals. [3119 Market at 3rd]

1947 South of Market

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Market Near Montgomery

Elevated view, looking northeast across Market toward Crocker Building (demolished 1966) at the corner. The old 660 Market Building with large billboard on roof with Omar Cigarette ad and Lyon & Hoag Real Estate sign (Realty Building, built 1907 demolished 1923) at left. The Waldorf, Wells Fargo Union Trust Building (demolished 1966), Hobart Building under construction. Patrick & Co., Flatiron Building. H.G. Squier Real Estate Co.

1914 Downtown / Union Square