Montgomery near Sutter
Welcome Parade to welcome Giants; Dan O'Connell and Bob Speake in car, reaching for balloon
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Market & Montgomery
Welcome Parade to welcome Giants; Willie Kirkland and Leon Wagner
Financial District
Filbert & Embarcadero
View west across Embarcadero up Filbert and Filbert Steps to Coit Tower/Telegraph Hill. Gibraltar Warehouses, American Salvage Co., New Deal Restaurant (901 Embarcadero), Julius Castle. Filbert Steps, boxcars.
Northern Waterfront
Market & 8th
View east on Market, Orpheum and Embassy Theaters, Crystal Palace Market, SFMR #83, #151, #143
South of Market
Taylor near Jefferson
Fishermans Wharf crab pots. Pier 45 in left background
Fishermans Wharf
Grant & Vinton Ct.
View north on Grant between Pine and California.Shanghai Low restaurant at right. New Grant Hotel, Hotel Yamata, Sing Chong Co., Cathay House. Flags and banners strung across street, one saying 'Welcome Visitors'. Possibly for GGIE.
Chinatown
California near Grant
View east toward Financial District, Cable car passing Grant Ave and House of Lee (717 California). Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building. Yolanda Hotel, with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Helvetia Hotel, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life Insurance ad on west side. In distance, Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop.
Chinatown
Haight & Ashbury
View west on Haight St. from Ashbury. Gold Cane cocktails, Holcombe jeweler.
Haight Ashbury
Union near Divisadero
Muni E-line, View West on Union from Divisadero. Presidio in background.
Cow Hollow
Market & 10th
View northeast across intersection to Fox Theater demolition, Muni N-Line #1032 approaching. Remains of Gold Room and Riviera Snack Bar in theater retail space. Civic Auditorium in background left. Orpheum and Embassy Theaters in distance. 100 McAllister tower in distance. Muirhead Building / Chase Hotel (1907) in center at Larkin intersection.
Civic Center
15th near Market
View east on 15th Street toward Market. Sailor and woman posing. L-Taraval streetcar in background. Gas ration sticker on windshield. Circa 1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe auto behind. (same people as wnp28.1477)
Duboce Triangle
Mission & 29th
View northeast across Mission to Market Street Railway #1641 special. Shanghai Herb Co., Dr. Schott Dentist. D & J Steamed Clams, American Trust Co. Bank.
Bernal Heights
South Van Ness at 21st
View northeast across intersection to southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line #283 passing #266. Houses in background on east side of S. Van Ness still stand in 2023. 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.
Mission
Park Presidio & Clement
View northwest across intersection to Muni 1-Line #410 heading inbound (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #110 renumbered #410 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #110.)
Richmond Inner
Geary near Pierce
View northeast from center of Geary to approaching Muni C-line #609 with wings livery and Red Cross flags (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #209 renumbered after merger) passing C-Line #659 (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #259 renumbered after merger). Hamilton Square, Stringer Storage Co. and Winterland in background left. C.B. Pennebaker Real Estate, Hamilton Hotel in background right.
Lower Pacific Heights