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Market & Van Ness
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Market & Van Ness

View northeast from street to Muni J-Line #109. Fox Theatre in distance right. City Hall dome at left. Birdcage traffic signals.

Civic Center
Embarcadero near Market
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Embarcadero near Market

View northwest to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 14-Line #1640 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938. Ferry Building Starter House at right.

Financial District
Union Square
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Union Square

View southeast across Square to sunbather, people relaxing on benches, Dewey Monument, I. Magnin and City of Paris. [Saturday Morning]

Downtown / Union Square
Great Highway Near Sloat
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Great Highway Near Sloat

View south toward Sloat Blvd near the end of the paved section of Great Highway. Sunset Confectionery on the corner at left. Two men in street next to Buick auto. Re-elect Nelson for Supervisor sign on the building dates this to 1921. Billboards at the end of the pavement were later removed.

Parkside
Baker & Fell
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Baker & Fell

View east across Baker at the corner of Fell. Police officer standing on board sidewalk (at the current DMV site); wall of ads behind him, Prager's Department Store; Fischer's Theater advertising 'Kismet', Scotch Plaid Tailors.

Panhandle
Fox Theatre
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Fox Theatre

Lats week of June, 1930, the Fox's First Anniversary Celebration. Line of people for Will Rogers 'So This is London.' MGM Lion Truck parked in front.

Civic Center
2nd & Market
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2nd & Market

View southwest across Market. From left, Balboa Building with American Express Steamship Ticket office, Santa Fe Railroad (later West Coast Life Insurance) Building, constructed 1917 (Wood & Simpson, architects), 2-floor addition 1921, Metropolis Bank Building, Palace Hotel. [OF-82]

Financial District
Fell & Laguna
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Fell & Laguna

View north on Laguna. Most buildings in view extant 2019.

Hayes Valley
Union Square
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Union Square

Elevated view east from St. Francis Hotel over plaza. Hotel Plaza at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Turk
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Market & Turk

View west on Market, St. Francis Theatre (playing My Son John) at left, Warfield at right. Twin Peaks in distance. Red Cross banners hang over Market Street. Dean Building (demolished 2018) at right. David Hewes Building on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 12th
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Market & 12th

View west across Market to Market, Page and Franklin intersection. Terry and Lew's Bar. MUNI streetcar #171. 6-line streetcar #173. Bohemian Gardens (1600 Market St.). Druids Temple (44 Page St.).

South of Market
Haight near Gough
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Haight near Gough

View northwest across Haight to Municipal Railway (MUNI) 6-line streetcar #174.

Lower Haight
New Follies Burlesk
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New Follies Burlesk

View southwest across intersection to 2961 16th St. at Capp. Later the 'Victoria Theatre' (that name also painted on side of fly loft) Lachman Bros., Albers flapjack flour signage.

Mission
Alemany & San Bruno
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Alemany & San Bruno

View southeast to northbound Market Street Railway (MSRY) 25-line streetcar with zip stripe livery.

Bernal Heights
Monterey near Edna
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Monterey near Edna

Market Street Railway (MSRy) 10-line streetcar #802 with zip stripe livery. Grassy hillside behind.

Sunnyside