Contains 371 photos
Mission Street between 3rd and 4th. People waiting for a bus in front of site of Yerba Buena Center, buildings on 4th street being demolished on the site of Moscone Center West. Apartments at 4th and Howard in the background.
South of Market
Billboard in front of Transbay Terminal ramp and Embarcadero Freeway
Rincon Hill
View southwest across Market toward the Merchandise Mart, which opened in August, 1937. Billboard advertising Sunkist Oranges.
Civic Center
View east on California from sidewalk between Stockton and Grant. Trademark Building, Cathay House, Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. Building,, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel) at left. Sing Fat Building with House of Lee, Pacific National Bank Building (333 California) at far right.
Chinatown
View east on Market from 1st Street. Ferry Building at center. Birdcage traffic signal. Mobilgas sign on Fife Building. Board of Trade Building at left, Sheldon Building at right. Most of the buildings in this view demolished. (black and white positive film)
Financial District
Harvey Milk Billboard - Night shot. Painted Shasta advertisement below billboard is still there.
Potrero Hill
View West on Geary from Franklin. Municipal Railways (Muni) C-line streetcar #195 with wings livery stopped at the intersection. Hamilton Square Baptist Church at right, First Unitarian Church at far left.
Cathedral Hill
View west toward entrance of Twin Peaks Tunnel. Municipal Railway (Muni) K-line streetcar #104 inbound. Cars waiting at traffic light. Bank of America at left. Birdcage traffic signals. Above streetcar to right, building at 2500 Market houses Sebbelov Cora Lou Confectioners.
Castro
View east on California at Sabin Place to approaching cable car with signage on front and on top for Pope & Talbot Co. 1949 centennial, before much of California Street was rebuilt. 720 California St. (then Hartford Insurance building) at left, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel), Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette sign on west wall, Russ Building, House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sing Fat Building. Clunie Building in distance left, with Bank of America ad on west side. In distance, Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop.
Chinatown
View northwest across Mission Street from Trumbull just south of Mission viaduct. MSRy streetcar 40-Line Interurban #1230. Future Diamond Heights and Fairmount tract in background. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John's Ursuline Convent (1916) in distance right.
Mission Terrace
Diamond Jubilee Parade celebrating California's 75th admission day anniversary. Sailors from Japanese Navy ship Tama marching in formation during Military Parade. California Hall in the background.
Cathedral Hill
View northwest from southeast corner of Onondaga and Alemany. Muni K-Line streetcar #59 with wings livery. Balboa High School at left. Mount Davidson in background at right.
Cayuga
The Haight Street Chutes. View southeast from Haight toward Shrader. Far shot of with billboard advertising 'For Sale 2 Up to Date Cosy Homes' (Haight Street Chutes 1895-1902) [The Chutes, San Francisco, Cal.]
Haight Ashbury
View west across Market up Grove toward City Hall. James Lick Pioneer Monument at right. United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (white building) at center. Margaret Burnham's Cottage Candies in Marye Building at left.
Civic Center
View southeast across Market from Fulton. Embassy, Strand and United Artists Theatres. Grant Building, David Hewes Building, Odd Fellows Building (at center). SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 7-line streetcar #169. Birdcage traffic signals.
Civic Center