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Geary & Powell
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Geary & Powell

View northeast across Union Square, Dewey Monument, Hotel Plaza, Fred Benioff Furs, Howard Building, Whittell Building. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Geary Streetcar #11.

Downtown / Union Square
Fillmore & Turk
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Fillmore & Turk

View southeast across Fillmore & Turk intersection to SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 22-line Streetcar #907 with wings livery approaching Turk Street Substation, former Market Street Railway Power House Substation, SF Landmark No. 105 at left. Sacred Heart Church in the distance.

Western Addition
Mission near Randall
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Mission near Randall

View north on Mission toward Randall. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 9-line. Lachman's billboard, Reed Realty.

Holly Park
Mission at Cesar Chavez
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Mission at Cesar Chavez

View north on Mission toward Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) before widening, SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 14-line Streetcar #941, Army Garage (Victor L. DeMartini), McBlain's Kiddie Shop. Billboard for Golden Glow Beer.

Bernal Heights
Ferry Loop
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Ferry Loop

Elevated view southwest from Ferry Building toward south side of Market. Southern Pacific Building in background. Signage for Golden State Dairy Products all around and next to building. Landscaped area in center of plaza with Muni starters kiosk. Grand Cafeteria.

Financial District
Clay & Embarcadero
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Clay & Embarcadero

View northwest up Clay Street from Embarcadero. Sacramento St. Cable Car #20. Harbor Garage, Union Recreation Center, Convey & Sons Meat, Hotel Albion. All buildings in this view demolished.

Financial District
Market near Castro
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Market near Castro

View east from above entrance to Twin Peaks Tunnel. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) #L-line Streetcar. White motor coach #059 at right.

Castro
Church & Market
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Church & Market

View southeast across intersection of Church and Market. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 22-line Trolley Bus #778

Mission Dolores
Geary & Powell
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Geary & Powell

View northeast across intersection to SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #131 with wings livery. Union Square on the left. Whittell Building in background right

Downtown / Union Square
Geary & 2nd Ave
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Geary & 2nd Ave

View northeast across intersection of 2nd and Geary. Pat O'Shea's Bar at left, with Eisenhower-Nixon presidential billboard (Ike & Dick). Turning SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line streetcar #208 with wings livery. Larkins Building (former Park & Ocean Railroad Co. Geary St. Carbarn), with signage for Brown Buick Co. in background. The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956.

Richmond Inner
Fillmore near Turk
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Fillmore near Turk

View north on Fillmore toward Turk. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcar #665, Rail fan excursion charter passing Fillmore Car Barn. Herman's Lunch at left.

Western Addition
Church & 16th
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Church & 16th

View north on Church from 16th Street. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 22-line Streetcar #855 with zip stripe livery.

Mission Dolores
Washington & Polk
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Washington & Polk

View west on Washington from Polk. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Cable Car #523. Dan's Liquor Store and Louvre Fabrics at right. (Buildings demolished)

Polk Gulch
View from Mark Hopkins
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View from Mark Hopkins

View southeast from Mark Hopkins toward the Financial District and Bay Bridge, Russ Building at center

Nob Hill
Mission & 2nd
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Mission & 2nd

View west on Mission across 2nd St. .Whiddom's Cigars on corner. Muni (Municipal Railway) 14-line Streetcar #957 [Mission & 2nd 1948]

South of Market