19th Ave near Wawona
View south on 19th Avenue from near Wawona. Autos stopped Sloat Boulevard in the background. Street widening construction. Future Stern Grove at right. Billboards for Phillies cigars and Richfield gas
ParksideBillboard
Contains 371 photos
Divisadero near Grove
View south down Divisadero St. towards Grove. Universal Auto Repair and Early Times billboard at center. Harding Theatre in background .
Alamo Square
Market near Davis
Looking east down Market near Davis. Ferry Building at center background. SP sign on top of Southern Pacific Building, Matson & PG&E Buildings right. Hamm's billboard on left. At right foreground Hyman's Leasing, Citizen's Federal Savings, and Bresler Jeweler.
Financial District
Van Ness & Broadway
View north on Van Ness toward Broadway. Municipal Railway (Muni) H-line Streetcar #126. 2201 Van Ness, onetime home of attorney Charles Ackerman, at northwest corner (demolished in 1957).
Polk Gulch
Van Ness near Greenwich
View southeast across Van Ness Ave. between Lombard and Greenwich. Municipal Railway (Muni) H-line Streetcar #937. Large Bank of America Billboard with clock (and sign painters)
Russian Hill
Monterey near Detroit
View east on Monterey Boulevard toward Detroit. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 10-line #910. 426, 428 and 430 Monterey at left (built between 1908 and 1910, still stand in 2023). Stairs at center are Upper Detroit Steps.
Sunnyside
San Jose near Niagara
View northerly on San Jose Avenue toward Niagara from the southern Pacific overcrossing. Market Street Railway (MSRy), Elkton Shops, Mt. Davidson, Diamond Heights in the distance. Gravel Plant at left. The entire left side of this view is now the route of Interstate 280 freeway.
Cayuga
Fulton near 21st Ave
View northeast across Fulton toward 20th. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line Streetcar #833
Richmond Outer
Geary near 43rd Ave
View west on Geary toward 43rd Avenue. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line Streetcar #246. Rainier billboard at right.
Sutro Heights
Geary & 2nd Ave
View east from center of Geary to Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #51 with wings livery turning north on 2nd. Coronet Theatre on right. Larkins Building (former Park & Ocean Railroad Co. Geary St. Carbarn), with signage for T.F. Ormand Dodge Plymouth in background.
Richmond Inner
San Bruno Ave near Alemany
View north from Alemany, Market Street Railway (MSRy) Excursion Streetcar #1241, Bernal Heights with Billboard for Stanford Hotel on edge of Bernal Heights, ad for Kunst Bros. Paints on fence.
Bernal Heights
Sloat Blvd at Palos Place
View northeast, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 12-line Streetcar #1725, Sloat Blvd westbound at Palos Place. Paul Wolter Homes sign
Parkside
Mission at Highland Av
View northeast, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 14-line Streetcar #1743, Mission St southbound at Highland Ave. Ice Follies billboard
Holly Park
Onondaga & Alemany
View northwest from southeast corner of Onondaga and Alemany. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 12-line Streetcar #1589, Mt Davidson (cross) in background. Left corner became Garrett's Ice Cream Parlor in 1950s.
Cayuga
Sutro Car House
View northeast across Clement near 32nd Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line pull-in streetcar #212, with large 'Join Now - The New Regular Army' recruiting sign on side.
Richmond Outer