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California near Grant
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California near Grant

Elevated view northwest over crowd seated in St. Mary's Square Park during Good Friday Services at Old St. Mary's Church. Public address system set up on church steps. Sing Chong and 720 California Buildings in background. Rectory at right.

Chinatown
Valencia & Market
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Valencia & Market

Elevated view south to traffic tie up around Hub Building Collapse. McRoskey Mattress Co. and Hotel Fallon (1693 Market) and Salvation Army building beyond.

South of Market
3rd near 16th
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3rd near 16th

A. Levy & J. Zentner Co., view northwest over present site of Mission Bay development,

Mission Bay
Arguello & Sacramento
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Arguello & Sacramento

View east down Sacramento to approaching Muni 4-line #219. Madison Elementary School, later Claire Lilienthal Elementary School Madison Campus, in background left.

Presidio Terrace
Townsend near 3rd
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Townsend near 3rd

View northeast across Townsend from Southern Pacific Passenger Depot to Muni F-line #40 with wings livery. U.S. Post Office at left at 210 Townsend (building still stands 2021). Most buildings on north side of Townsend still stand 2021, including California Wine Association Building 180 Townsend and California Electric Light Co. Building 166 Townsend at far right. M.J. Brandenstein (M.J.B) Building, 665 3rd St., background left with many tanks on roof.

View of Downtown
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View of Downtown

Elevated night view southeast over retail district to South of Market, from the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Union Square, City of Paris, I. Magnin, Whittell Building. Howard Building (Head Building), Phelan Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Central Tower (former Call Building), Pacific Telephone Building, In distance left, Union 76 clock tower on Bay Bridge approach.

Downtown / Union Square
Jones  near Golden Gate
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Jones near Golden Gate

View northeast across Jones to side / rear of Paramount Theater. Its front entrance was at 1066 Market, demolished 1965.

Tenderloin
Judah & La Playa
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Judah & La Playa

View east to Muni # 1017 with wings livery at the N-line (N-Judah) turnaround on Lower Great Highway.

Sunset Outer
Market at 10th
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Market at 10th

View west from center of street toward Van ness. Lachman's Furniture clock sign at Van Ness corner, left, all buildings on left side demolished. Grand Central Hotel at right. Central freeway overpass under construction at Octavia in distance.

Civic Center
Judah & La Playa
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Judah & La Playa

Elevated view northeast on Judah across Lower Great Highway toward the Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line (N-Judah) turn around. Streetcar #117 at left. Dick's at the Beach, the Red Mill, Lou's Coffee Shop at left. Billboard advertising Sally Rand show on Powell in the background. Homes under construction on 48th Avenue in the background right.

Sunset Outer
Judah & La Playa
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Judah & La Playa

View southeast on Judah across Lower Great Highway and La Playa toward the Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line (N-Judah) turn around. (car numbers unreadable) Billboard advertising Sally Rand show on Powell. Homes under construction on 48th Avenue.

Sunset Outer
Page & Stanyan
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Page & Stanyan

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Relief Station distributing supplies after 1906 earthquake. Families waiting in line on sidewalk. A. J. Ahern Liquors at the corner of Page and Stanyan. Tower for Young Men's Hebrew Association at 1966 Page.

Haight Ashbury
Market at Kearny
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Market at Kearny

View NE across Market Street. Chronicle Building at center, Hobart Building far right. Streetcars pedestrians, Lotta's Fountain

South of Market
Market at Grant
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Market at Grant

Elevated rooftop view looking east to Union Trust, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Kamm Building (Sorensen Jewelers and Kelly Tires billboard), Call Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Monadnock Building, Palace Hotel, streetcars, Boos Bros. [Market St. at Grant]

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

Elevated view southeast over square to Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Whittell Building, City of Paris, Nathan-Dohrmann store in Butler Building [Union Square]

Downtown / Union Square