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Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

Southwest corner of Haight and Masonic, Haight St Palace, Inporium African imports, Men's Clothes.

Haight Ashbury
View of Downtown
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View of Downtown

Elevated view east from the St. Francis Hotel. Russ Building, Mills Tower, Standard Oil Building, Equitable Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, Wells Fargo Building (completed 1966), Hobart Building, high rise under construction, Whittell Building. Hotel Plaza at lower left.

Downtown / Union Square
Bayshore near Augusta
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Bayshore near Augusta

US101 Freeway construction, view northwest toward Alemany Boulevard overcrossing and Bernal Heights in the background. Sign at right reads 'Another Freeway for your Safety'. Kunst Bros. Paint Co. sign on fence on Bernal Hill.

Portola
St. Francis Circle
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St. Francis Circle

View north to Arden Wood Christian Science Sanatorium behind trees at left, billboards for Lakeshore Park development ("For Prestige Living, Homes of Character and Distinction", Kraft Mayonnaise.

West Portal
O'Shaughnessy near Portola
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O'Shaughnessy near Portola

View north toward Twin Peaks from O'Shaughnessy Blvd near Portola, site of Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (McAteer High School). Corner of building at left was part of driving range, Jeep used to collect golf balls. Original Sutro radio TV transmission tower in distance left. (TM)

Glen Park
Turk & Lyon
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Turk & Lyon

View south across Turk near Lyon from Arbol Stairs. Billboards lining south side of Turk Street; Twin Peaks and Mt. Sutro in background

Anza Vista
Market & Merritt
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Market & Merritt

View Southwest on Market Street from Merritt before the street was further widened and divided. Victorian apartments at 56-58 Danvers (across a grassy lot now called Merritt Park) at center. Twin Peaks in the background.

Eureka Valley
Market & Haight
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Market & Haight

View west across Market and up Haight Street. Hub Pharmacy at center, Safeway Supermarket, See's Candies, Norwitt Motors Porsche dealership, Sam Krieger Used Cars and First Baptist Church in left distance.

Civic Center
Clement near 33rd
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Clement near 33rd

View northeast across Clement to Sutro Car House east of 33rd Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #212 with 'Join Now - The New Regular Army' signage approaching. D-Line was assigned to Sutro Car House.

Richmond Outer
Mission Viaduct
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Mission Viaduct

View northwest to approaching southbound Market St. Railway (MSRy) 14-Line streetcar #1618. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John Ursuline Convent (1916) in background beyond streetcar. Future Diamond Heights and Fairmount Tract in background left.

Mission Terrace
Market and Van Ness
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Market and Van Ness

View southwest from center of Van Ness Avenue. Civic Center Hotel on left. On right, A.E. Miller sales co., Bohemian Inn, Raymond Hotel Apartments. Twin Peaks in distance. [San Francisco 6/28 -? -26]

Civic Center
Larkin near Grove
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Larkin near Grove

View southeast across Larkin to United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men. It was later San Francisco City offices and site of New Main Library). Sailor walking in front. Hotel Whitcomb to right.

Civic Center
Judah & 48th Ave
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Judah & 48th Ave

View east to N-Line PCC #1028 with wings livery and another streetcar approaching terminus loop.

Sunset Outer
Mission & Italy
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Mission & Italy

MSRy Streetcar #1232 looking south

Excelsior
Upper Market
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Upper Market

View east over Kite Hill to Eureka Valley. Dolores Heights in background right. Castro Theatre in background far center left, Hamm's Brewery and Seals Stadium in background top center. Two houses at lower right moved or demolished, possibly in connection with construction of elevated roadway on Market. Houses at bottom center are on 100 block of Yukon St.

Clarendon Heights