Contains 217 photos
Elevated view west up Commercial Street. Muni 8-Line trolley bus #741 and 55-Line #0289 diesel bus in foreground. Exposition Fountain, Harbor Coffee Shop, Golden Cafe. On horizon, from left, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Brocklebank Apartments, original Federal Reserve Bank, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955. Area in foreground demolished and now site of Embarcadero Center.
Financial District
Looking south; 21-line trolley coach 21-Hayes bus #596
Lone Mountain
View northeast from street to Muni J-Line #103 with wings livery. Phelan Building, Union Trust Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle, Hobart, Examiner, Central Tower (former Call) Buildings. 11:37 on clock. Banners strung over Market Street in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
5950 and 5954 California Street are retail spaces on the northeast corner of 22nd Avenue. Residential units above, with entrance (and addresses) on the 22nd Avenue side. Built 1913. Dick's Barber Shop (sign reads: 'Dick's Haircuts are simply swell, it pays to look well') and Sea Cliff Market. Back of Muni Line-1 trolley bus at right. (Still extant 2023.)
View west across Portrero Avenue. The Good Samaritan Community Center seen here was replaced by the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, which occupies a new building at the same location. Bliss & Faville, Lewis Hobart architects.
Mission
Mayor Rolph posing with two unidentified men for the opening of the Embarcadero bus line. [Embarcadero bus line/Rolph dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA24]
View east [Bus on Miraloma Drive dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA109]
Sherwood Forest
Columbus Tower (Sentinel Bldg.)View south on Kearny. Hall of Justice and County Jail behind.
North Beach
View southeast across Market near Fulton St. to Strand Theater, Kelly's Mens Wear, Embassy Theater, KSAN, Odd Fellows Building, Grant Building, Federal Hotel, Fosters, Merrill's Drugs, Korbette, David Hewes Building with modernized exterior.
Civic Center
Sutter between Fillmore and Steiner View to northeast side of the street and approaching Muni 1-line trolley coach #813. The entire block was demolished during redevelopment. Building on left was built as the Victory Theatre in 1907, and was later known as Fischer's, All Star, Gaiety and Sutter before becoming the Little Chapel Church of God in Christ.
Lower Pacific Heights
Muni Busses and Streetcar, 12-Line Bus #5283, K-Line #1158 near City College
Westwood Park
View east down Market Street. Union Trust, Hobart, Crown Zellerbach. Hoffman Grill, Pig'n Whistle Cafe at right.
Financial District
View east on Market from 4th Street. Roos Bros., Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Hearst Examiner Building, Call / Spreckels Building, Portola Theatre and Humboldt Bank. Large open air tour bus turning from Market at left, 9-Line streetcar. Sheerin's Laundry cart, 7-Line streetcar. [1099 Market St. east of 4th, St A.I.P.] Photo Postcards [SC109]
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market to K-Ingleside PCC #1016 with wings livery, 8 Castro Line #776. Ferry Building (with Port of San Francisco sign) Ensign Cafe, 3 Market Liquors in background [9757]
Financial District
Elevated view west to USF Parade for basketball team. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Bankers Investment Building, Eagleson's, Jarman, Lundstrom Hats, Prices.
South of Market