Cafe

Contains 57 photos

3rd near Townsend
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3rd near Townsend

View northeast across 3rd from front of Southern Pacific Depot to Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcars: 16-line #945, 29-line #960, 15-line #820 with zip stripe livery. Depot Coffee Shop 711 3rd St., Louis E. Brown Watch Repair (Authorized Watch Inspector, Southern Pacific and Western Pacific Railroads) 709 3rd St. MJB Coffee office and factory in background left, 665 3rd St. (M.J. Brandenstein Building, Built 1916, architect G. Albert Lansburgh.) At far left background, Transcontinental Freight Co. Building, 1908.

Mission Bay
Columbus & Broadway
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Columbus & Broadway

View northwest across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) unknown line streetcar #808, crossing Columbus. Verdi Theatre (later World Theatre) in background left. Rail service ended on this line in 1946

Chinatown
Balboa & Great Highway
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Balboa & Great Highway

View east to Leo Mendoza crashing his bicycle on Balboa Street. M&M Hotel, Shoot the Chutes ride, Market Street Railway (MSRy) Playland streetcar terminus in background.

Sutro Heights
Kearny near Vehrmer Place
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Kearny near Vehrmer Place

View east across Kearny to D.C. Heger Art Neckwear 116-118 Kearny, White Lunch Cafenet 120-122 Kearny, Carrau & Green Diamonds, Golden Gate Loan Co.[G810 OF-025] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [OF-25]

Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell near Powell
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O'Farrell near Powell

View northwest across O'Farrell. Building with coffee sign at far right built 1906 (Salfield & Kohlberg, architects), extant in 2022 with 1933 Art Deco remodeled facade. John R. Sievers florist on ground floor of Manx Hotel on northwest corner (Villa Florence Hotel in 2022). Hotel Gloster (later Hotel Virginia and San Francisco Downtown Hostel in 2022), Rathjen Bros. Groceries and Liquors in distance on left. At right, Keiner's Liquors, 198 O'Farrell, with swing out electric sign. Buildings in view all still stand in 2022

Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Fillmore
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Washington & Fillmore

View northwest across Washington from Fillmore Municipal Railway Cable Car #523 with ad for St. Francis Hotel Mural Room. Buildings in view extant 2021.

Pacific Heights
Geary & 2nd Ave
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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
Sloat near 45th Ave
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Sloat near 45th Ave

View northwest across Sloat from SF Zoo to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 12-line Streetcar #1586, Sloat Blvd eastbound near 45th Ave (Muni L car at 47th & Wawona St in far left distance).

Parkside
Market & 11th
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Market & 11th

View southeast from Van Ness Ave., Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line #1577, Market St westbound at 11th St. Jersey Lunch, Ford Hughson car dealership in background.

Civic Center
Divisadero near Oak
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Divisadero near Oak

View north on Divisadero to Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #1567 marked as "Special Car", on fan excursion. Oak Grill on left, Paul's Lunch at right. Most buildings in view now demolished or moved. Barely visible in distance, marquee of Harding Theater, later a church and Emporium SF, a video arcade and performance space.

Buena Vista
Market at Fulton
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Market at Fulton

View south across Market to Municipal Railway (Muni) 21-line streetcar #109 outbound, Embassy Theater, Sun-Light Fountain Lunch, Strand Theatre, Hotel National, lots of sailors standing in the street, streetcar is packed with passengers, street decorated for Shriner convention. Crowd is leaving area because of night Shriners parade. (see also wnp14.2501)

Civic Center
Grant & Bush
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Grant & Bush

View northeast across intersection, before Dragon Gate entrance to Chinatown was installed in 1970. Grant Cafe, City of Hankow Tassel Co. Lanterns along and across Grant.

Chinatown