Geary & Stockton
Demolition of City of Paris building
Downtown / Union SquareColor
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Geary & Stockton
Demolition of City of Paris building
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Stockton
Demolition of City of Paris building, viewed from Union Square
Downtown / Union Square
Jones near Filbert
View north through automobile windshield. [164-Steep hill near Lombard zig zag]
Russian Hill
Jones & Filbert
View south up hill. Street work underway. [165-Steps to walk up hill - cross parking]
Russian Hill
California near Stockton
View east through automobile windshield. From left, 720 California (then Hartford Insurance Building), Cathay House in Trade Mark Building, Old St. Mary's Cathedral and rectory, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (around then Fireman's Fund) on left. Yamato Sukiyaki in Sun Fat Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building on right. [162 - Frisco hills]
Chinatown
Fishermans Wharf
View northwest from Red & White bay cruise pier past the 'Harbor Emperor' cruise boat. Mount Tamalpais and bay behind.
Market near 7th
View east to Ferry Building in distance. Municipal Railway L-Taraval line streetcar #1020. Muni buses. Emporium sign, Kress, Federal Hotel, Odd Fellows Temple. Town House restaurant. Chinese American Cafeteria. Grant Building. David Hewes Building with modernized exterior. BART entrances boarded up.
Civic Center
Market & 7th
Municipal Railway M-line streetcar #1152. 6-line trolley bus #567. Federal Hotel, Hamburger restaurant.
Civic Center
Market & Dolores
View west to Corona Heights and fog in distance. Municipal Railway N-line streetcar #1129 passing. Safeway sign tower with store under construction or renovation. St. Francis Lutheran Church steeple.
Mission Dolores
West Portal & 14th Ave
Municipal Railway K-line streetcar LRV #1240. Baskin-Robbins 31 ice cream sign, tunnel in distance.
West Portal
San Jose near Mt. Vernon
View southeast at Municipal Railway K-line streetcar #1220. Southern Hills, San Bruno Mountain in background. Windmill.
Oceanview
Judah & 21st Ave
View east past Municipal Railway N-line LRV streetcar #1256. Steeple of St. Anne's Church and UCSF in distance.
Sunset Outer
Embarcadero Station
On platform with Municipal Railway K-line LRV streetcar #1253.
Financial District
Ocean near Geneva
Elevated view east from pedestrian bridge past Municipal Railway LRV streetcar #1230. City College grounds at left, Excelsior neighborhood and John McLaren park (with LaGrande Tank (Water Tower) in distance.
Oceanview