Embarcadero Center
Embarcadero Center 1 high-rise viewed from terrace at Embarcadero Center.
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Contains 9006 photos
Washington near Powell
View east towards Bay Bridge and Ferry Building. Present Gordon J. Lau elementary school at right.
Chinatown
Grant near Washington
Chinatown. Looking north between Washington and Jackson Streets. Imperial Palace Restaurant, Hing Wah Art Co, Li Po Cocktail Lounge. Lanterns.
Chinatown
Powell & Market
Cable car on turntable at Powell, Eddy and Market, being pushed off by crew. Passengers waiting to board. Flood Building Woolworth's at right.
Downtown / Union Square
View NE from Twin Peaks
Buena Vista Park at center left. SF Bay in distance.
Clarendon Heights
View E from Twin Peaks
Market Street at left center
Clarendon Heights
View E from Twin Peaks
Market Street at left center
Clarendon Heights
View N from Telegraph Hill
Parking lot at Pioneer Park. Taken from steps to Coit Tower. Embarcadero piers, SF Bay, Alcatraz, Angel Island, and Marin County in background. At left, gas holding tank (gasometer) at foot of Powell St. At far right, 290 Lombard, Art Moderne apartment building, Architect: H.C. Baumann, built 1940.
Telegraph Hill
Filbert near Larkin
Looking west from Filbert between Larkin and Polk Streets to Marina District and Presidio.
Russian Hill
Market & Fulton
View southeast across Market toward its former intersection with Fulton. Theatres visible here are United Artists, Embassy, and Strand advertising Bingo. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line streetcar #177. Hotel National at right with Army and Navy Store. Grant, David Hewes and Odd Fellows Buildings. Columbia clothing store 1111 Market.
Civic Center
Financial District
Elevated view looking west from U.S. Bank building at California & Davis St. towards Bank of America building
Financial District
Market & Fremont
Elevated view looking down onto BART construction work at Market and Fremont Streets. View to west.
Financial District
Twin Peaks Tunnel
Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance at West Portal and Ulloa St, decorated with 'Season's Greetings' above archway. Municipal Railway (Muni) Line-M streetcar #1025 exiting tunnel.
West Portal
California & Sabin
View east on California between Stockton and Grant. Construction of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building annex at right. Sing Fat Building with pagoda at Grant, St. Mary's Square park beyond. Pacific National Bank Building, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building on Montgomery St. At far left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building, (then Hartford Insurance Co. building)after 2 story addition, Cathay House Chinese Restaurant. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west wall at center left. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building in distance.
Chinatown
View from SF Bay
View looking west from the Bay towards Ferry Building and skyline. Barges for BART Transbay Tube construction at center. Bank of America Building and One California under construction. Mt. Davidson and Twin Peaks in distance on the left. Embarcadero Freeway.
SF Bay