Contains 2266 photos
View north across Market up Montgomery to Crocker First National Bank, 111 Sutter (Hunter Dulin Building), Alexander Building, Russ Building and, at right, Wells Fargo Nevada Bank Union Trust Building. Birdcage traffic signals.
Financial District
Elevated view east on Market from Powell. Crowds of people on Market Street watching the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine parade for the 1932 Shriners Convention The parade was on July 27, 1932. Mayor Angelo Rossi (with top hat) in the back seat of the white lead car. Ferry Building, Call/Spreckels Building, Humboldt Bank Building (with Bank of America signage) California (later State) Theatre, Pacific Building and The Emporium in the background. Edge of Flood Building at left. (JF)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast across Market to Shriners Parade, Flood building on left, Emporium at right
Downtown / Union Square
View north from center of Polk St. between Grove and McAllister to marching band in front of City Hall, dedication ceremony for Bay Bridge. Crowded grandstands at right. California Hall in distance left, California State Building (later Earl Warren Building) in background right.
Civic Center
Governor Merriam at Dedication, interviewed by reporters [11:15 am]
South of Market
Civic Center Bay Bridge Dedication Parade, Hungarian Contingent. View north on Polk St. between Grove and McAllister.
Civic Center
Women in matching uniforms. Civic Center Bay Bridge Dedication Parade, in front of City Hall. View north on Polk St. between Grove and McAllister.
Civic Center
From offramp, Bay Bridge Opening Day
Rincon Hill
Bay Bridge Dedication Pageant parade - Flying A gasoline float
Civic Center
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Palace of Horticulture. Strolling crowds
Marina
View west on Market between 2nd and New Montgomery in front of the Weinstein Company, 615 Market. A long Line of people wait to buy cigarette during a cigarette shortage. Next door is Hoffman's Grill, 619 Market declared a landmark in 1981 (SFLandmark 144), it was gutted in 1985 and surrounded by a highrise building. The facade remains.
Financial District
Cigarette Shortage, Line of Customers
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market to passengers boarding outbound SFMR DCC #1125 L-line.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Beds in Union Square, Pillsbury Pictures no. 48]
Downtown / Union Square
Sunset Tunnel dedication near Carl and Cole. Mayor James Rolph at controls of first N-line streetcar through the tunnel. [DPW A1493] [Duboce Judah Dedication]
Cole Valley