Contains 237 photos
View northeast on Market from 6th. Warfield Theatre playing "Tobacco Road" and "Grapes of Wrath." Hotel Oxford, Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Esquire Theatre, Flood Building, and Hobart Building in distance. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) K-line Streetcar #145. Banners strung over Market for Community Chest campaign.
South of Market
View east on Market from 7th McAllister. United Artists Theatre, Merrill's Drugs, Federal Hotel. Street decorated for Shriner convention. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcars on Market St. Birdcage traffic signal. Jane Russell in The Outlaw at the United Artists; Shriners Parade was Sunday 21 July 1946.
Civic Center
View northeast across Market to Muni J-Line streetcar inbound. Elevated traffic control tower on right. Postal Telegraph, Tilden Sales and Board of Trade Buildings at left. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building. Flag Banners across Street for Golden Gate International Exposition 1940. Donahue Mechanics Monument at left.
Financial District
View southwest on Market from Mason. St. Francis Theatre and Wilson Building. Street and streetcar decorated for Shrine Convention. Rainy day. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Market St. Between Taylor & Mason (unusual July rain)
Downtown / Union Square
View south across Market from Jones and McAllister. Studio Theatre (later the Guild, formerly the Egyptian), Roundup Theatre and United Artists Theatre. Street decorated for Shrine Convention. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) M-line streetcar #139
Tenderloin
View east on Market from Mason. Esquire (showing Abbot & Costello 'The Time of Their Lives') Pix Theatres at left, Flood Building. Emporium (showing Abbot & Costello 'The Time of Their Lives'), 50th anniversary billboard. Hale Bros., J.C. Penney Decoration for unknown event. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 5-line outbound Market St. at Mason.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on O'Farrell toward Market & Grant, California Street Cable RR Cable Car #46, O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Street line. American Trust Company Bank and Union Trust Building at left. Remodeled Central Tower/Call Building in center background. Seven-Eleven Restaurant 711 Market, Morris Plan in Kamm Building before facade makeover, Progressive Optical, Fun Center, Silver Palace (later Hub) Theatre, Schwabacher-Frey stationers, birdcage traffic signals. L-Line #143, Market St. Railway (MSRy) 21-Line streetcars on Market. Banners strung over Market St.
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast to westbound California Street Cable Ca #1 with passengers boarding and young man on bicycle holding on. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery),Russ Building in background. Old St. Mary's Park at right behind cable car. Helvetia Hotel, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Clunie Building in distance left, with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Banners for GGIE strung over street.
Chinatown
View east on Market toward Third, Hearst Building at right. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Arch illuminated at night.[Henry Photo 116 Stockton Street S. F.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Market to passengers deboarding from Market Street Railway (MSRy) 31-line #970 with zip stripe livery. Banners hung over street for GGIE. Ferry Building tower in distance right. Postal Telegraph Building, Board of Trade / Tilden Sales Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. Elevated traffic control tower at right.
Financial District
View west on Market toward 3rd Street. Many streetcars of SF Municipal Railway (Muni) including 21-Line #112, 5-Line, 7-Line #151, and N-Line . Market Street decorated for Shrine Convention. In distance from left, Phelan Building, Bankers Investment Building, Mutual Savings Bank with Bank of America signage, Flannery Building with Acme Beer sign, Chronicle Building with Hyman Leasing sign, 660 Market Building.
South of Market
View east on Market toward 3rd Street. Shrine Band marching in World War I victory Parade.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Market toward 3rd Street. World War I Victory Parade, 91st Infantry Division marching.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Market Street. Buildings on left demolished for Halladie Plaza. Flood Building on left. 'Take Care of Them' and Red Cross banners fly over street.
Downtown / Union Square
View west toward Fisherman's Wharf, Taylor Street decorated for Christmas
Fishermans Wharf