Market near 9th
Shriners Parade; View south across Market to Shriners marching past O.A. Bremer gun shop at 1287 Market; Grandstand, billboards 'Velvet' and 'Rinso'
Civic CenterDecoration
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Hayes & Market
Shriners Parade; View southwest across Market to Shriners marching past grandstands, umbrellas; photographer above Hayes and Market street sign
Civic Center
Old City Hall
View north to old City Hall Illuminated at night from Marshall (City Hall) Square. Lick Pioneer Monument in foreground.
South of Market
Market & Fulton
Market St between 7th and 8th Streets, looking southwest across Market. Muni M & L cars outbound #150; crowd boarding; kid on cow catcher. Strand Theatre, Hotel National, Benatar's Department Store, Crystal Palace Market, a huge food mall, is visible behind cars, demolished 1959; current site of Trinity Place: (See sf.curbed.com article for good history of Crystal Palace.) Hotel Whitcomb and Merchandise Mart in distance. Market Street decorated for Shrine Convention. (parade was July 21, 1946)
Civic Center
Market & Montgomery
View northeast across Market to Muni car #660 with wings livery, ad for 'Bicycle Thief' and Red Cross flag. Crocker Building (demolished 1966) at left. Union Trust and Hobart Buildings in background. Banner reading 'Give Gladly' and Red Cross banner over street. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #260 renumbered after merger).
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Fremont
View southeast across intersection to Shriners Band parading. Offenbacher's Men's Wear 369 Market, Barney's Buffet, Bimbo's 365 Club, Wally's Gift Shop, Allied's Donut Store, military uniform stores . Background left, Ferry Building, Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings. Banners strung over street. Birdcage Traffic Signal. Signs for 'Victory Bars', 'Military Gifts." "Welcome AAONMS" (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) sign.
Financial District
City Hall
View northwest to El Arco de Brillantes, illuminated decorative archway in Civic Center Plaza for Diamond Jubilee. City Hall at left.
Civic Center
Twin Peaks
Christmas tree on Christmas Tree Point. [Xmas tree Twin Peaks dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2318]
Midtown Terrace
Kearny & Post
View west to White House, Davidson & Co. Lavishly decorated retail store on northwest corner Kearny and Post, with patriotic decorations for Grand Army of the Republic G.A.R, painting of Washington and Lafayette at center. Young boys posing in front, crowd looking in store window. [White House Department Store at the corner Kearny & Post Sts. S.F. decorated in honor of G.A.R. Aug 86]
Downtown / Union Square
Market Near Montgomery
View northeast across Market to MUNI J-line #94 with wings livery and Red Cross flag; MUNI N-line #83 passing Crocker Building. Red Cross banners on streetcars and hanging over Market Street. Robert Kirk Ltd. store.
South of Market
Market & Spear
View East to Ferry Building. Street decorated with American and other flags. Probably for the 1909 Portola Festival.
Financial District
Kearny & Market
Chronicle Building, Kearny and Market, installing decorative lighting [SC31]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & New Montgomery
Looking west. Decorative lighting illuminated at night. Palace Hotel at left, Call Building at center. [SC31]
Downtown / Union Square
Grant near California
View northwest across Grant to California. Sing Fat and Sing Chong Co. Buildings. Stained glass globe streetlamps. Lights strung over street and decorating buildings. Chinatown at night, Clayton St Family Collection
Chinatown
Ferry Building at night
Ferry Building from Lower Market St. at night, Clayton St Family Collection
Financial District