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Parade on Market Street near 8th Street during Portola Festival. [M-G 102] Elevated view to northeast, with St. Boniface Church steeple at center, Fairmont Hotel at upper left, and Flood Building at extreme right. Storefronts at left are now the site of Orpheum Theater. Baths, Marshall Square Market. Flags and banners strung across street, Crowds along street and on rooftops.[M-G 102]
Civic Center
Parade on Market Street near 8th Street during Portola Festival. Elevated view to northeast, with St. Boniface Church steeple at center, Fairmont Hotel at upper left, and Flood Building at extreme right. Storefronts at left are now the site of Orpheum Theater. Baths, Marshall Square Market. Flags and banners strung across street, Crowds along street and on rooftops. [M-G. 108]
Civic Center
View northwest across Market toward Sansome, U.S. Navy officers marching in formation in parade, Flatiron Building at left, Anglo California Trust Company Building at right. Float at far right in shape of a battleship bow.
Financial District
View east across Market toward 1st Street, Municipal Railway (MUNI) streetcars N-line #179, J-line unknown number, and 2-line #161. Elevated traffic control tower at right. Flags and banners strung over Market St. at left, probably for May 21, 1949 parade honoring the Merchant Marine and 100 years of world trade from San Francisco's port. PG&E Building, Sheldon Building in background.
Financial District
View southeast across Market toward 1st Street, Municipal Railway (MUNI) streetcars M-line #83, B-line #175, and 3-line #221. Owl Drug Co. at right. Birdcage traffic signal. Flags and banners strung over Market St. at left, probably for May 21, 1949 parade honoring the Merchant Marine and 100 years of world trade from San Francisco's port. PG&E Building, Sheldon Building in background.
Financial District
View northeast across Market between Powell and Stockton. 6-line streetcar #136 derailed in front of the Flood Building blocking all streetcar traffic. At this point, post merger of merger of Muni and Market Street Railway, both the tracks and equipment were worn leading to this derailment. The 4 tracks were reduced to 2 the next year. Morgen Jewelry Co., Florsheim Shoes, Moore Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes, Anglo California National Bank with large electric signs on top. Banners strung across street and on streetlamps for Lions International convention parade on July 28, 1947. Phelan Building in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
View south from center of Stockton to Columbus Day Parade, Ygnacio Valley High School, banner girls and marching band. School mascot nickname is The Warriors. In background from left, Tony Nik's Cafe, North Beach Restaurant, Bank of America, Sincere Federal Savings, Fior d'Italia restaurant. Italian flag banners strung over street.
North Beach