Demolished

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O'Farrell near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to 1906 earthquake damage, with fire approaching from south of Market, debris in street, men on rooftops and crowds gathering to watch. At left Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, with sign for current attraction, 'Are You A Mason'. At right, awning for Orpheum Theater at 119 O'Farrell. In distance across Market, Call Building, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building. Sign visible in distance on side of Belvedere Music Hall, 30 O'Farrell, as well as sign for Oberon Concert Hall on tower at Stockton St. corner.

1906 Downtown / Union Square

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McAllister Car Barn

demolition of smokestack, homes along McAllister near Masonic

1914 Western Addition

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Montgomery Block

Montgomery & Washington [Montgomery Block erected 1854]

1906 Financial District

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Montgomery & Washington

View southeast across Columbus Ave. to Columbus Savings Bank Building, (Built 1905, also known as Columbia Savings Bank, San Francisco Landmark #212) at left, Montgomery Block at right. Outbound Presidio & Ferries Streetcar #26 in distance. Cropped from original image at wnp15.711.

1911 Chinatown

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Telegraph Hill

crowds assembled to witness fleet leaving for Philippines; German Castle (Layman's Castle), taken from top floor 292 Union Street east of Montgomery

1898 Telegraph Hill

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View NW From Russian Hill

View northwest on Broadway between Jones and Leavenworth to Marina, Presidio, Golden Gate, Marin Headlands. Cropped from image at wnp71.1073.

1900 Russian Hill

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Columbus & Kearny

View northwest on Columbus (then Montgomery Avenue). At center, the California Hotel, at 1001-1017 Kearny/200-214 Montgomery Avenue, built in 1874, and leased to proprietors Fonroche and Herteman. St Francis of Assisi Church in background.(WMK)(see also wnp14.1215)

1895 Chinatown

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Folsom near 26th

View northeast across Folsom between 26th Street and Army (now Cesar Chavez). Market Street Railway (MSRy) 36-Line streetcar #1581 passing the original Cogswell Polytechnical College building on the east side of Folsom, which opened in August, 1888 (Charles Geddes, architect). (another building had been built on the west side of Folsom in 1916). The original building (and the rest of the block) was demolished in 1941 to make way for a low cost housing project.

1939 Mission

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Haight near Cole

View northeast across Haight to Muni 7-Line Car #452 with wings livery westbound. last month of rail operation on this line; former MSRY unit #152 renumbered #452 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #152. MacFarlane Hardware, Metz Superior Doughnuts, Haight Theatre in background.

1948 Haight Ashbury

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Junipero Serra near Ocean

View south on Junipero Serra Boulevard toward Ocean Avenue. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 12-Line streetcar #1588. Commodore Sloat school in the background. Same original image as wnp67.0369.

1941 Merced Manor

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Haight & Buchanan

View northwest across intersection to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 17-Line #131 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938. All buildings in view, with the exception of the building in the far distance at right, have been moved or demolished.

1938 Mint Hill

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Sutter & Buchanan

View northwest across the intersection of Sutter & Buchanan, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 4-Line streetcar #211,crossing Buchanan. All buildings in this view demolished in redevelopment.

1938 Japantown

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24th & Utah

View East on 24th Street, 35-Line #779 & #284 passing 24th and Utah Car House on left and Car Barn Tavern on right

1939 Potrero Hill

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San Jose Ave near Sickles

View north on San Jose Avenue between Sickles and Alemany. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 26-Line streetcar #801 passing Ocean View Coal Company, advertising Dines Coal, James Lane owner. In the background is Bartoli's restaurant. This view now dominated by the I280 Freeway Reinstated 26-Line running between Daly City and Onondaga Ave. and Mission St. only during World War II.

1942 Outer Mission

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Balboa & La Playa

View north to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-Line streetcar #104 at Playland Terminal loop, Rocket Speedway and Sutro Heights in the background. Motorman talking to supervisor.

1940 Richmond Outer