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Cesar Chavez near Connecticut
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Cesar Chavez near Connecticut

View east from center of Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) toward Connecticut Street. 1926 Connecticut at left. Footbridge across Ocean Shore Railway tracks at right. Southern Pacific trestle in the distance. (inscribed caption is inaccurate)[Army St De Haro St. East][dpwbook31 dpw7907]

Central Waterfront
San Jose Ave near Farallones
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San Jose Ave near Farallones

View northeast on San Jose Avenue between Farallones and Lakeview. First two houses on the left still stand (2021) at 2666 San Jose Avenue and 2660 San Jose Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) M-line streetcar tracks at center. [dpwbook31 dpw8016]

Oceanview
San Jose from Sickles
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San Jose from Sickles

View northeast on San Jose Avenue from Sickles; Warehouse Wm. Fisher Co. Quality Grocers Hay Grain & Coal; Ocean View Hardware on left. Buildings on right demolished. [dpwbook31 dpw8017]

Oceanview
College near San Jose
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College near San Jose

North side of College Avenue between Mission & San Jose. 88, 86, 84 College Avenue prior to widening of the Bernal Cut / San Jose Avenue. The building on the right was moved 75 feet east and still stands in modified form as 121-123 College. The other two were either demolished or moved.[College Ave Block 6692 Bernal Cut][dpwbook32 dpw8447]

St. Marys Park
Bosworth Bridge
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Bosworth Bridge

View north on Bosworth from south of Southern Pacific's Bosworth Street Bridge. The bridge showing cracks above the arch, it was slated for demolition in the widening of the Bernal Cut (now San Jose Avenue) Interstate Freeway I280 passes through this view today. [Bosworth St Bridge][dpwbook32 dpw8465]

St. Marys Park
Charles & Mission
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Charles & Mission

Charles St Block 6661 [dpwbook32 dpw8472] H S Thomson Lumber Yard on Charles St at Mission. See 1915 Sanborn map Sheet 904 for detail. Demolished for widening of Bernal Cut. Charles St Bridge just to left out of photo.

Holly Park
Cuvier near San Jose
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Cuvier near San Jose

Cuvier St Block 6723 [dpwbook32 dpw8482] North end of Cuvier, west side. Large house center right was 2 Cuvier St, demolished for widening of Bernal Cut. House at center left is 8 Cuvier St, still standing. Children with doll buggy pram.

St. Marys Park
College Avenue
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College Avenue

86 College Ave, near the Bernal Cut. The house was demolished or moved for the mid 20s widening of San Jose Avenue. The house next door, 117 College Ave (then 80 College) still stands in 2022. Little girl posed in front.[dpwbook32 dpw8505]

St. Marys Park
Market near Danvers
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Market near Danvers

South side Merritt Street, 73 Merritt at right. The 3000-block of Market Street was once Merritt, buildings on the south side of this block were moved about 20 feet back to accommodate the widened street. These houses sit directly in the middle of present Market Street where it veers south from Merritt. These buildings were either demolished or moved to parts unknown. [dpwbook32 dpw8526]

Eureka Valley
Ord & Market
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Ord & Market

View west to 160 Ord St. at Market. Built 1904, still stands 2021 with modifications. Widened Market Street now occupies space to left of house. The three buildings on the left fronting Hattie, except for the one on the left edge, were demolished when Market was extended. Tank Hill in background. [N.W. cor. Market & Ord Sts #160 Ord dpwbook32 dpw8532]

Eureka Valley
Market from Sansome
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Market from Sansome

View south across Market from Sansome toward the 500-block of Market. Toyo Kisen Kaisha, California Notion & Toy Co., Sanborn, Vail & Co. This entire block demolished. [Market St. looking east from Sansome St to Ecker St.][dpwbook32 dpw8584]

Financial District
Front & Market
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Front & Market

View north down Front Street across Market. Board of Trade (with H. Bercovich cigar store) and Tilden Sales Buildings on left. Boyd Block on right. [Market St. looking north in Front St.] [dpwbook32 dpw8592]

Financial District
Market & Fremont
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Market & Fremont

View southeast across Market Street toward the intersection of Fremont. Municipal Railway J-line (J-Church) streetcar at left. Moise-Klinkner Rubber Stamp Company 369 Market and Army-Navy Goods Store on the southeast corner with large electric 'Moise Signs' sign, Resler Bros. Clothing on 4th Floor, Emerick & Duncan Paints and Brushes 19-21 Fremont. Field-Ernst Envelope Co. [Market St. looking toward Fremont St.] [dpwbook32 dpw8593]

Financial District
Market near Front
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Market near Front

View northeast across Market to large buildings on north side of Market, between Front and Davis. Boyd Block at left, northeast corner Front and Market (with Bob Donahue cigars 366 Market, Dignan Drug Co. General Adding Machine Exchange 354 Market, Warner Bros. Radio, Breeders and Fanciers Exchange). Right of center, Sherwood (later Bourn) Building 320 Market. Oceanic Building, 2 Pine Street (Originally Tillman & Bendel Building. George A. Applegarth architect, 5 stories 1908, 3 stories added 1918) in background right.[Market St. looking north toward Davis St.][dpwbook32 dpw8595]

Financial District
Market & Davis
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Market & Davis

View north across Market toward the intersection of Davis and Pine. Oceanic Building, 2 Pine Street (Originally Tillman & Bendel Building. George A. Applegarth architect, 1908, 3 stories added 1918) at left. Hansford Building 268 Market (1908), Glenwood Building and Fife Building (1909, demolished 1966) at right. All buildings in view demolished. [Market St. at Pine & Davis Sts. Oceanic Bldg in foreground] [dpwbook32 dpw8597]

Financial District