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Century Theatre
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Century Theatre

Crowd in front of Century Theatre, previously Cort, Curran, later Morosco and Capitol (home of Capitol Follies burlesque). Premiere of HUNTING BIG GAME IN AFRICA WITH GUN AND CAMERA, by Oakland hunter explorer H.A. Snow (1869-1927). On Ellis near Stockton. Theatre demolished in 1941.

Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell & Powell
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O'Farrell & Powell

View east to O'Farrell-Jones & Hyde Street Cable Car, Call Building and Kamm Building in background left. Orpheum (later Columbia) Theatre and Orpheum Annex Hotel on right, Phelan Building in distance.. Keiner's and Tait-Zinkand Cafe, Hotel Adena on left. Richard Valentine Tailor on right.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

View southeast down Embarcadero from pedestrian bridge. Ferry Loop at left.

Financial District
Clayton & Twin Peaks
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Clayton & Twin Peaks

View Northeast toward Clayton from Twin Peaks Boulevard. SF Fire Department, Ashbury Tank in background

Ashbury Heights
Great Highway Near Sloat
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Great Highway Near Sloat

View south on Great Highway between Wawona and Sloat. Auto in foreground heading north. Sunset Confectionery & Luncheonette at left, boardwalk at right. Hills of Fort Funston in distance.

Ocean Beach
3rd near 23rd
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3rd near 23rd

View north on 3rd St. to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 16-Line streetcar #949 headed for Visitacion Valley. 3rd St. Car House on left.

Central Waterfront
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

View southeast across Market to 21-Line MSRY #1553, Embassy and Strand Theaters, Serbin's Mens Wear, Hotel National with Army Navy Goods Store, Odd Fellows Building, Grant Building, United Artists Theater, David Hewes Building in distance left.

South of Market
Market  near Sutter
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Market near Sutter

View southeast across Market to 8-Line Muni #166. Kehoe Display Fixture Co., Baron's Government Surplus Army-Navy Surplus store. Underwood Building 525 Market at far left.

Financial District
Mission at 30th
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Mission at 30th

View north on Mission from 30th Street. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-Line streetcar #1563 southbound. Lyceum theatre vertical sign visible at left. MSRy's 29th Street car house in the background.

Bernal Heights
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

View northeast across Great Highway from Cabrillo. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line streetcar #111 with wings livery at Cabrillo Street turnaround. Skateland and Sutro Heights in background. Administration office building at right.

Richmond Outer
Cabrillo & La Playa
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Cabrillo & La Playa

View northeast to Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line streetcar #208 at Cabrillo Loop. Playland at the Beach administration building, Laff In The Dark Ride in background.

Richmond Outer
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

Premier Theatre. Opened as the Imperial Theatre in 1912, renamed the Premier in 1929, then became the United Artists in May 1931, renamed again as the Market Street Cinema in 1972, Federal (later Aida) Hotel at Right.

South of Market
Jones & Eddy
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Jones & Eddy

Jones Street Shuttle Cable Car #60 on O'Farrell, Jones and Hyde Line. View toward northeast corner of Eddy and Jones. Building with sign for Skating in the background demolished (first replaced), Now the site of Boeddeker Park

Tenderloin
Hyde Street near Beach
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Hyde Street near Beach

California Street Cable Cars. Hyde Street Pier and Alcatraz in distance. Sign on recently closed ferry slip reads BERKELEY

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Elkton Shops
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Elkton Shops

Streetcar #1730 (ready for scrapping?) with Mt. Davidson in the background

Cayuga