Powell & O'Farrell
View north on Powell to Lefty's, Crane Hotel, Union Square, Fitzhugh Building. To right, Dance Art Co., Quinby's Chocolates. Rainy day view. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Cable Car #506 with American flag.
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Clay & Kearny
View west on Clay. Passengers boarding Car # 19, Portsmouth Square at right, delivery truck for French Art Cleaners to left. Cable Car #19 is the oldest operating cable car (Built 1883) and returned to service in 2019.
Chinatown
Sacramento near Stockton
View east on Sacramento between Stockton and Joice. Sacramento St. Cable Car #23. Kids playing jump rope at left. Old Federal Reserve Bank, Bay Bridge in distance.
Nob Hill
California & Grant
View east, Old St. Mary's Church at left, pedestrians crossing street, and Bay Bridge in the distance. Cal Street Cable RR Cable Car #18, California at Grant
Chinatown
Stockton at Bush
View south on Stockton from above Stockton Street Tunnel. Hotel Devonshire, Hotel Navarre, McAlpin Apartments, Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe jeweler. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) #F-line Streetcar #38.
Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Powell
View west on Washington Street to approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #509. Smoke Stack for Washington Mason Powerhouse at center. Crescent Pharmacy at right. 1360 Jones apartment building (built 1928) in background left.
Chinatown
Geary at Powell
View southeast across intersection with Union Square off camera at left, Western Air Lines office at right, several buildings with scaffolding (Dohrmann's and I. Magnin's, which opened in 1948). Mutual Savings Bank Building and Palace Hotel in the distance on Market Street. Whittell Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #20, outbound. Old Crow Bourbon billboard.
Downtown / Union Square
Jones & O'Farrell
View northeast across Jones. Hotel York, Davenport Liquor, Merry's Drugs at right. Cal Street Cable RR Cable Car #60, Jones near O'Farrell
Tenderloin
Jones near California
View south on Jones toward Pine Street. O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Cable Car outbound. Empire Hotel in the background right, Bayview Hill in the distance
Nob Hill
Powell & Eddy
Looking north on Powell from Eddy, Pig and Whistle, Hotel Powell, Flood Building, and Owl Drugs. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Cable Car #505, (Superior Duplicate of wnp27.50034)
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Eddy
View southwest towards Eddy, Market Street in background. Zukors, Gray's Suits, and Yosemite Sparkling Water, cable car loaded with passengers including soldiers. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #513.
Downtown / Union Square
Fifth & Market
View northeast across 5th street to 12-Line Muni #838, passengers boarding another streetcar. In background, Hale Bros. department store. Gray's Suits, Len's Lunchette in Douglas Building (later demolished for Hallidie Plaza), Bank of America headquarters (One Powell St.). Female Muni conductor. Cropped version of wnp14.1605.
South of Market
Jones & McAllister
View north on Jones from McAllister. Hotel Boyd, Hotel Governor, and Anglo Bank at right. Pedestrians crossing intersection. Cal Street Cable Railroad Cable Car #60 (Jones Street Shuttle), Harrington's Bar. Birdcage traffic signal. Side/Rear of the Paramount Theatre (entry at 1066 Market, demolished 1965) in background.
Tenderloin
California & Grant
View southeast to westbound California Street Cable Ca #1 with passengers boarding and young man on bicycle holding on. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery),Russ Building in background. Old St. Mary's Park at right behind cable car. Helvetia Hotel, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Clunie Building in distance left, with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Banners for GGIE strung over street.
Chinatown
California near Stockton
View east on California to, from left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building before 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's church, Financial Center Building, Southern Pacific Building, Bay Bridge, Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life ad on west side, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Shell Building, Russ Building. California Street Cable Railroad Cable Car, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at right.
Chinatown