California & Arguello
View north past 76 Union gas station to St. John's Episcopal Church and Temple Emanu-El in the background.
Presidio HeightsGas Station
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Mission & College Terrace
View southeast across Mission Street toward Mission viaduct. Northbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 14-line streetcar #1608 stops for passenger, while another goes southbound. McLaren Park in the background. Ad for Yes on Prop. 10 on car. Prop. 10 was sponsored by MSRy in 1939 to prohibit jitney competition on its lines. Richland service station at Murray St. corner in background.
St. Marys Park
3rd & Townsend
View southeast across Townsend to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 20-Line #286 outside Southern Pacific passenger depot. In background left, Libby, McNeill & Libby canners in Harron, Rickard & McCone Building 139 Townsend (Built 1909, still standing 2021) and Union Oil service station.
South of Market
Market & Collingwood
view east to Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance E from Collingwood. Omen Oil Company, Market & Castro. House at right is Wulzen family home, 4021 17th St, but later renumbered to 2425 Market St. It was moved as part of the construction project. This area is now Harvey Milk Plaza and the Castro Station entrance. [dpwbook18 dpw4026]
Castro
Market & 17th
Twin Peaks Tunnel construction. Elevated view west to tunnel entrance. Castro Street at far left. [Twin Peaks Tunnel W from Market Omen Oil Company dpwbook18 dpw4027]
Castro
Fell & Stanyan
Gas station, 'Shell Company of California' at northeast corner of Fell and Stanyan Streets. Panhandle at right. [Fell & Stanyan Sts] dpwbook25 dpw5933]
Panhandle
Van Ness & Pine
View west across Van Ness toward Standard Oil gas station. (The station..a replacement facility.. is maintained as the last Standard Oil gas station in the state of California, as of 2020.) Pete Boatman auto repairing in the background. Buildings on Pine have all been demolished. Red Crown Gasoline signs, at left Fisk Rubber Co., Atlas Auto Top Manufacturing Co., Hotel Aetna 1617 Pine, [Van Ness & Pine Sts] [dpwbook25 dpw5934]
Pacific Heights
Baker & Hayes
View East at northeast corner of Baker and Hayes. Standard Oil gas station. [dpwbook25 dpw5935]
Panhandle
Stanyan & Waller
View northeast across Stanyan to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 17-Line #205 on Stanyan at Waller. Rear of Haight St. Car House in right background. Signal service station at right
Golden Gate Park
Church Near 24th
View south to inbound Muni J-Line #137 approaching 24th Street. Noe Valley and St. Paul's Church spires in the background.
Dolores Heights
Balboa & 45th Ave
View east down Balboa from center of intersection to Muni Magic Carpet streetcar B-Line #1005 with wings livery. (ERA-SC Charter - 16 June 1956 Electric Railroaders Association - Southern California)
Richmond Outer
San Jose Ave near Sagamore
View north on San Jose Ave. to approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 26-Line #1599 on San Jose Ave between Sagamore and Sickles and Alemany. Standard Oil service station, Ocean View Hardware in background. Reinstated 26-Line running between Daly City and Onondaga Ave. and Mission St. only during World War II. Apartment building at left, 103-111 Sagamore St. built 1929, still stands 2023. Area at right of photo demolished for I280 freeway.
Oceanview
Geary & Collins
View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line #131 with wings livery on Geary at Collins. Oldsmobile car dealership. 76 gas station.
Lone Mountain
San Jose Near Alemany
View southwest Market St. Railway (MSRy) 26-Line #1553 on San Jose Ave near Alemany. Associated service station and Safeway supermarket at Alemany intersection in distance. Reinstated 26-Line running between Daly City and Onondaga Ave. and Mission St. only during World War II. Site is now under the I280 Freeway and BART elevated tracks.
Outer Mission
Bayshore Boulevard
View East from Above Bayshore Boulevard near Marin Street. Islais Creek marsh and Southern Pacific trestle in distance. Union Oil gas station flag at half-mast for the death of President Harding at the Palace Hotel two weeks prior.[Islais Marsh & SP trestle dpwbook33 dpw8890]
Produce Market