Gas Station

Contains 231 photos

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California & Quincy

View east to (from left) Sanborn Building, Stauffer Chemical Co. Building, 636 California , Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Fireman's Fund Building (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983), 550 California Building, completed 1960), Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel), Wells Fargo Headquarters Building, 464 California, under construction. Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop (sign removed in September 1961) in distance, Clunie Building with Bank of America sign on side., St. Mary's Square Parking Garage with Flying A service station (with park on roof), International Building under construction, at right.

1960 Chinatown

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Market near Dolores

View north across Market between Dolores & 14th St; MUNI PCC K-line #1027 approaching. U.S. Mint, Safeway supermarket sign, Sherwin-Williams Paint store in background.

1966 Mission Dolores

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Ninth & Mission

View southeast down 9th to MSRy 19-line #856 passing Mowhawk Service Station. Birdcage traffic signal.

1941 South of Market

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Castro & Market

[DPW A 6143] Elevated view northwest to Richfield gas station, Ellen's apartments in distance. Birdcage traffic signals. Standard service station at lower left. Corona Heights in distance.

1939 Castro

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Folsom & 12th

Jerry's Service Station, E.P. Finegan, sports equipment.

1938 South of Market

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Folsom & 12th

J.E. Hunsicker Associated Gas Station, men in front, car on lift, E.P. Finegan Co. sports equipment, 314 12th St. sign.

1938 South of Market

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Bayshore near 3rd

[Main artery of the city from the south is Bayshore Boulevard, shown here looking north at the intersection with Third Street]

1947 Candlestick Point

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Sixth & Harrison

St. Charles Bachelor Hotel 456 Sixth Street; associated gas; L. D. Allen auto and truck ads

1927 South of Market

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South Van Ness & Mission

Firestone tire service; Atlas Paper Co.; parade of Willig Bros. rental trucks with flags.

1932 South of Market

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Tompkins & Putnam

Elevated view southeast over crowded Alemany Farmer's Market; Mt. St. Joseph in background.

1948 Bernal Heights

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California near Davis

View east on California to fire being fought in distance, hoses in street. California Packing, 101 California on right aka Calpac, now Del Monte Foods. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building in distance. Standard service station at left.

1935 Financial District

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Bay & Columbus

Looking South toward Russian Hill. Royal Towers (at center) under construction.

1963 North Beach

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Buena Vista East

Auto crashed through fence beside 5-7 Buena Vista Avenue East. View north on Buena Vista East toward Haight. St. Ignatius Church in distance. Service station at the corner of Haight and Baker

1951 Buena Vista

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16th Ave & Irving

Union 76 gas station and Pontiac dealership on SE corner of 16th Avenue and Irving.

1938 Sunset Inner

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19th Ave & Rivera

View south on 19th Avenue from Rivera Street. Rio Grande Gas Station at left. [dpw A6620 11-1-40 19th Ave south of Rivera Street]

1940 Parkside