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Fillmore & Duboce
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Fillmore & Duboce

View south on Fillmore toward Duboce. All buildings in the this view still stand. (2021) United Railroads [U02555] Claims Dept. (taken as part of an accident report)

Duboce Triangle
3rd St at 20th St
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3rd St at 20th St

View northwest to southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy)16-Line streetcar #952. Building at right still stands in 2022, but with a flat roof and no turret. 'Mac's Corner' store at right.

Dogpatch
Market near Beale
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Market near Beale

View east to man in suspenders at bus stop, Ferry Building and Embarcadero Freeway. Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings in background

Downtown
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

Elevated view southwest across Market Street to intersection with 3rd Street and Examiner Building (with large vertical electric sign, United States Lines, Pechner Shoes, Wechter's shop for men, United Cigars), Call Building (later Central Tower, with Owl Drugs and Stiegler Bros.), Kamm Building (with Sorenson Jewelers). Market St. Railway (MSRy) #1711. Lundstrom Hats, Wellendorf Book Co., El Sidelo.

Downtown / Union Square
7th & Folsom
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7th & Folsom

View north on 7th toward Folsom. Building at left (Doane Paper Company 298 7th Street, built 1926) still stands 2021. Hotel Empire / McAllister Tower at McAllister and Leavenworth in the distance. 7th Street is not yet cut through north of Market. Mobil Gas Station with Gargoyle Mobil Oil sign on right.

South of Market
Folsom & 9th St
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Folsom & 9th St

View south down 9th to Potrero Hill in far distance. American Automatic Electric Sales Co. 325 9th, at left. Buildings at left (and some others) still stand, 2022.

South of Market
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

Market between Powell & Mason. View east down north side of Market to buildings demolished for Hallidie Plaza. Pix, Esquire, Telenews Theatres. Flood Building is visible at Powell.

Downtown / Union Square
Howard & 7th St
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Howard & 7th St

Looking east. Pacific Telephone Building in distance. Corner building at left demolished, At right San Francisco Association for the Blind Building, built 1924, converted to live/work condominiums in mid-1990's. Birdcage traffic signals.

South of Market
Annie & Market
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Annie & Market

View northeast across market to Shopper Shuttle #0333 bus. Foggy or smoky conditions.

South of Market
Sutter & Sansome
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Sutter & Sansome

View west across Sansome to Municipal Railway (Muni) 2-Clement line demonstration bus, in early 1950s. Anglo and London Paris National Bank, Crocker Anglo Bank, Crocker Bank at right (Albert Pissis, architect)

Financial District
Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

Elevated view northeast from Civic Auditorium across intersection to United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men. WACs (Women's Army Corps) marching across intersection. In background from left, Main Public Library, Old Federal Office Building, Orpheum Theater, Lick Pioneer Monument (in original location). Standard Oil of California truck with bunting and sign for AAF (Army Air Force) Oil for Winged Victory. Posters on streetlamp poles for War Show at Seals Stadium. Probably related to production at this time at Opera House of Moss Hart play "Winged Victory". [Winged Victory]

Civic Center
9th & Moraga
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9th & Moraga

View northwest on 9th Avenue toward Moraga. Sutro Market delivery truck, Jos. Pera, proprietor. United Railroads [50 Feet South of Southern Property Line at Moraga Street Looking Northwest] [U07026]

Golden Gate Heights
Grant near Sacramento
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Grant near Sacramento

Chinatown. View north on Grant Ave. from Sacramento St.

Chinatown
Kids Watching Parade
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Kids Watching Parade

Market Street, 2 boys sitting on garbage can. Board of Trade Building in background.

Financial District
Clay near Sansome
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Clay near Sansome

View northwest across Clay to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Sacramento & Clay St. Cable Car #21, 500 Sansome building (built 1929) on right. Other buildings in view demolished.

Financial District