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Mission & 5th
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Mission & 5th

View east on Mission from 5th. 14-line Streetcar #269. Mohr Building (built 1924) at right. All buildings in view on Mission were demolished for 5th & Mission Garage. Pacific Telephone Building in background. Birdcage traffic signal.

South of Market
Washington & Fillmore
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Washington & Fillmore

View east on Washington toward Fillmore. SF Muni Washington Jackson Cable Car #520 with ad for Hilo Hattie with Harry Owens Orchestra at the St. Francis Hotel stopped at Fillmore while 22-line Muni streetcar with wings livery passes. New Fillmore Grocery on right.

Pacific Heights
Sacramento & Waverly
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Sacramento & Waverly

View east on Sacramento toward Waverly. Sacramento St. Cable Car #22. First Chinese Baptist Church, Quong Wing Chong Steam Laundry and Salvation Army on left. Old Federal Reserve Bank, Bay Bridge in distance.

Chinatown
Market & Jones
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Market & Jones

View north on Jones across Market. SF Muni 5-line Streetcar #853 with zip stripe livery and Jones Street shuttle cable car. Prager's Department Store Building (Sylvain Schnaittacher, architect, built 1910) with Anglo-California National Bank, Granada Sweet Shpo on right. Hotel Boyd with Harrington's on street level, Hibernia Bank on left. Hotel Governor.

Tenderloin
Castro & 18th
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Castro & 18th

View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Castro Street Cable Car #1 at terminus. Hibernia Savings at right. Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny Grocery Store at left.

Castro
Castro & 18th
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Castro & 18th

View northwest toward intersection of Castro and 18th. Castro Street cable car #6. Wulzen's Drugs at left. Castro Creamery, Eureka Bakery in background.

Castro
Market & Geary
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Market & Geary

View west on Geary across Market to SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar No.#210 with wings livery. Lotta's Fountain, Flannery Building (with The Stag bar, Acme Beer signs) at left, Whittell Building center background, Chronicle Building at right. Security Finance Co., The Stag bar, Dr. Willett Chiropractor, Granville's Jewelers, Fosters cafeteria, Casten's Thirty Geary Restaurant, California Savings, Santa Fe Railroad sign.

South of Market
18th & Castro
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18th & Castro

View north on Castro from 18th. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 8-line Trolley Bus #725. Bon Omi Stores, Castro Flower Shop, Cliff's Variety at right, Castro Theatre in background.

Castro
Balboa & 38th Ave
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Balboa & 38th Ave

View northeast across Balboa from 38th Ave. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #13 with wings livery. Balboa Theatre, Sugar Bowl Bakery at center. Buildings at left now significantly altered.

Richmond Outer
1st & Market
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1st & Market

View northeast across 1st Street toward Market. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #93. Mobilgas sign in background.

Financial District
Wawona & 46th Ave
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Wawona & 46th Ave

Zoo Terminal, view east on Wawona toward 46th, Ocean Park Motel in background. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line Streetcar #173

Parkside
Geary & 2nd Ave
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Geary & 2nd Ave

View northeast across intersection of 2nd and Geary. Pat O'Shea's Bar at left, with Eisenhower-Nixon presidential billboard (Ike & Dick). Turning SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line streetcar #208 with wings livery. Larkins Building (former Park & Ocean Railroad Co. Geary St. Carbarn), with signage for Brown Buick Co. in background. The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956.

Richmond Inner
Clayton & Market
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Clayton & Market

View southeast from Clayton toward Market. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 33-line Trolley Bus #701 making 180-degree turn onto Clayton, with illuminated neon sign warning of oncoming bus.

Eureka Valley
Broad near Plymouth
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Broad near Plymouth

View east on Broad toward Plymouth. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) M-line #150, Colombo's Liquor Store, Ocean View District

Oceanview
Fillmore near Turk
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Fillmore near Turk

View north on Fillmore toward Turk. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcar #665, Rail fan excursion charter passing Fillmore Car Barn. Herman's Lunch at left.

Western Addition