Market & 5th
View east on Market Street. Buildings on left demolished for Halladie Plaza. Flood Building on left. 'Take Care of Them' and Red Cross banners fly over street.
Downtown / Union SquareNeon
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California near Powell
View east on California St. to approaching cable car. New Crest Auto Center at right. In distance left, 720 California building after 2-story addition, Home Insurance Company Building (later Fireman's Fund) with Colonial tower. Large S-P sign atop Southern Pacific Building in background center installed March, 1954. New Crest Auto Center at right.
Nob Hill
Columbus & Kearny
View southeast from Columbus and Kearny St. looking at Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) and Transamerica Pyramid. Standard Oil gas station and Jim's at base of tower.
North Beach
Market & Grant
View northeast across Market looking toward Grant. Muni J-Line Streetcar PCC #1035. Regal Shoes, Seaboard Loans on left. Union Trust Company Building at center. Citizens Federal Savings Mutual Savings Bank Building at right, Chronicle Building beyond.
South of Market
Annie & Market
View west down Geary across Market from what was then the corner of Annie Street. Lotta's Fountain at center. Muni streetcar PCC #1012. Flannery Building with Dr. Alexander Dentist and The Stag bar, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings branch, Bank of America. On Geary Whittell Building and St. Francis Hotel in distance. KSAY radio sign at right on Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers, M.B. Rich optician, Foster's, California Compensaton & Fire Co. with electric sign showing temperature, Livingston's, Owl Drugs. Chronicle Building at far right. 10:05 a.m. on clock at right.
South of Market
Market & Kearny
View north on Kearny across Market. Lotta's Fountain, Chronicle Building with Security Finance Co., W & H Cigars Liquors on the right. KSAY Radio sign on Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers with Bulova clock, Pastine's, O.P.O Clothes, Iron Horse, Moores on left.
South of Market
Stevenson near 1st
View west on Stevenson Street between 1st and 2nd toward the Sheraton Palace Hotel
Financial District
Market & Stockton
View north down Stockton from across Market. Roos Atkins and Joseph Magnin at right; Mayflower Restaurant, Foreman & Clark with large clock and Macy's at left.
Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Market
Looking skyward north on Montgomery from Market, Wells Fargo Union Trust Building and Hobart Building at right.
Financial District
Castro & 18th
View northeast across Castro from 18th Street. 8-Line trolley bus #880 turning onto 18th. Bon Omi Stores, Castro Flower Shop, Jack's Liquor and Fine Foods in background.
Castro
Mission & 18th
View northeast across Mission from 18th Street. Harris's Town Pump, Lakeside Liquors, Dagmar Hotel, Don's Restaurant, Bohr's Menswear along Mission Street. Trolley bus #656 at intersection.
Mission
Fillmore & Sutter
View north on Fillmore from Sutter. 1-Line and 3-Line trolley bus #656. Big Glass Bar, Shirasagi Restaurant, Byington Electric Company, King Hot Dogs Restaurant, Reinert & Riley Furniture, Palace Cafe, King Regal sign, Can Do Club along street. First three buildings at left demolished for redevelopment.
Japantown
Church near 16th
View northeast on Church from 16th Street. Muni PCC streetcar #1040 on charter trip. Dolores Press on right.
Mission Dolores
Fisherman's Wharf
View northeast from Jefferson Street between Jones and Taylor to Fishermen's Grotto, Alioto's Tarantino's restaurants.
Fishermans Wharf
Grant near Washington
Night View north Grant Ave near Washington
Chinatown