Union Square
The Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band, with Christine Falkenberg, Miss San Francisco, during the dedication of a motorized cable car ready to set out on a nationwide goodwill tour sponsored by Western Airlines.
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Post near Stockton
View east on Post toward Stockton, Adlai Stevenson campaign parade passing Hotel Plaza at Union Square.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Geary
Elevated view southeast on Market from the intersection of Kearny and Geary. Lotta's Fountain in foreground. Chronicle Building with clock above entrance, Palace Hotel (with Schwabacher Co. in corner retail space), Metropolis Bank Building with United Bank sign atop, Santa Fe building/West Coast Life Insurance, Balboa Building, Underwood Building, PG&E, Matson Lines and Ferry Buildings in distance. [South side of Market showing Palace Hotel 68]
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
Elevated wideangle view southeast from Post and Powell across Union Square. Powell Street cable car #518 at right.[11416]
Downtown / Union Square
22nd & Valencia
View north across intersection of 22nd and Valencia. Municipal Railway (Muni) 11-Line streetcar #432 (Former MSRy #132 re-numbered #432 in order to avoid confusion with MUNI unit #132) passing Gothic Revival building built 1927 on northeast corner at 3296 22nd Street. Mitch's Drive-In in background right. Birdcage traffic signal.
Mission
California near Hyde
View northeast across California between Hyde and Leavenworth. California Street cable car in background. Enterprise Garage at 1350 California at left demolished.
Nob Hill
23rd & South Van Ness
View across South Van Ness toward the southeast corner.1201-1205 South Van Ness on the corner, with a bar called the Towne House Club (now a produce store), built 1891. 1207-1211 also built 1891.
Mission
Market & 1st
Elevated view west on Market across Battery. Many streetcars, automobiles, pedestrians. The block at right, with Selig Bros. Wholesale Tailors, is now the site of Zellerbach Plaza. Remington Rand Inc. at left. (negative badly deteriorating, discarded)
Financial District
Market near Montgomery
View north across Market between Kearny and Montgomery. 660 Market at left. Photo was taken to illustrate effect of new parking rules on Market Street. Zinkes Show Repair, Newtons Shoes, Al Boss Menswear. 9SF Streets Market - Kearny to Montgomery
Financial District
Market near Grant
View northwest across Market between Kearny and Grant. Photo was taken to illustrate effect of new parking rules on Market Street. [Market - Grant from Kearny]
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Grant
View northwest across Market between Stockton and Grant. Phelan Building with many storefront. Photo was taken to illustrate effect of new parking rules on Market Street.
Downtown / Union Square
Jones & Pine
View north on Jones at Pine to California St. Cable Railroad Co. O'Farrell and Jones cable car #38 turning onto Jones. Grace Cathedral, Rear of Grace Cathedral, Chambord Apartments, and Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, Architect Albert Larsen) in the background left. Store on right corner has since been demolished. (AS)
Lower Nob Hill
Hyde & Beach
View north on Hyde St toward Beach on a foggy day. Cable car of the O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde line at terminus on Hyde St. Buena Vista Cafe at left, Hyde Street Pier in the background. Before the cable car lines were consolidated, and the Powell-Hyde line was created in 1957, there was no turntable at this location. Double-ended California Street-style cable cars were used on the line.
Fishermans Wharf
Hyde & Jackson
View north on Hyde from Jackson, cable car #58. Scaffolding surrounds building on northeast corner.
Nob Hill
Columbus & Taylor
View south on Columbus at Taylor, cable car #507 turning from Columbus. North Beach Furniture Warehouse at left.
North Beach