Columbus & Pacific
View east across Columbus to International Settlement entrance, Arabian Nights, Carousel, McHales, United States Immigration Station and Appraisers Stores of 1939–44 (now commonly called the Appraisers Building) at right
ChinatownNight Club
Contains 23 photos
Market & Fremont
View southeast across intersection to Murat Shriners of Indianapolis, Indiana parading. In background, Offenbacher's Men's Wear 369 Market, Barney's Buffet, Bimbo's 365 Club (in original 365 Market location), Wally's Gift Shop, Allied's Donut Store, military uniform stores, Lincoln Hotel. Background left, Ferry Building, Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings. Banners strung over street. Birdcage Traffic Signal. Signs for 'Victory Bars', 'Military Gifts," and "Welcome AAONMS" (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) sign. Birdcage Traffic Signal.
Financial District
Pacific & Montgomery
[Zan 2473 International Settlement. Old 'Barbary Coast', San Francisco]View east to archway, Pago Pago Bar, La Conga Bar, De Soto Plymouth Dealership on corner.
North Beach
Hippodrome
555 Pacific Street between Montgomery and Kearny; exterior of Hippodrome; statue of woman on crescent moon. (Bas reliefs of dancing satyr and women now in collection of SF Maritime National Historical Park.)
North Beach
Pacific near Montgomery
View northeast across Pacific. The So Different (Purcell's), also known as Lew Purcell's So Different Cafe at 520 Pacific was an African-American-owned club with integrated patronage, known as a "Black and Tan" club. The Kozy, Old Golden City at 516 Pacific, Thalia at 514 1/2 Pacific. Bars and nightclubs of the Barbary Coast.
North Beach
Market near Fremont
View southeast across Market to Muni 7-line streetcar #464. Bimbo's 365 Club with banner for Earl Bennett show, Barney's Buffet, Warren's Candies. Background left, Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings. Birdcage traffic signals. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #164 renumbered #464 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #164.)
Financial District
Pacific near Kearny
Barbary Coast. View northeast across Pacific Street between Kearny & Montgomery to Hippodrome, Purcell's So Different Cafe, Old Gold, Thalia Dance Hall [Pacific St. BC-6][F810 BC-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
North Beach
Pacific near Montgomery
South side of Pacific St. Sahara Sands Club (with sign on side for LaConga), Circus Room, Barbary Coast Club (later the Little Fox), The House of Blue Lights, and Bee & Ray Goman's Gay 90s. In later years the Barbary Coast leg sign was recycled into the Chez Paree sign on Mason Street between Turk and Eddy in the Tenderloin. [Little Fox LFO-02 as Barbary Coast ca 1954]
North Beach