Vicente at 20th Ave
View southeast at 20th Ave and Vicente towards Larsen Park and approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 17-line streetcar #157.
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View southeast at 20th Ave and Vicente towards Larsen Park and approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 17-line streetcar #157.
Parkside
View northeast from intersection to parade to celebrate opening of Argonaut Bay (now Maritime Museum). Comstock locomotive J.W. Bowker took passengers to this location, where they switched to where they transferred to horse car from Sutter St. line. People in period dress pose for photographers. Purpose of event was to raise funds for proposed Argonaut Bay Roundhouse at Aquatic Park, displaying historic rolling stock. The roundhouse was never built. Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop in background. Yale Luggage Shop, Terminal Jewelry Co. at left.
Financial District
Elevated view northeast down Market toward Battery & Bush, Donahue Monument with high-backed bench at left, Postal Telegraph Building, Camille Restaurant, New Orleans Coffee Parlor, Board of Trade Building (with Technical Book Co., Warner Bros. Radio), Tilden Sales Building, Fife Building with large sign atop, Ferry Building. H.C. Golcher guns, Selig Bros. Tailors at left. Ferry Building in distance with large sign on roof (portion visible is 'July 7') which is likely 1934 "Knights Templar July 7-13 Welcome". Market Street Railway (MSRy) 1-line streetcar #223, Streetcars of K,J,L,B,N Lines. Same image as wnp32.0175, with different cropping.
Financial District
Rooftop view, east on Market, Humboldt Bank and Call Building
Downtown / Union Square
View east to California Street Cable Car, 720 California building before 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory, Financial Center Building, Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Hotel Lafayette, Helvetia Hotel, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Yamato Hotel on right. Southern Pacific Building and Bay Bridge in distance. [7269]
Chinatown
View west over city from Bay to the Ocean [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Aerial View of Fort Scott and Crissy Field, looking east towards over Presidio Main Post area and city beyond. Yerba Buena Island in distance at left.
Presidio
Looking southwest over fort, Marina District and Pacific Heights [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Aerial view of Palace of the Legion of Honor at Lincoln Park. Fort Miley, Lands End. In the distance at upper center is the broken wreck of the Lyman Stewart, a tanker which ran aground there in a collision in October, 1922. (Markings at lower left indicate photo was taken by U.S. Army's 15th Aero Squadron photography unit from Crissy Field.)
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Aerial view of the Main Post. Artillery drill taking place on unpaved parade ground, Infantry Terrace at top. (Taken by U.S. Army Air Corps)
Presidio
Looking Northwest over Rincon Hill to skyline, Marin Headlands [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Aerial view looking down Market. Corona Heights in foreground, looking east to Yerba Buena Island [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Eureka Valley
Fort McDowell; looking west to the Golden Gate. Large building is '1000 man barracks.' [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Outside SF
Looking north with Armory in foreground, Civic Center and downtown skyline [Air Corps U.S. Army]
Mission
View northeast from Kite Hill with Most Holy Redeemer Catholic church in foreground left; Castro Theater, City Hall at center and skyline from Russian Hill to Yerba Buena Island. Large Bank of Italy sign atop branch at Castro & Market changed to Bank of America in 1930.
Eureka Valley