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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Eddy Street from Fillmore. Bread line stretching for blocks. St. Paulus Lutheran Church (burned 1995) at Gough in the distance. Soldier patrolling line. [J204 SF After the fire. Bread line on Eddy from Fillmore to Gough] (dg- not sure of this location)
Western Addition
Lake Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue. [Cornerstone Ceremonies, Maria Kipp Orphanage. Bishop Nichols pronouncing the stone laid. No.5]
Presidio Terrace
Lake Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue. [Cornerstone Ceremonies, Maria Kipp Orphanage. Arrival of Procession - No.3]
Presidio Terrace
Lake Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue. [Cornerstone Ceremonies, Maria Kipp Orphanage. Lowering the stone to place. No.4]
Presidio Terrace
View east on Taraval from 35th Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line streetcar #210 with wings livery (marked - No Passengers) and crowd of people on rail fan excursion marking last day of Muni service using original 2-man cars. Sommers Furs, Morton Pelzner Jeweler at right.
Parkside
View southwest on Market from across Montgomery. Market Street is decorated for the Golden Gate Bridge Opening Fiesta, May 27-June 2, 1937 with flags, banners and lampposts decorated as redwood trees. Crowds of people on the sidewalk in front of the Crocker Building. Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst/Examiner Building, Spreckels/Call Building, and Humboldt Bank Building visible across the street.
Downtown / Union Square
View east from about the current John Shelley Drive above the site of the McLaren Upper Reservoir toward the undeveloped ridge of McLaren Park with Bayview Hill in the distance. A large crowd assembled for possibly a Boy Scouts tree planting event. Boys in Mission baseball uniforms in the foreground. [photo printed in SF Examiner May 9 1970]
McLaren Park
View northwest across intersection toward Market, Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line streetcar #47 with wings livery turning from Market onto 1st. Shell Building in the background. Buildings on left have since been demolished. (blurry, film capture)[04. Car 47 on 'C' Line at 1st & Market]
Financial District
View north to Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line streetcar #118 with wings livery at the Playland Loop, Sutro Heights in the background (blurry, film capture)
Richmond Outer
View northwest across Mission toward the New Mission Market and Hale's department store.
Mission
View west on Market from pedestrian island toward 5th Street. Warfield and Golden Gate Theatres in distance, Garfield Building 942 Market, Esquire & Telenews Theatres, Howard's Clothing, California School of Beauty Culture & Gray's Suits to the right in Douglas Building. Muni streetcar #1025 with wings livery. Everything east of Garfield Building demolished for Hallidie Plaza and 5th Street North (Cyril Magnin). [SF Market St, SF-4]
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest to inbound Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC #1008 Repair Car (Since restored and returned to passenger service on E & F lines) at Duboce, Market, Buchanan intersection. U.S. Mint in background.
Mint Hill
People boarding Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC M-Line #1140 at east portal of Twin Peaks Tunnel
Castro
Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC K-line streetcar #1026 exiting West Portal of Twin Peaks Tunnel. Entrance decorated to look like fireplace with Christmas Decorations.
West Portal
Elevated view east across Battery and Market Streets from 1 Bush (Crown Zellerbach Building) during BART construction. All buildings on Market have since been demolished. Union Pacific Railroad, Greyhound building, BART construction trailer next to Donahue Mechanics' Monument.
Financial District