24th near Hoffman
View east on 24th to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 11-Line #797 at terminus, over Noe Valley to Potrero Hill. Corner grocery at left. Ice cream store at right.
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Castro & 26th
Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Scaffolding on building near corner in background.
Noe Valley
Clement near 6th Ave
View southeast across Clement between 5th and 6th Avenues. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #255 with zip stripe livery. Sheehan Dry Goods, A. E. Harris Liquors. Roosevelt Junior High School tower in distance. Buildings in photo still stand in 2025.
Richmond Inner
Market & Fremont
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
Market near 1st
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
Filbert & Buchanan
Northwest corner. P. Arata & Son
Union Street
West Portal & Vicente
View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) K-Line streetcar #103. Empire Theatre in background.
West Portal
Castro near 18th
View south on Castro toward 18th, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-Line streetcar #207, Castro Line cable car at terminus. On left Pauls, Prudence Penny grocery, Castro Bakery, on right Palace Soda Fountain, Ramsay's Drugs, Wulzen's Drugs, Star Pharmacy. View south on Castro toward 18th, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-Line streetcar #207, Castro Line cable car at terminus. On left Pauls, Prudence Penny grocery, Castro Bakery, on right Palace Soda Fountain, Ramsay's Drugs, Wulzen's Drugs, Star Pharmacy. Same image as wnp5.50686, 67.0239.
Castro
Cabrillo & 10th Ave
Line waiting for Denhard's Market, 701 10th Avenue, to open. March 1, 1943 was the beginning of World War II's 'Ration Book Two,' which added more restricted items and a new set of stamps to match the purchase. Golden Gate Park in background
Richmond Inner
Hyde & Jackson
View across intersection to northeast corner. Three men pose in front of August Koster Grocery Store. New Hyde St. Market, Dr. Jonathan Green. Building stands in 2023 with modifications. [Seal Rock Photo Company, 1410 Devisadero]
Nob Hill
Mission near 6th
Mission between 5th & 6th Streets [Emporium truck ride 1917.] Group posing in back of Emporium
South of Market
Market near Sansome
View northeast from center of Market near Sansome toward the Ferry Building. Underwood Building 525 Market, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at center. Postal Telegraph Building at far left with sign atop. In distance left, Fife Building in process of construction to add 4 stories. On right, H.S. Crocker Co. printing, stationery 565-571 Market, Follmer Clogg & Co. umbrellas 575 Market, Cardinell-Vincent Co. photographers 577 Market, Bachrach & Co.
Financial District
Powell & O'Farrell
Looking north from O'Farrell, St. Francis Hotel and Chancellor Hotel on left [Geary St.]
Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Sacramento
View north across intersection. Dragon lantern streetlamps dedicated September, 1925. [Chinatown, Grant Av.]
Chinatown
Powell & Market
View north from center of Powell St. to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Washington & Jackson Line Cable Car #519 on the turntable, full of passengers, being turned around. Paul's Flowers, Hotel Powell, Pig 'n Whistle on the left. Flood Building, Florsheim Shoes on the right.
Downtown / Union Square