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Mission St. & Los Olivos Ave.
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Mission St. & Los Olivos Ave.

View north from the Middle of Mission to the Grand View Theatre and buildings beyond, at 6356 Mission St, Daly City, the northwest corner of Mission and Los Olivos (which no longer intersects with Mission). Southbound United Railroads (URR) 14-line streetcar #1232, 26-Line car in distance. Building stands in 2023, heavily remodeled, as Pacific Chinese Restaurant. [Business Center near Union Park The Key to the Peninsula B-11]

Outside SF
Castro near 18th
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Castro near 18th

View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line #108. Castro Theater in background, Eureka Florist.

Castro
Castro near 18th
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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, 27.2735.

Castro
20th Ave near Irving
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20th Ave near Irving

View southwest across 20th to Muni 7-line #168 lined up to make turn back downtown. Silver Spur bar in background and some other buildings demolished for parking lot.

Sunset Outer
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

View east across Market to Underwood building 525 Market, Hooker & Lent, Sheldon, PG&E, Matson, Southern Pacific and Ferry Building. Stacey's Books on the right. At left, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop in distance. Kehoe Display Fixture Co., Baron's Government Surplus, Stacey's Books. Muni 6-Line #424 at center. Birdcage traffic signals.

Financial District
Clement near 6th Ave
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Clement near 6th Ave

View northwest across Clement to eastbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #254 between 6th and 7th Ave. Passengers waiting to board. Dr. G.W. Smith optometrist at right.

Richmond Inner
Clement near 6th Ave
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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
Prospect & Cortland
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Prospect & Cortland

View east on Cortland toward Prospect. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line streetcar #282 with zip stripe livery. Golden Rule Grocery, 97 Cortland.

Bernal Heights
Mission & 18th
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Mission & 18th

View north from center of intersection. On right, Redlicks (later Thrift Town) with '17 Reasons Why' sign atop, Lachman's, Frank Newman Co. On left, Hotel Osage. Muni 9-line streetcar #1701.

Mission
24th & Castro
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24th & Castro

View southeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 11-line streetcar #1313 approaching, another streetcar behind. Seymour Drug Store at center, Market Street Railway (MSRy) Castro Street cable car at right. [Noe Valley Traffic Center].

Noe Valley
24th & Hoffman
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24th & 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.

Upper Market
5th & Market
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5th & Market

Elevated view south across Market toward 5th Street. Market Street Railway 14-Line streetcar #1568. Crowds of people, Dolores Premiere School, Hotel Lankershim, Hale's Food Shop, U.S. Mint, SF Chronicle, Oakwood Hotel, Hales Food Shop. Birdcage traffic signal. 5:00pm.

Downtown / Union Square
Broadway near Powell
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Broadway near Powell

View east on Broadway to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 15-line streetcar #819. H. Bignasca & Co. grocery 1400 Powell, Verdi Theatre, Hotel De France Cafe. Most buildings in view on left still stand in 2022.

Russian Hill
Divisadero & Oak
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Divisadero & Oak

View north from center of Divisadero to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 20-line streetcar #302. Oak Grill restaurant. All of the buildings on this block have been demolished.

Buena Vista
San Jose & Sagamore
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San Jose & Sagamore

View southwest across intersection to 26-line streetcar #807. Charlie's Smoke Shop and On The Square Barber Shop in background, in building at 103-111 Sagamore St. built 1929, still stands 2023. Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks. View now dominated by I280 freeway. Reinstated 26-Line running between Daly City and Onondaga Ave. and Mission St. only during World War II.

Oceanview