Contains 940 photos
View east across Grant near Maiden Lane (then Union Square Street) to uniformed men with musical instruments in and around truck with sign for California Grays Fashion Show Military Pageant & Ball, Civic Auditorium, Sept. 30th. In background Worth's menswear, 130 Grant, in Juvenile Building, built 1909, A.C. Lutgens architect. At right, Livingston Bros. Building, built 1920, G. Albert Lansburgh architect. Both buildings still stand in 2022.
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market to 8-Line Muni #166. Kehoe Display Fixture Co., Baron's Government Surplus Army-Navy Surplus store. Underwood Building 525 Market at far left.
Financial District
View north on Mission from 30th Street. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-Line streetcar #1563 southbound. Lyceum theatre vertical sign visible at left. MSRy's 29th Street car house in the background.
Bernal Heights
View east to O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Cable Car, American Trust Bank, Union Trust Bank, Central Tower (former Call Building), Seven Eleven Restaurant, Morris Plan in Kamm Building before facade makeover, Progressive Optical, Fun Center and Silver Palace (later Hub)Theatre at right in Bancroft Building.
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across California St. from Hyde. California St. Cable RR Co, California Street Line Cable Car #19 at right about to pass westbound cable car. Hotel Huntington in distance.
Nob Hill
View southeast across intersection to California Street Cable Car #47 running on the O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde line crossing Muni's E-Union line tracks (though it had been converted to trolley bus 2 years earlier.) Passing Searchlight Market.
Russian Hill
View south from center of Castro to a Market Street Railway (MSRY) Castro St. Cable Car at terminus of line. (Cable car is blurred.) Castro Dept. Store on left.
Castro
View north on Grant Avenue. Sing Chong Building with Cathay House, Far East Cafe, Old St. Mary's church. Lanterns strung along and across street.
Chinatown
Vew southeast from crosswalk to J-Line Muni #108 with wings livery and Red Cross flag. Red Cross flag and "Give Gladly" banners over street. California Notion and Toy Co. 573 Market. Wagner Luggage, Wilber Office Equipment in Balboa Building at right. Underwood Building 525 Market, Hooker & Lent Building, Sheldon Building, PG&E Building, Ferry Building in background left.
Financial District
View west up California to Mark Hopkins Hotel in distance. Sing Fat Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College, Ritz Carlton Hotel) up hill on left. Cathay House Restaurant. 720 California, then Hartford Insurance Building, at far right. Lanterns strung across intersection.
Chinatown
View north from center of 3rd to Third-Folsom Garage, Cabin Cafe, Golden Eagle Hotel on right. On left, Marine Cafe, Old Glory Club, California Pub, Hotel Rex, Central Tower (Call Building) remodeling almost complete, Rochester Building (aka M.A. Gunst Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects), southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907.), Aronson Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. Birdcage traffic signals.
South of Market
View northeast across intersection to MSRy (Market Street Railway) 3-Line car #218 (with sign "Avoid the Rush" in window) southbound on Fillmore. Safeway grocery store on corner in background. Decorations strung over and along street at upper left. Foxhall Market, New Fillmore Tailors & Cleaners.
Pacific Heights
View southeast across Market to eastbound Muni B-Line #124 with wings livery and Red Cross flag; California Notion and Toy Co., 573 Market; Wagner Luggage, Wilber office equipment in Balboa Building at right. Red Cross flag and "Give Gladly" banners over street. PG&E Building, Sheldon Building, Hooker & Lent Building, Underwood Building 525 Market, in background left.
Financial District
View northwest across Geary near Van Ness, Muni C-Line #644 with wings livery. Prompt Radio & Television Co. in background.
Lower Nob Hill
View looking southeast across Market St. toward Fremont St. Municipal Railway (MUNI) K-Line Streetcar #173. Williams Bros. Cutlery at 566 Market, Navlet's Seeds, Flowers, Plants. Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings in background left.
Financial District