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Market & Bush

Elevated view east on Market towards Fremont. Four tracks on Market. Muni on the outside and Market Street Railway on the inside. PG&E, Matson, Lincoln Hotel and Southern Pacific Buildings at right. Bimbo's 365 Club at original location. Ferry Building at center. Mobilgas sign on Fife Building at left. Technical Book Co., Warner Bros. Radio, Cardinal Pictures in Board of Trade Building. Snider Catsup sign at left. [08XX-05-05 EB on Market at Fremont M01XX-L-03 1930s]

1930 Financial District

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Stanyan & Haight

View northeast across Stanyan from Haight. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 20-line streetcar #903. Stanyan Street Cyclery, Frank M. Smith Tennis shop in background [0903-20-01 SB on Stanyan at Haight ca 1940]

1940 Golden Gate Park

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Fillmore & McAllister

View northeast across Fillmore from McAllister. Bernie's Cut Rate Liquors and 1018 Club behind streetcar. Muni 22-line Streetcar #912 with wings livery. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line. [0912-22-04 FILLMORE & MC ALLISTER ca 1948]

1948 Alamo Square

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Mission near 20th

View northwest across Mission to three horsecars, nearest marked "Oakland Ferries", plank sidewalk. [Drug Store NW corner 20th Mission St, S.F. Aug 19, 1886, taken with instrument held in hand hence the blur] [F810 STC-014] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

1886 Mission

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Clay & Kearny

Elevated view west on Clay to cable car at terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. [Clay St West of Kearny SF 1873 First Cable car in the World] [F810 STC-017] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

1873 Chinatown

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Market near Stockton

Elevated view southwest on Market toward south side, from the original Phelan Building toward the future site of The Emporium (built 1895). Utility poles on south side have 8 crossbars. [Market St. between 4th & 5th Dec 1882] Elevated view taken during heavy snowfall of December 31, 1882. [F810 SS-063]

1882 South of Market

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10th Ave & Irving

Southeast corner of 10th and Irving, Anne's Delicatessen & Liquors with sign advertising 'Fresh Hot Russian Piroshki'. Aristocrat Cleaners in the background

1980 Sunset Inner

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Geary & 37th Ave

7253 Geary at 37th Avenue. Anything Goes Storefront with soaped windows

1980 Richmond Outer

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California near Hyde

View northeast across California toward Hyde, California cable car #3 entering the car house on the southwest corner (by gravity). Cal-Hyde Market, Eppler's Bakery.

1956 Nob Hill

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Castro & 18th

View north on Castro to SF Muni San Mateo interurban streetcar #1234 on an excursion observing the end of rail service on Line 40. 'Rope' and 'Moonrise' playing at Castro Theater. Twin Peaks Bar, Castro Music Shop, Fisher's Apparel, Castro Flower Shop.

1949 Castro

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Washington & Fillmore

View northwest across Washington from Fillmore Municipal Railway Cable Car #523 with ad for St. Francis Hotel Mural Room. Buildings in view extant 2021.

1948 Pacific Heights

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Church & 30th

View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) J-Line #1037 at terminal. Washerette, Ace Appliance Repair Service, Hey, Troy! Coffee Shop in background.

1968 Fairmount

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Castro & 18th

View north on Castro to San Mateo interurban streetcar #1234 on excursion observing the end of rail service on line 40. 'Rope' playing at Castro Theater. Twin Peaks Bar, Castro Music Shop, Fisher's Apparel, Bon Omi store, Paul's, Castro Flower Shop, Castro Creamery. Muni 6-Line bus in distance left. It was renumbered as 35-Line Eureka on February 1, 1949.

1949 Castro

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Eddy & Market

View west on Eddy across Market, Powell intersects from the right. The block at left, housing Gray's Suits and Gallencamp's shoes (as one block of Eddy) was demolished for Hallidie Plaza. Bank of America at right. (black and white positive film)

1950 South of Market

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Maiden Lane

Robison's Pet Shop, 125 Maiden Lane. The House of Pets (dated 1953 based on license plate and tag)

1953 Downtown / Union Square