Fillmore & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panoramic View southwest across the intersection of Fillmore and Pine.
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Contains 940 photos
Market & Powell
View southeast across Market from Powell. Central Tower (former Call Building), Humboldt Bank Building, State Theater, Pacific Building, The Emporium. Muni N-Line, Muni 6-Line streetcar #452. Passengers loading. People crossing the street.
South of Market
Sutter & Polk
View east on Sutter toward Polk. Fosters Cafeteria, Mission Biscuit, Otis Hotel, Glenarm Apartments
Lower Nob Hill
Grant near California
View north from the sidewalk on Grant from California. Far East Cafe, Paulist Library. Lanterns strung along street.
Chinatown
Mission near 21st
2484 Mission between 20th and 21st. Interior of empty store space - Juvenile Shops Ltd.
Mission
Mission near 21st
2484 Mission between 20th and 21st. Exterior of empty store space - Juvenile Shops Ltd. Front-on view from street.
Mission
Mission near 21st
2484 Mission between 20th and 21st. Exterior of empty store space - Juvenile Shops Ltd. Right side view from sidewalk.
Mission
Kearny near Post
Elevated view northwest across Kearny to Roos Bros. at left, the White House across from Roos on NW corner of Post and Kearny with signage for grand opening . Britton & Rey. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - West side of Kearny, Looking North from Post Street. Artotype No 88, With S.F. News Letter, September 22 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Emporium
Market between 4th and 5th Street. Hales Department Store at right.
Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell & Grant
View east on O'Farrell toward Market & Grant, California Street Cable RR Cable Car #46, O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Street line. American Trust Company Bank and Union Trust Building at left. Remodeled Central Tower/Call Building in center background. Seven-Eleven Restaurant 711 Market, Morris Plan in Kamm Building before facade makeover, Progressive Optical, Fun Center, Silver Palace (later Hub) Theatre, Schwabacher-Frey stationers, birdcage traffic signals. L-Line #143, Market St. Railway (MSRy) 21-Line streetcars on Market. Banners strung over Market St.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & O'Farrell
View north on Powell to Lefty's, Crane Hotel, Union Square, Fitzhugh Building. To right, Dance Art Co., Quinby's Chocolates. Rainy day view. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Cable Car #506 with American flag.
Downtown / Union Square
Geary at Powell
View southeast across intersection with Union Square off camera at left, Western Air Lines office at right, several buildings with scaffolding (Dohrmann's and I. Magnin's, which opened in 1948). Mutual Savings Bank Building and Palace Hotel in the distance on Market Street. Whittell Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #20, outbound. Old Crow Bourbon billboard.
Downtown / Union Square
Fifth & Market
View northeast across 5th street to 12-Line Muni #838, passengers boarding another streetcar. In background, Hale Bros. department store. Gray's Suits, Len's Lunchette in Douglas Building (later demolished for Hallidie Plaza), Bank of America headquarters (One Powell St.). Female Muni conductor. Cropped version of wnp14.1605.
South of Market
Castro near 18th
View north on Castro to New Empire Market, Wultzen's Drugs, Castro Creamery, Bank of America, Eddie's Sedans. On right, Castro Theater, Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny Grocery Store, to the right. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Castro Street Cable Car #3, 8-Line streetcar #20?. Banners strung over street for Portola Fiesta.
Castro
Dolores & 30th
Elevated view east from Southern Pacific Old Main Line railroad bridge over 30th Street. Dolores Grocery on the northeast corner. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line streetcar #911. Bernal Heights in background. 9-Line only ran on this route in 1939 and 1940.
Noe Valley