1st near Market
View north on 1st toward Market. Municipal Railway (Muni) 3-line Streetcar #665. (Post-merger renumbered from Market Street Railway #265). Shell Building in background, Sheldon Building (demolished 1985) on right.
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Chestnut Near Avila
View northwest across Chestnut toward Scott St. Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line Streetcar #37 with #361 on an excursion (signed for route 25). Marina Chop Suey, Walnut Cleaners, Vincent's Cocktail Lounge, Ritz Cleaners, Anchorage Bar, McGregor's, on right. Buildings on north side of Chestnut still stand in 2023. In distance beyond Scott St., the upper part of the facade of the Presidio Theatre, then known as the El Presidio.
Marina
Market near Montgomery
View northeast from center of Market toward Montgomery St. Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #4 passing Crocker Building (demolished mid 1960s). Union Trust and Hobart Buildings in background. Red cross banners strung across Market Street. Robt. Kirk Ltd. store.
Downtown / Union Square
Mission at Cortland
View northeast across Mission at Cortland, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line Streetcar #885, Mission St. southbound at Cortland. Bernal Florist in background
Bernal Heights
18th & Connecticut
View to northeast. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 22-line Streetcar #862, westbound on 18th Street making turn onto Connecticut. Better Val-U Market
Potrero Hill
Market near Geary
View southeast across Market to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #1007 with wings livery. Palace Hotel in background.
Downtown / Union Square
Divisadero near Eddy
View northeast Municipal Railway (Muni) 31-line Streetcar #968, Divisadero St southbound just off Eddy Street. Reliable Food Shop at 1160 Divisadero at right. A different house now stands at the corner of Eddy, where Russian Craftsman (Russky Kustor) is in this photo, moved from 751 Turk in the 1970s.
Anza Vista
Taraval & 41st Ave
View east, Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line Streetcar #156 with wings livery and Red Cross Flag, Taraval St. westbound at 41st Ave. Golden State Ice Cream.
Sunset Outer
4th at Mission
View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line Streetcar #35 with wings livery. All 4th Street buildings in this view now demolished. Hotel Margaret.
South of Market
West Portal & 14th Ave
View easterly on West Portal Avenue from 14th Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcar #1109 Kerman Co. Carpets, Renie's Liquors, Safeway, Homestead Savings, Shell service station.
West Portal
Grant near California
View south on Grant toward California Street to two well-dressed women and a 1925 Cleveland auto. 'Sing Fat Co' building in background, Sing Chong Building at right. Dragon streetlamps and globe streetlights.
Chinatown
Market & Embarcadero
View west from the Ferry Loop, with landscaped area in center with Muni starters kiosk, towards Market and Sacramento, The Loop Army-Navy Store, Joe Harris Naval Uniforms billboard. 2-line Streetcar #242, with Red Cross flag and signage on front entering the Ferry Loop. Birdcage traffic signal. [Ferry 1948]
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Mission near 22nd
View northwest across Mission toward the New Mission Market and Hale's department store.
Mission
Market & 5th
View west on Market from pedestrian island toward 5th Street. Warfield and Golden Gate Theatres in distance, Garfield Building 942 Market, Esquire & Telenews Theatres, Howard's Clothing, California School of Beauty Culture & Gray's Suits to the right in Douglas Building. Muni streetcar #1025 with wings livery. Everything east of Garfield Building demolished for Hallidie Plaza and 5th Street North (Cyril Magnin). [SF Market St, SF-4]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Sansome
elevated view southwest from 1 Bush (Crown Zellerbach Building) towards Market & Sansome, and Market Street BART Montgomery Station construction with excavation completed. Most buildings on south side of Market east of 2nd Street have since been demolished, including Balboa Building at 2nd Street corner. Flatiron Building at right and 605 Market, Santa Fe / West Coast Life Building (with West Coast Life sign atop) also stand in 2022.
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