Contains 1295 photos
View east across Kearny to 122-130 Kearny, White Lunch Co. with delivery trucks and drivers in front. "Never Closed", "Ascend The Marble Stairway to the White Lunch Cafenet"; D.C. Heger Art Neckwear 116-118 Kearny; W.J. Hesthal Golden Gate Loan Office, 110 Kearny.
Downtown / Union Square
View north across Sutter toward the White Lunch and its delivery truck on the northeast corner.
Lower Nob Hill
Row of Studebaker Cars, before Galileo High School. Fontana Warehouse in background. Large structure at 1290 Lombard still exists, although much modified, in 2021
Marina
Elevated view east toward Ferry Building Loop. Temporary Streetcar tracks and Ferry Tower being repaired from scaffolding (with Pacific Construction Co., 17 Spear St. sign). Ferry Drug Co. Southern Pacific Railroad office at far right. United Railroads [U01009] [Market & East Sts. looking east 10-25-06]
Financial District
Elevated view east from center of Market toward 1st Street to cars parked in the middle of the street during Municipal Railway (Muni) Strike. Parking regulations were suspended to allow cars to park on unused streetcar tracks. The strike lasted from Sunday February 17 through Saturday February 23, 1952. From left Donahue Mechanics Monument, Union Carbide in Postal Telegraph Building, Tilden Sales Building , Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Ferry Building, PG&E Building,
Financial District
Jones Street Cable Car Shuttle #60 (now in Japan)
Tenderloin
Elevated view southwest across Market toward 3rd Street showing many Muni and Market St. Railway (MSRy) streetcars, mostly inbound. Monadnock Building (with Great Northern Railroad, Eureka Federal Savings & Loan, Meussdorffer Hats 675 Market, Pressler's Men's Clothing 687 Market), Hearst/Examiner Building, Call Building (with Owl Drugs), Kamm Building, Humboldt Bank Building in background. At right, signs for Florsheim Shoes and Hymans Leasing, Tascone's Coffee Shop. Lotta's Fountain. Among pedestrians are men and women in uniform. Two soldiers in Jeep at bottom, center. Same image as wnp67.0647 with tighter cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across the intersection of Bay and Hyde. Hyde & O'Farrell Line cable car taking on passengers in the street. Bay & Hyde Grocery on the northeast corner in the background still stands in 2022.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View West across Market towards City Hall. Old Federal Building on right. Site of present United Nations Plaza.
Civic Center
View west from center of street toward Van ness. Lachman's Furniture clock sign at Van Ness corner, left, all buildings on left side demolished. Grand Central Hotel at right. Central freeway overpass under construction at Octavia in distance.
Civic Center
Elevated view northeast on Judah across Lower Great Highway toward the Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line (N-Judah) turn around. Streetcar #117 at left. Dick's at the Beach, the Red Mill, Lou's Coffee Shop at left. Billboard advertising Sally Rand show on Powell in the background. Homes under construction on 48th Avenue in the background right.
Sunset Outer
From Kearny and Clay, view northwest
Chinatown
View east to International Settlement entrance (second steel entry arch in distance). Arabian Nights, Barbary Coast, McHales. United States Immigration Station and Appraisers Stores of 1939–44 (now commonly called the Appraisers Building) at right.
North Beach
View north on Grant from California St. Old St. Mary's church at right. Far East Cafe, Shangri-La Art Goods, United Dept. Store, Kan's Restaurant, Lotus Bowl, Paulist Library.
Chinatown
View north. Street lined with souvenir shops and restaurants.
Chinatown