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Contains 1295 photos

Grant & Vallejo
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Grant & Vallejo

View North on Grant from Vallejo. V. Romeo & Son appliances at right

North Beach
Downtown Skyline
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Downtown Skyline

View northwest from Bay toward downtown buildings. Pier 16 at left, Railway Express Agency Pier, Ferry Building at right, Hobart Building. Embarcadero YMCA, Matson Building, Mark Hopkins, S-P sign on Southern Pacific Building (removed September 1961). International Building (601 California at Kearny) under construction. Embarcadero Freeway.

Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View west from SF Bay toward Ferry Building. Southern Pacific Building at right.

Union Square
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Union Square

View northeast towards Post and Stockton. Hotel Plaza and Joseph Fredricks Building in background. People sitting in the square. Tulips in foreground.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

View east from the sidewalk on Market between 5th and 6th. Movie version of 'Hasty Heart' playing at the St. Francis Theatre. Palm Garden Grill and Marie's at right. Esquire and Telenews Theatres, Flood Building at left. (black and white positive film)

Tenderloin
Market & Jones
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Market & Jones

View north on Jones across Market. The Hibernia Bank and Hotel Boyd at left. Anglo Bank at right. Jones Street cable car track is visible. Could be dusk, neon signs illuminated (black and white positive film)

South of Market
Market & 6th
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Market & 6th

View east from center of Market at 6th Street. Warfield Theatre showing 'On The Town' at left. St. Francis Theatre showing 'Hasty Heart' at right. Wilson Building, Old Hale Bros. Building and David Hewes Building at right. Dean, Mechanics Savings Bank and Flood Buildings in the background, Ferry Building in the distance. (black and white positive film)

South of Market
Eddy & Market
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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)

South of Market
Market near 6th
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Market near 6th

View west on Market from the center island near 6th Street. Weinstein Co., United Artists Theatre, Embassy Theatre at left. On right, Hotel Shaw, Paramount Theatre, Regal Theatre, Crystal Bowl, and Painless Parker, dentist at right. K-line streetcar at center, trolley bus at right with wings livery. (black and white positive film)

Tenderloin
Phelan Building
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Phelan Building

View west across Market toward Phelan Building at Market and O'Farrell. Flood Building in distance left. Union Trust Building, Spiros. (black and white positive film)

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

North side of Market between Powell and Mason (this part of the block now demolished for 5th Street North and Hallidie Plaza) Esquire Theatre showing 'Lost Boundaries' and 'Not Wanted', Telenews showing 'Nanook of the North' (black and white positive film)

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 1st
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Market & 1st

View east on Market from 1st Street. Ferry Building at center. Birdcage traffic signal. Mobilgas sign on Fife Building. Board of Trade Building at left, Sheldon Building at right. Most of the buildings in this view demolished. (black and white positive film)

Financial District
Market near 8th
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Market near 8th

Elevated night view of the north side of Market between Hyde and Larkin, likely from the Whitcomb Hotel. Market Radio Supply Co. Passer Furniture, The Miracle bar, G&G Fountain Lunch (advertising Christopher Dairy products), Maison Paul Grill. (black and white positive film)

South of Market
Market near 8th
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Market near 8th

Elevated night view of the north side of Market between Hyde and Larkin, likely from the Whitcomb Hotel. Maison Paul Grill, The Tux bar, Dr. Orwitz, dentist, Margaret Burnham's Cottage Candle shop. James Lick Pioneer Monument in original location at Hyde and Grove in the background. (black and white positive film)

South of Market
Union Square
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Union Square

East across Union Square toward Stockton Street, pink flowers, people, Dewey Monument (post parking garage) Hotel Plaza and Fred Benioff department store.

Downtown / Union Square