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View from Mark Hopkins
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View from Mark Hopkins

View southeast from Mark Hopkins toward the Financial District and Bay Bridge, Russ Building at center

Nob Hill
O'Farrell & Taylor
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O'Farrell & Taylor

Elevated View northwest from the old Hilton Hotel toward the intersection of O'Farrell and Taylor, Californian Hotel, Clift Hotel, Hotel Don, TV Channel 44 building

Tenderloin
View from Bay
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View from Bay

View northwest from boat on water. City skyline, Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific building (with S-P sign atop, installed March, 1954. Removed September, 1961), Matson Lines Building, Hills Brothers sign, Equitable Life Building.

Ghirardelli Square
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Ghirardelli Square

Telephoto view, possibly from end the Municipal Pier, looking south towards Ghiradelli Square and Russian Hill. The Mandarin restaurant. Aquatic Park bleachers and portion of Casino / Maritime Museum in foreground.

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Geary near Powell
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Geary near Powell

View northeast from Geary and Powell toward Union Square. Whittell building at right. Billboards or large signs for Suntory, Trans World Airways (TWA), Pan American Airline (Pan Am), and Philippine Airlines. Wells Fargo Building, 44 Montgomery and Crocker Center (McKesson Building) in background.

Downtown / Union Square
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View east from San Francisco Bay to Ferry Building, then the World Trade Center. High-rises, Hyatt Regency Hotel in background. All traces of ferry slips have been removed.

Columbus near Greenwich
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Columbus near Greenwich

View northwest from center of Columbus Ave. toward intersection of Mason, Greenwich and Columbus. Cable Car #6 turning onto Mason St. At left, Gran Prix, Olympus Club ('Beach Blanket Babylon' was at this location from November, 1974 to June, 1975), Bimbo's 365 Club. The Cannery, cannery building repurposed as retail and entertainment space in 1973, in far distance. At right, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Doggie Diner at 940 Columbus (with large sign on building beyond).

North Beach
Buchanan & Union
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Buchanan & Union

Looking west on Union St. from Buchanan St. Thomas Lords pub on corner.

Union Street
Powell near Sutter
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Powell near Sutter

View north on Powell toward Sutter from Powell Street Cable Car. Sir Frances Drake Hotel (Starlite Roof ), Parsons Optical, San Francisco State College at right. Grace Ball Secretarial College, Sears Fine Foods, Fairmont Hotel Tower at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View east from The Cannery (Leavenworth near Jefferson) toward Castagnola's, Alioto's and Tarantino's restaurants, across a parking lot which is now the site of the Anchorage Shopping Center. Masts of sailing ship Balclutha in the distance.

Fishermans Wharf
Taylor & Jefferson
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Taylor & Jefferson

View south on Taylor St. near Jefferson St. Two women tourists in scarves and mod clothing. Tokyo Sukiyaki, Tarantino's Sabella-La Torre.

Fishermans Wharf
Columbus near Bay
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Columbus near Bay

Telephoto view southerly on Columbus near Bay Street. Transamerica Pyramid, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Tower Records, Bimbo's (very foreshortened)

North Beach
Market & Fulton
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Market & Fulton

View southeast across Market toward its former intersection with Fulton. Theatres visible here are United Artists, Embassy, and Strand advertising Bingo. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line streetcar #177. Hotel National at right with Army and Navy Store. Grant, David Hewes and Odd Fellows Buildings. Columbia clothing store 1111 Market.

Civic Center
Geary & Stanyan
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Geary & Stanyan

View northeast across Geary from Stanyan, SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #77 with wings livery.

Lone Mountain
3rd & Bryant
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3rd & Bryant

View north on Bryant from 3rd St. Bay Bridge approach in background. Pedersen's Cafe on corner. Cleveland Hotel in background. MSRY (Market Street Railway) 16-line Streetcar #961 [3rd & Bryant 1940]

South of Market