View east on California Street from a Powell Street Cable Car. Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building (with SP sign added March, 1954) in the background. At center, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (completed 1954, demolished 1991). Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel.Delis Garage on right with Chevron gas station.
Nob Hill
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Pacific near Kearny
View northeast across Pacific Avenue to Gay N' Frisky Club (590 Pacific Avenue), Lee's New Hot Dog Stand, The Carousel, Lucca's, Gene's, DeSoto Plymouth, Associated Parking. In right distance, large sign spanning Pacific at Montgomery St. reads 'Thank You! Come Again.' (Area once known as the Barbary Coast and International Settlement.) Most buildings still stand 2022.
North Beach
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Powell & Market
View north across Market and up Powell St. Flood Building, Owl Drug .Co, Cable Car on turntable, St. Francis and Sir Francis Drake Hotels in distance. Bank of America Building, Powell Theatre on left. Birdcage traffic signals. Woolworth's opened in Flood Building street level in October, 1952.
Downtown / Union Square
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Market between 1st & 2nd
Looking southeasterly across Market, California Notion & Toy Co, C. Barrango Mannequins, 579 Market, Land Bros Trading Mart. All buildings on the south side of Market shown here to the PG&E Building at Beale have been demolished. Ferry Building in the distance at left.
Financial District
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Union Square
Looking East to Dewey Monument, Hotel Plaza, Russ Building
Downtown / Union Square
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Geary & Grant
View east on Geary St. towards (Sheraton) Palace Hotel. Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar. Granville's Jewelers, Foster's Cafeteria, Hotel Graystone, J & D Cigars Liquors, Lane Bryant. (Rail service on Lines B & C ended in December 1956).
Downtown / Union Square
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Kearny & Market
Looking north on Geary from Market. Lotta's Fountain on left.
Downtown / Union Square
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Geary & Market
Streetcar heading north on Geary. Lotta's Fountain on left.
Downtown / Union Square
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Stockton & Market
View North on Stockton, Muni electric trolley/ Muni bus Roos Bros. on right, Stockton Tunnel in the distance. Foreman & Clark, Leed's Shoes, Macy's on left.
Downtown / Union Square
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Stockton & Market
Looking north on Stockton St. Foreman & Clark with large clock on corner over Mayflower Restaurant, See's Candies, Macy's, Leed's Shoes, Roos Bros. on right. Traffic cop in intersection.
Downtown / Union Square
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Annie & Market
View northeast across market to Shopper Shuttle #0333 bus. Foggy or smoky conditions.
South of Market
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Market near Montgomery
View northerly across Market between Montgomery and 2nd Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #201 with wings livery. Hobart Building in the background.
Financial District
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Market near Montgomery
View northwest across Market to Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #125 with wings livery. Chronicle Building with Florsheim Shoes and Peck-Judah, 660 Market, See's candies in background. The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956.
South of Market
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Geary & Market
View west across Market to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line #77 passing Lotta's Fountain. Fosters cafeteria, Mell's Broiled Hamburgers, California Savings, Schmidt Building, Rosenstock Building, Granville's Jewelers in background center. W & H Cigars and Liquors, Security Finance Co. in Chronicle Building at right. The Stag bar in Flannery Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956).
