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Post near Powell
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Post near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north through ruins of Boericke & Runyon homeopathic pharmacy, 330 Post. Fairmont Hotel and J.C. Flood Mansion on Nob Hill in distance. [Fairmont Hotel - as seen through a Post Street Drug Store Window]

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View northeast from crosswalk to Powell Street turntable and Muni cable car #509. In background, Woolworth's in the Flood Building is being constructed. When it opened in October, 1952, it occupied three floors and was at the time the largest store in the national chain.

Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell near Fillmore
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O'Farrell near Fillmore

New Free Market advertising Hoover Bread and Thanksgiving special. Likely the location was O'Farrell between Fillmore and Steiner.

Western Addition
Washington & Grant
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Washington & Grant

View east to Portsmouth Square and Hall of Justice under construction in distance (building opened late 1900). 752 (Washington) sign under awning, soldier with rifle passing.

Chinatown
10th Ave & Cabrillo
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10th Ave & Cabrillo

Argonne Pharmacy, 700 10th Ave. Interior view of soda fountain and shelves. Man and woman. Screenland cover with Garbo and Hollywood Magazine in rack dates to Summer, 1934.

Richmond Inner
Stanyan & Parnassus
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Stanyan & Parnassus

Elevated view southeast across Stanyan to Muni 6-Line #450 turning left on Stanyan from Parnassus. Buildings in background still stand in 2023. (Former Market Street Railway (MSRy) unit #150 renumbered #450 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #150.)

Parnassus Heights
Prospect & Cortland
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Prospect & Cortland

View east on Cortland toward Prospect. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line streetcar #282 with zip stripe livery. Golden Rule Grocery, 97 Cortland.

Bernal Heights
5th & Market
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5th & Market

Elevated view south across Market toward 5th Street. Market Street Railway 14-Line streetcar #1568. Crowds of people, Dolores Premiere School, Hotel Lankershim, Hale's Food Shop, U.S. Mint, SF Chronicle, Oakwood Hotel, Hales Food Shop. Birdcage traffic signal. 5:00pm.

Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & Vallejo
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Van Ness & Vallejo

Southeast corner of Van Ness and Vallejo, French Grocery, 2 cars (Cleveland and Chandler autos), police safety demonstration. Corner building in background still stands in 2023, but had a 2 story vertical addition around 2006.

Polk Gulch
24th & Rhode Island
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24th & Rhode Island

View south to United Railroads (URR) 35-Line streetcar #625 (Howard & 24th Street line) at terminus. Corner grocery store behind.

Potrero Hill
Castro & 26th
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Castro & 26th

Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Scaffolding on building near corner in background.

Noe Valley
Castro & 18th
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Castro & 18th

View northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) cable car #7 of Castro line at terminus. Prudence Penny grocery, Hibernia Bank in background.

Castro
Fillmore & Washington
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Fillmore & Washington

View across intersection towards northwest corner. SF Muni Washington Jackson line Cable Car #521 with ad for Hilo Hattie with Harry Owens Orchestra at the St. Francis Hotel and another behind wait as Muni streetcar #217 passes. New Fillmore Grocery at left. All buildings in background extant in 2021.

Pacific Heights
California & Grant
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California & Grant

View northwest across intersection to Sing Chong Co. Trade Mark Building decorated with flags. Banners strung across street.

Chinatown
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

View east on Post to approaching United Railroads streetcar #803. Alfred Lilienfeld & Co. store on left, Bullock & Jones at right. Balboa Building at 2nd and Market in distance center. Crocker Building, Mechanics Institute to right of center.

Downtown / Union Square