Contains 689 photos
View looking southeast across Market St. toward Fremont St. Municipal Railway (MUNI) K-Line Streetcar #173. Williams Bros. Cutlery at 566 Market, Navlet's Seeds, Flowers, Plants. Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings in background left.
Financial District
View northeast to Muni K-Line #174 with wings livery. Closed men's clothing store, top of Empire Theatre facade at right.
West Portal
View northwest to Muni L-Line #200 with wings livery parked outside Terminal main entrance. Veteran's Shoe Repair. Commander Restaurant. 'Time to enjoy Rainier' billboard with electric clock.
South of Market
View northeast to Muni M-Line #165 with wings livery. Twin Peaks Tunnel, West Portal School in distance, Empire Theatre showing 'Interrupted Melody' at right. Bank of America at left.
West Portal
View east to Westbound Muni #195, Del Monte Grocery, Harold's Re-Bound Club, Alcazar Theatre, Hotel Paul, Hotel Geary, Hotel York, El Cortez Hotel, Bank of America, Velma's, Clift Hotel.
Lower Nob Hill
View north on Powell toward Union Square, Lefty's Bar, Manx Hotel, Luppino's Restaurant, Crane Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Quinby's Chocolates, Dance Art Co. Four cable cars #503, #525, #501 and 1 other) with Red Cross flags headed south to terminus.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Market St. towards Union Trust (Wells Fargo) building. H. Liebes, Livingston's in distance left. At far right, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings signage, Chronicle building with modern cladding, later removed, Bank of America. Muni J-Line streetcar, diesel bus. Western Union, Robinson's Luggage.
Downtown / Union Square
View north from Market & 8th Streets to City Hall Square (name changed to Marshall Square in December, 1902), Pioneer Monument (also Lick Monument).
South of Market
View north across McAllister of storefronts between Fillmore and Webster, to New Palm Bakery, F. Thomas Parisian Dyeing and Cleaning Works, Atlas Furniture and Auction (1140-1150 McAllister), Modern Market, Palm Home Bakery.
Western Addition
View east on Washington. Building at far left demolished and replaced by large apartment building.
Polk Gulch
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
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
View east across Market to Muni L-Line 1036, Muni B-Line behind. In distance, PG&E and Matson Building, Greyhound Building, Sheldon Building, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at left, Underwood Building 525 Market. Kehoe Display & Fixture Co., 541 Market. Keene's Cut Rate Food, J.M. Cafeteria, Baron's Government Surplus. Stacey's Books at 551 Market Street at right. Most of these buildings later demolished.
Financial District
Hazy view north across Market Street toward Kearny. Chronicle / de Young Building with Top Hat bar, Security Finance Co., W & H Cigars and Liquors, Top Hat bar, Florsheim shoes, Greyhound, Peck-Judah tickets & tours, Ted's. Lotta's Fountain at center. Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line Streetcar #86 (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956). Birdcage traffic signals. Taken same time as wnp25.1318.
South of Market
View East from inside car on Market. Roos Brothers store, Phelan Building, Muni bus #0408. Hartfield's. Mutual Savings Bank, Hobart and Cental Tower Buildings in background. Red, white and blue banners with rectangular pattern strung above street.
Downtown / Union Square