Stores

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Market & Bush

Elevated view east on Market towards Fremont. Four tracks on Market. Muni on the outside and Market Street Railway on the inside. PG&E, Matson, Lincoln Hotel and Southern Pacific Buildings at right. Bimbo's 365 Club at original location. Ferry Building at center. Mobilgas sign on Fife Building at left. Technical Book Co., Warner Bros. Radio, Cardinal Pictures in Board of Trade Building. Snider Catsup sign at left. [08XX-05-05 EB on Market at Fremont M01XX-L-03 1930s]

1930 Financial District

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Stanyan & Haight

View northeast across Stanyan from Haight. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 20-line streetcar #903. Stanyan Street Cyclery, Frank M. Smith Tennis shop in background [0903-20-01 SB on Stanyan at Haight ca 1940]

1940 Golden Gate Park

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Fillmore & McAllister

View northeast across Fillmore from McAllister. Bernie's Cut Rate Liquors and 1018 Club behind streetcar. Muni 22-line Streetcar #912 with wings livery. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line. [0912-22-04 FILLMORE & MC ALLISTER ca 1948]

1948 Alamo Square

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Market near Stockton

Elevated view southwest on Market toward south side, from the original Phelan Building toward the future site of The Emporium (built 1895). Utility poles on south side have 8 crossbars. [Market St. between 4th & 5th Dec 1882] Elevated view taken during heavy snowfall of December 31, 1882. [F810 SS-063]

1882 South of Market

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California near Hyde

View northeast across California toward Hyde, California cable car #3 entering the car house on the southwest corner (by gravity). Cal-Hyde Market, Eppler's Bakery.

1956 Nob Hill

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Castro & 18th

View north on Castro to SF Muni San Mateo interurban streetcar #1234 on an excursion observing the end of rail service on Line 40. 'Rope' and 'Moonrise' playing at Castro Theater. Twin Peaks Bar, Castro Music Shop, Fisher's Apparel, Castro Flower Shop.

1949 Castro

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Washington & Fillmore

View northwest across Washington from Fillmore Municipal Railway Cable Car #523 with ad for St. Francis Hotel Mural Room. Buildings in view extant 2021.

1948 Pacific Heights

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Church & 30th

View northeast across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) J-Line #1037 at terminal. Washerette, Ace Appliance Repair Service, Hey, Troy! Coffee Shop in background.

1968 Fairmount

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Castro & 18th

View north on Castro to San Mateo interurban streetcar #1234 on excursion observing the end of rail service on line 40. 'Rope' playing at Castro Theater. Twin Peaks Bar, Castro Music Shop, Fisher's Apparel, Bon Omi store, Paul's, Castro Flower Shop, Castro Creamery. Muni 6-Line bus in distance left. It was renumbered as 35-Line Eureka on February 1, 1949.

1949 Castro

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Market near Jones

View east on Market near Jones. Prager's Department Store at left, automobiles and streetcar. Hale Bros. store, David Hewes Building with large Goodrich Tires sign on roof, Delger Building (1907, Hermann Barth, architect), Eastern Outfitting Co., Sterling Furniture (Sterling Building, 1049 Market Street, built 1907, Reid Brothers, architects), Forrest Building, 1053-1055 Market Street (1908, MacDonald & Applegarth, destroyed by fire c. 1981), Ede Building 1059-1061 Market Street (1910, William Knowles, architect) with ? Bros. Cafeteria at street level, Sperry & Hutchinson Co. Trading Stamps above. In distance left, Humboldt Bank Building has '1915' sign on top for PPIE.

1915 Tenderloin

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Judah & 9th Ave

Westbound Muni N-Line, PCC #1019 turning onto Judah from 9th Avenue. Donuts, Kangaroo Hofbrau, 9th and Judah Market.

1977 Sunset Inner

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California & Hyde

View east from center of California below Hyde, 2 cable cars (California to Van Ness service started in May, 1954) passing each other just west of Hyde Street.Cal-Hyde Market, Eppler's Bakery, Conradi's Drugs. [5871]

1955 Nob Hill

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Market & Powell

View southeast across Market from Powell. Central Tower (former Call Building), Humboldt Bank Building, State Theater, Pacific Building, The Emporium. Muni N-Line, Muni 6-Line streetcar #452. Passengers loading. People crossing the street.

1947 South of Market

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Grant near California

View north from the sidewalk on Grant from California. Far East Cafe, Paulist Library. Lanterns strung along street.

1963 Chinatown

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Mission near Randall

View north on Mission Street toward Randall. Market Street Railway 23-line streetcar #937 passing Cortland Paint Co. and Reed Realty. Large Lachman's furniture store billboard with clock faces San Jose Avenue. The entire block on the north side of Randall was later demolished. [0937-23B-01 SB on Mission South of Randall 1940]

1940 Holly Park