Stores

Contains 689 photos

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O'Farrell & Grant

View east on O'Farrell toward Market & Grant, California Street Cable RR Cable Car #46, O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Street line. American Trust Company Bank and Union Trust Building at left. Remodeled Central Tower/Call Building in center background. Seven-Eleven Restaurant 711 Market, Morris Plan in Kamm Building before facade makeover, Progressive Optical, Fun Center, Silver Palace (later Hub) Theatre, Schwabacher-Frey stationers, birdcage traffic signals. L-Line #143, Market St. Railway (MSRy) 21-Line streetcars on Market. Banners strung over Market St.

1945 Downtown / Union Square

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Powell & O'Farrell

View north on Powell to Lefty's, Crane Hotel, Union Square, Fitzhugh Building. To right, Dance Art Co., Quinby's Chocolates. Rainy day view. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Cable Car #506 with American flag.

1947 Downtown / Union Square

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Stockton at Bush

View south on Stockton from above Stockton Street Tunnel. Hotel Devonshire, Hotel Navarre, McAlpin Apartments, Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe jeweler. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) #F-line Streetcar #38.

1939 Downtown / Union Square

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Geary at Powell

View southeast across intersection with Union Square off camera at left, Western Air Lines office at right, several buildings with scaffolding (Dohrmann's and I. Magnin's, which opened in 1948). Mutual Savings Bank Building and Palace Hotel in the distance on Market Street. Whittell Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #20, outbound. Old Crow Bourbon billboard.

1947 Downtown / Union Square

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Fifth & Market

View northeast across 5th street to 12-Line Muni #838, passengers boarding another streetcar. In background, Hale Bros. department store. Gray's Suits, Len's Lunchette in Douglas Building (later demolished for Hallidie Plaza), Bank of America headquarters (One Powell St.). Female Muni conductor. Cropped version of wnp14.1605.

1947 South of Market

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Castro near 18th

View north on Castro to New Empire Market, Wultzen's Drugs, Castro Creamery, Bank of America, Eddie's Sedans. On right, Castro Theater, Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny Grocery Store, to the right. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Castro Street Cable Car #3, 8-Line streetcar #20?. Banners strung over street for Portola Fiesta.

1938 Castro

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Valencia & 19th

View north from 19th Street to Valencia. Graham Paint Company to right. Man stepping of off street car. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line #114.

1946 Mission

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Fillmore & Eddy

View north on Fillmore from Eddy to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 22-line Streetcar #850. New Fillmore Theatre at left. Eagle Market, California Coffee Shop, Alexander Liquor & Wine in background right. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line.

1948 Western Addition

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Washington & Fillmore

View east on Washington toward Fillmore. SF Muni Washington Jackson Cable Car #520 with ad for Hilo Hattie with Harry Owens Orchestra at the St. Francis Hotel stopped at Fillmore while 22-line Muni streetcar with wings livery passes. New Fillmore Grocery on right.

1948 Pacific Heights

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18th & Castro

View north on Castro from 18th. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 8-line Trolley Bus #725. Bon Omi Stores, Castro Flower Shop, Cliff's Variety at right, Castro Theatre in background.

1969 Castro

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Market near 4th

[We are marching up Market St ... in a parade for the 'Liberty Boys.'] Elevated view south across Market St. to sailors in marching band in formation. Probably the Draft Day Parade of September 21, 1917 honoring 1,571 military draftees departing for WWI. Bohemian Cafe, Portola Theatre playing Elsie Ferguson in 'Barbary Sheep'.

1917 Downtown / Union Square

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Market & O'Farrell

Elevated view west across Market to Grant and O'Farrell intersection. Original Phelan Building (completed April, 1882) at left. New Louvre Cafe on O'Farrell at right. [7953 O'Farrell and Market Street Junction. Taber]

1891 Downtown / Union Square

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Grant near Sacramento

Night view south on Grant Ave. Lanterns hanging alongside and over street. Republic Hotel, Kan's Food, Far East Cafe, Sky Room, Lamps of China, Bank of America. [Nighttime-Chinatown K 1418]

1963 Chinatown

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Grant & Sacramento

View north to crowded scene on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. Bank of America, Four Seas Restaurant, Republic Hotel, Kan's Restaurant, Kuo Wah, Chinese Village.

1967 Chinatown

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Geary & Stanyan

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

1956 Lone Mountain