Streetcar

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Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

Elevated view northwest to Loew's Warfield Theatre in center showing 'The Good Earth.'Paramount (previously Granada) Theatre in distance. At bottom left, Shirley Temple movie at St. Francis (previously Empress, Strand) Theatre.

Tenderloin
Sutter near Steiner
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Sutter near Steiner

View east on Sutter. Uptown Theatre on right. 2-line streetcar #464 on last day of rail service on this line. This former Market Street Railway streetcar #164 was renumbered #464 after the merger with the Municipal Railway in order to avoid confusion with Muni #164.

Lower Pacific Heights
Market near 6th
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Market near 6th

Elevated view northeast and steeply down to Market and buildings on north side. Long lines waiting for Loew's Warfield Theatre World Premier of 'Red Danube.' Newsreel Theatre. Tiny's Waffle Shop on Turk. Dean building with deco makeover at far right.

South of Market
Fillmore Near Sutter
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Fillmore Near Sutter

View north on Fillmore. Ornamental steel arches over intersections. Frederick O. Haussler, Photo Studio, 1759 Fillmore (later site of Haussler Theater). Signs for The Up To Date Hairdressing & Manicuring Parlors, Aloha, The Brand at right. Approaching URR 22-Line streetcar in distance. [United Railroads U02355, Fillmore Street Looking North from Post Street Towards Sutter]

Japantown
Van Ness & Sutter
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Van Ness & Sutter

View northeast to approaching SF Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #205. Scottish Rite Temple (a Masonic Temple, opened 1911) at right (later Regency I movie theater from 1967-1998, later Regency Ballroom. In distance, Hughson automobile dealership at Bush corner.

Cathedral Hill
Market & Ellis
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Market & Ellis

Elevated view west across Market to Ellis St. corner. The West Bank Building, 800 Market Street, built 1908, at center. "Gillette Building" sign. Anglo-California Trust Company Bank with entrance at corner and electric signs on roof. Gensler-Lee store with marquee in front. Capitol Theatre (built 1911) at far right was previously Cort, Curran, Morosco. Closed in 1941, demolished.

Downtown / Union Square
Castro & Market
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Castro & Market

View south. MUNI M-Oceanview M-Line streetcar #1144. Castro Theatre showing 'Cabaret' and 'Last Summer.'Bank of America

Castro
Market near Noe
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Market near Noe

View northeast across Market between Castro and Noe. MSRY 8-line streetcar #205. Robertson Weatherstrip Co. 2312 Market, Bluebell Beauty Shop, Aprena Apartments.

Castro
Market & 16th
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Market & 16th

MSRY 8-line #153 and MUNI L-line streetcars. View east

Castro
Castro near 18th
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Castro near 18th

View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line #108. Castro Theater in background, Eureka Florist.

Castro
18th & Danvers
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18th & Danvers

View west across 18th Street to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line #1679 with Byllesby Shield logo in use from late 1925 to 1938.

Eureka Valley
18th & Danvers
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18th & Danvers

MSRY 8-line #201 with zip stripe livery. View east

Eureka Valley
18th & Danvers
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18th & Danvers

View east across 18th St. to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line #202 approaching. Holsum Food Shop. Corona Heights in background left.

Eureka Valley
18th near Danvers
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18th near Danvers

MSRY 8-line #203. Near Market Street.

Eureka Valley
18th & Market
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18th & Market

View west to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line streetcar #102. Rear of houses on Corbett Ave. in background. 3198 Market at left. (the remodeled former 98 Falcon Avenue)

Eureka Valley