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Contains 71 photos

3rd & King
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3rd & King

View north from center of 3rd to Southern Pacific passenger depot on left, Old Corner Lunch on right. [3rd Street North of King Street DPW A5530]

South Beach
3rd & King
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3rd & King

View north from center of 3rd to Southern Pacific passenger depot on left, Old Corner Lunch on right. [A-5764 3D St N'ly from King Street] [DPW A5764]

South of Market
Embarcardero & Market
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Embarcardero & Market

View west to Market St. at Ferry Loop. 6-Line Muni #148 on a rainy day. Grand Cafeteria, Southern Pacific, Matson lines and PG&E Buildings in background. Mobilgas sign on right.

Financial District
Taylor & Jefferson
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Taylor & Jefferson

View north to Fisherman's Wharf. Tokyo Sukiyaki, Alioto's, Fishermen's Grotto.

Fishermans Wharf
Grant & Clay
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Grant & Clay

View south on Grant Avenue near intersection with Clay.

Chinatown
Market near Fifth
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Market near Fifth

View southwest across Market to Muni K-Line outbound, Hale Bros., United Luggage, banners over street for Portola Festival.

Downtown / Union Square
California near Grant
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California near Grant

View east toward Bay Bridge. Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954) under construction, Home Insurance Co. Building (1951, later Fireman's Fund, demolished 1983). At right, St. Mary's Square Park and Parking Garage (1954) House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sun Fat Building. Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign on top in center distance, installed March, 1954.

Chinatown
Post & Powell
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Post & Powell

View southeast across intersection to Union Square, I. Magnin & Co., Macy's, Dohrmann's, George S. May, Western Airlines on Geary. Cable Car #509. Very large Union Pacific Railroad Billboard, Old Crow Billboard. Birdcage traffic signals.

Downtown / Union Square
Stockton near Sacramento
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Stockton near Sacramento

View North from Stockton Tunnel. To F-Line Streetcars

Nob Hill
California & Grant
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California & Grant

View northeast across intersection to approaching California Street Cable Car #11 with signage for D. Zelinsky & Sons Painters on front and top, Old St. Mary's church and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Home Insurance Co. Building under construction at Kearny corner (1951, later Fireman's Fund, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building and Bay Bridge in distance right.

Chinatown
Broadway & Romolo
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Broadway & Romolo

View looking north across Broadway. New Joe's 540 Broadway, Little Swiss, St. Moritz Cafe, Finocchio's, Vanessi's sign at far right,

North Beach
Geary & Market
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Geary & Market

View west across Market to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line #77 passing Lotta's Fountain. Fosters cafeteria, Mell's Broiled Hamburgers, California Savings, Schmidt Building, Rosenstock Building, Granville's Jewelers in background center. W & H Cigars and Liquors, Security Finance Co. in Chronicle Building at right. The Stag bar in Flannery Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956).

Downtown / Union Square
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

Hazy view north across Market Street toward Kearny. Chronicle / de Young Building with Security Finance Co., W & H Cigars and Liquors, Top Hat bar. Lotta's Fountain. Maskey Building (1908) in left background was demolished in 1983 for San Francisco Federal Savings & Loan highrise project, but 4 of the 6 bays on the facade were moved, as part of the project, 2 doors east, next to the Chronicle Annex, and now face Maiden Lane. Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line Streetcar (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956). At left, signs on Flannery Building for Dr. Alexander Dentist, The Stag Bar. Birdcage traffic signals.

South of Market
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View southwest from Taylor Street parking area. Sabella-Latorre, Lighthouse Fish Grotto, Alioto's, Fishermen's Grotto, looking to Russian Hill

Fishermans Wharf
Market at 4th
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Market at 4th

View north across Market to Flood Building, Woolworth's. Smoky or foggy conditions. Warfield, Telenews Theaters in distance. Nunn-Bush, Gensler-Lee Diamonds.

South of Market