Elevated view looking steeply down from Mark Hopkins Hotel to Mason Street, with Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) at left and Fairmont Hotel at right. Intersection of Mason and Sacramento Streets at top with Park Lane Apartments and Brocklebank Apartments at northern corners. At upper left, the brown house on the corner of Sacramento St. and Sproule Lane is the Sproule Mansion (1907-1967), built for George Whittell and sold in 1917 to William Sproule (1858-1935), president of Wells Fargo Express, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Pacific-Union Club. It was then extensively remodeled by Bliss & Saville architects. It was demolished in November, 1967 after an unsuccessful fight for its preservation.
Nob Hill
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Market & Fremont
View southeast across intersection to Shriners Band parading. Offenbacher's Men's Wear 369 Market, Barney's Buffet, Bimbo's 365 Club, Wally's Gift Shop, Allied's Donut Store, military uniform stores . Background left, Ferry Building, Southern Pacific, Matson and PG&E Buildings. Banners strung over street. Birdcage Traffic Signal. Signs for 'Victory Bars', 'Military Gifts." "Welcome AAONMS" (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) sign.
Financial District
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Ss. Peter & Paul Church
View north across Washington Square, North Beach
North Beach
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Fisherman's Wharf
Taylor near Jefferson St. View north to Checker Cab in front of Alioto's, Fishermen's Grotto, Pier 45 Matson Terminals.
Fishermans Wharf
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Mason & Union
View south to Cable Car #502 descending Mason St. about to cross Union.
Russian Hill
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3rd & King
View northeast from King & Townsend. Southern Pacific Passenger Depot. Rickey's Rendezvous Room, a chain of restaurants from late 40s to early 70s. Muni #2315 Mack Bus. South End Terminal Warehouse (660 3rd St., Built 1902, still stands 2021) in distance right.
South Beach
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Powell near Post
View northwest from sidewalk past small flower stand with heron-like bird statue, cable car passing.
Downtown / Union Square
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California & Taylor
View southeast across intersection to Standard Stations gas station and 5-story apartment building on present site of Masonic Temple (completed 1958). California Street cable car tracks. Election posters for Nov. 1955 election at left.
Nob Hill
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California & Mason
View northwest across California St. to California cable car #57 Pacific-Union Club behind.
Nob Hill
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Kearny & Geary
View north up Kearny. On left, Granville's Jewelers, Pastine's Restaurant, Iron Horse. On right, Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, Hotel Sutter, Pauson's, Mutual Savings, San Francisco Federal Savings, Maskey Building, Downtown's Fisherman's Wharf restaurant, Gene Compton's Cafeteria. Muni trolley bus #600. Birdcage traffic signals.
Downtown / Union Square
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Market near Valencia
View west across Market to Muni 32-Line streetcar #466 with wings livery running as a shuttle line. See's Candies on right. First Baptist Church behind. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #166 renumbered #466 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #166.)
South of Market
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7th near Stevenson
In front of the Greyhound Bus station, view south toward Mission. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse on left. Man sweeping garbage in sweet.
South of Market
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Clement & 6th Ave
View west across intersection to Muni 2-Line #241 Eastbound on Clement at 6th Ave, another in distance. Coliseum Furs, Ed's Togs, Dr. G.W. Smith optometrist, Clement Hotel (540 Clement), Nino's Barber Shop on right. Lick Market, Coliseum Theatre in distance on left. Most buildings in photo still stand in 2025. Rail service on this line ended on July 1, 1949.
Richmond Inner
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Union & Fillmore
Elevated view down to northwest corner of Union and Fillmore. Eastbound Muni E-line Union Streetcar #356? and southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) Fillmore Counterbalance Car #625? in intersection. B & L Pharmacy.
Union Street
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Market near Taylor
View northeast across Market to 32-Line #444 on Market Street west bound approaching Taylor. Track reconstruction in progress, to convert the street tracks from 4-track to 2-track. Loew's Warfield theater with elaborate marquee, Dean Building, Mechanics Savings Bank Building.(Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #144 renumbered #444 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #144.)
