Contains 71 photos
View north on Powell toward Sutter from Powell Street Cable Car. Sir Frances Drake Hotel (Starlite Roof ), Parsons Optical, San Francisco State College at right. Grace Ball Secretarial College, Sears Fine Foods, Fairmont Hotel Tower at left.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on California St. to approaching cable car. New Crest Auto Center at right. In distance left, 720 California building after 2-story addition, Home Insurance Company Building (later Fireman's Fund) with Colonial tower. Large S-P sign atop Southern Pacific Building in background center installed March, 1954. New Crest Auto Center at right.
Nob Hill
View west down Geary across Market from what was then the corner of Annie Street. Lotta's Fountain at center. Muni streetcar PCC #1012. Flannery Building with Dr. Alexander Dentist and The Stag bar, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings branch, Bank of America. On Geary Whittell Building and St. Francis Hotel in distance. KSAY radio sign at right on Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers, M.B. Rich optician, Foster's, California Compensaton & Fire Co. with electric sign showing temperature, Livingston's, Owl Drugs. Chronicle Building at far right. 10:05 a.m. on clock at right.
South of Market
View west from Ferry Building toward Sacramento St, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 16-line Streetcar #946 with zip stripe livery, Ferry Terminal looking toward Sacramento St. Bay Hotel. 57 and Mobilgas electric signs. Painted signs for GGIE attractions.
Financial District
View southwest toward Market Street from Ferry Building, Municipal Railway (Muni) 6-line Streetcar #148, Southern Pacific and Matson Buildings on left. Grand Cafeteria. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building.
Financial District
View southeast from center of Market to Municipal Railway (Muni) Motor Coach 38-Line #2522 and PCC J-Line #1035 or #1033 turning onto Market at Fremont during BART construction. Greyhound Building and next two buildings on the left have since been demolished. Ferry Building, Southern Pacific Building (One Market), Matson and PG&E Buildings in background.
Financial District
View northwest toward Drumm & California intersection to Cable Car #49, decorated for San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 50th birthday. Fosters Cafeteria.
Financial District
View looking southwest across Union Square. Dewey Monument at center, St. Francis Hotel at right. Elkan Gunst Building beyond Dewey Monument.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on California from Powell towards Stockton, Hartford Building (650 California) under construction at left. International Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College and Ritz-Carlton Hotel) at right.
Nob Hill
Taxi drivers waiting in front of Ferry Building.
Financial District
View northeast across Market, Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #1229 on fan trip excursion passing the Warfield Theatre. Hotel Oxford, Dean Building (1906, demolished 2018, with Art Deco remodel), Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Garfield Building, Esquire and Telenews Theatres, and Flood Building in background. Stanley's suits and coats, Margaret Burnham's Cottage Candies on left. Birdcage traffic signals. Banners strung over Market, some with 'U.S. Army.'
South of Market