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View southeast toward the Call Building (3rd and Market), Silver Palace Theater, Sorenson & Co. crowds of people. advertisement for a sale at Royal Shoes. Post-earthquake Hearst Examiner building at 3rd and Market corner (1911) not yet built.
Downtown / Union Square
Eddy between Powell & Mason. George White's Scandals, Tivoli Theater, [Dunkin Sisters sic (Duncan Sisters)] Emporium in background
Downtown / Union Square
View north on Fillmore to Muni 22-Line Streetcar #853 in front of the former Market Street Railway Power House Substation, SF Landmark No. 105, and another 22-line in the distance. Turk Hotel, American Theater in background. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line.
Western Addition
View east on Market from Mason, SFMR Muni 5-line streetcar #778, people cars, Pix Theatre, Esquire Theatre at left. Flood Building, Emporium, Humboldt Bank Building in background. Flags and banners strung over Market for Community Chest campaign. Birdcage traffic signals. [SFMR SF Muni Streetcar #778 - 5-Line]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to City Hall ruins and Lick Pioneer monument. Builders Supply Depot, Moise-Klinkner Co. in distance left. At right, rebuilt Central Theatre.
South of Market
Elevated view southeast across to south side of Market, Hearst Examiner building under construction, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Call Building, V-Odeon Theatre 747 Market, Spreckels Market 755 Market. 5-line and 9-Line streetcars. [dpwbook2 dpw204]
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast on newly graded Fulton (over former site of City Hall) from near Larkin. This image shows preparation for construction of new Civic Center. Old Hall of Records at left, behind portion of City Hall ruins still in use as offices. Buildings on City Hall Avenue (J. Looney Plumbers 85 City Hall Avenue) and Market Street, including Grant Building, Odd Fellows Hall, American Theatre in background. Large sign atop Methodist Book Concern Building, 3 City Hall Ave. (Now 83 McAllister) in distance left. [dpwbook12 dpw2401]
Civic Center
View east from center of Market St. to new track installation, 17-Line streetcar outbound approaching. King Bros. Books 1182 Market, Enterprise Hotel at left. Mounted policeman. Rialto Theatre (later Embassy) and Jewel Theatre (later Strand) at upper right. [dpwbook22 dpw5318]
Civic Center
East side of 3rd Street between Verona and Folsom. Greek businesses, Majestic Theatre 365 3rd, Verona Hotel, Gill's Castle Saloon. This area informally known as 'Greek Town'. Taken during the 'Spanish Influenza' epidemic, some people along the sidewalk are wearing masks.[dpwbook23 dpw5737]
South of Market
View northeast across Haight to Muni 7-Line Car #452 with wings livery westbound. last month of rail operation on this line; former MSRY unit #152 renumbered #452 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #152. MacFarlane Hardware, Metz Superior Doughnuts, Haight Theatre in background.
Haight Ashbury
View east on Haight between Shrader and Cole. Haight Street Masonic Hall and Haight Theater (then known as the Straight Theater) at left. (both demolished)
Haight Ashbury
View north to buildings along north side of Washington. The Grand Theatre, or Chinese Grand Theatre, is the building at the right (with the single light bulb out front) at 822 Washington [The Theatre Chinatown]
Chinatown
View southeast across Market near Stockton showing the streetcar safety zone in the middle of the street. Most of the buildings on the south side of Market in this view have been demolished. Portola Theatre (showing Mary Pickford in Little Annie Rooney), Humboldt Bank Building, California Theatre at right. Call/Spreckels, Hearst Examiner and Lesser Buildings in the distance. [Market at Stockton Sts] [dpwbook35 dpw10056]
Downtown / Union Square
View across Market, Presidential candidate Governor Tom Dewey waving to crowd from car. Bancroft Building, 731 Market, in background. Silver Palace theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
Man posing; looking west to Fox Theater and Twin Peaks
Civic Center