
Market & Larkin
West on Market Street sidewalk from Larkin Street toward Fox Theatre
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West on Market Street sidewalk from Larkin Street toward Fox Theatre
Civic CenterView across Market from about Stockton Street A line of Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC streetcars. including #1158 L-Line. Humboldt Bank Building (Bank of America) and Paris Theatre. Most buildings on the south side of Market here now demolished.
Downtown / Union SquareView north across Polk to Alhambra Theatre, showing Phyllis Haver & Harrison Ford in 'The Nervous Wreck'. Walter Rudolph and his Melody Masters. Timothy Pfleuger and J.R. Miller, Architects. Opened November, 1926. Marina Hardware, Olden's Bakery [Jack Tillmany Collection SC9]
Polk GulchView north across Polk to Alhambra Theatre at night, Phyllis Haver & Harrison Ford in "The Nervous Wreck". Walter Rudolph's Melody Masters. Timothy Pfleuger and J.R. Miller, Architects. Opened November, 1926. Marina Hardware, Olden's Bakery [Jack Tillmany Collection SC9]
Polk GulchFirst & Madison, Seattle, Washington
View east on Balboa from 38th Avenue, B-Line Streetcar #84 passing Dom DiMaggio's bar on the corner. Balboa Theater in the background. Cocker spaniel in the street
Richmond OuterView southwest across Market to 7-line Streetcar with riders on cow catcher; Strand Theater, Hotel National (with Army and Navy Goods Store), Benetar's, Crystal Palace Market, Hotel Whitcomb, Orpheum Theater. Flags strung across Market with banner for Travel Sports and Boat Show, April 24 to May 5, Civic Auditorium. [Market St. Bet. 7 & 8 Rush Hour]
Civic CenterView northwest across intersection to 14-Line #1583, El Capitan Theater, Granat Bros. Jewelers at left, El Capitan Theatre at right.
MissionParamount Theater, Looking East
Civic CenterView southwest across intersection to Muni 71-Line #2561 bus. Central Tower building with Local Loan and Owl Rexall Drugs. 711 Club, Morris Plan in remodeled Kamm Building, Sports Land and Hub Theater in Bancroft Building, Greyhound Bus office, Paris Theater, Humboldt Bank Building, Roos Atkins, Emporium in distance. In far right distance, BART/Muni construction.
Downtown / Union SquareView northeast across Market to parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration. Navy band [Saturday 11-12] [Burton Photo Album] Garfield Building, Sweet Sixteen Ladies Wear, Davies Theater, later Esquire, previously Frolic, etc., Flood Building
TenderloinView north across San Bruno to Avenue Theatre. Lido Pastry, Jolly Joan Fountain. Municipal Railway H-line #131 with 'Enlist now - U.S. Coast Guard' on side.
PortolaView north on Castro toward 18th Street. Castro cable cars #4 and #7 lined up on the last day of service. Castro Theatre, Bon Omi Store, Prudence Penny grocery, Hibernia Bank. 8-Line bus #057? in background left.
CastroDivisadero between Hayes & Grove passing Ames Drugs, Alaska Club, and the Harding Theatre. 32-Line #460 There was no passenger rail service on Divisadero at this time. Line 32 was a temporary Market Street shuttle during track reconstruction. From Tom Gray collection. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #160 renumbered #460 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #160.)
Alamo SquareView from center of Market Street looking east; Orpheum Theater on left; Crystal Palace Market, Hotel Whitcomb on right. [Market St.]
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