Contains 311 photos
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, Esquire Theater, Flood Building in distance. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #144 renumbered #444 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #144.)
South of Market
Traffic signal tower at southwest corner of Spear and Market with operator inside, Sander Supply Company on far corner in Southern Pacific Building. [dpwbook27 dpw6724]
Financial District
View east on California from inside car. Cala Foods (later Trader Joe's) in distance on right.
Polk Gulch
Elevated view looking east across intersection to north side of Washington.
Chinatown
View northwest to north side of Geary, Muni B-line, #208. Whittell Building, St. Francis Hotel in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
View East on Mission near 5th. Old Mint and Hotel Pickwick at left. MSRy 25-line, #131
South of Market
Looking east to Powell; Wells Fargo high-rise under construction
South of Market
Streetcar accident of J-Church car knocked off its tracks
Mission Dolores
Streetcar accident showing a dozen streetcars backed up on Market St.
Mission Dolores
View south on Bayshore Boulevard near 3rd Street. Movie star motorcade, possibly CA Governor (and Presidential Candidate) Earl Warren traveling downtown for campaign event. Bayview Hill on the left.
Bret Harte
View northeast to Muni C-Line #118 with wings livery and Tanforan Race Track ad on front. In distance, Tilden Sales building, 420 Market, with water tower on top (demolished), Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. Service Men's Center at left. Banners strung across Market Street.
Financial District
View northeast across Market to PCC K-line #1135
Castro
Chinatown. View east on Washington St. from Spofford St. Universal Cafe 824 Washington. Yee Jun Restaurant 834 Washington, Hing Choy Cafe 854 Washington. U.S. Appraiser's Building and Bay Bridge in distance
Chinatown
Elevated view north to downtown [Bayshore Freeway heading toward San Francisco]
Potrero Hill
Looking East down Market street toward Ferry Building and Embarcadero Freeway. Muni PCC streetcar. Hoffman's restaurant at right.
Financial District