Contains 311 photos
View east. Orpheum Theatre on left and Embassy, United Artists and Strand Theaters on right. Grant, David Hewes and Odd Fellows Buildings. Sign for Del Webb's TowneHouse hotel to open in early 1961 at construction site on southeast corner.
Civic Center
View north to California School of Beauty Culture and Gray's Clothing. MSRy 25-line #278 and 40-line #1237. Dolores Premier School of Beauty Culture, Owl Drug at right.
South of Market
View north on 1st St. K-Line Streetcar #1039. Foster's restaurant on northeast corner. Shell Building in distance.
South of Market
View north across Market. Pedestrians crossing at 1st Street. Donahue (Mechanics) View northeast across Market to Mechanics Monument in plaza across street. Union Carbide, in 22 Battery, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Dante's Inferno restaurant, 450 Market (demolished), Tilden Sales building, 420 Market, with water tower on top (demolished).
Financial District
[CAS-09 Castro SF 1972] View south on Castro Street. Municipal Railway M-line streetcar #1144. Castro Theatre, Bank of America.
Corona Heights
[CK020 Strand & Embassy 22 Jun 1947] View east on Market to Strand and Embassy Theatres. Paramount on left, United Artists at right in distance, Merrill's Drugs. Market St Railway 7-line streetcar #169. Grant Building, Odd Fellows Building.
South of Market
[CK021 Strand SF 22 March 1948 Tickets] View east on Market to Strand and Embassy Theatres. United Artists in distance. Merrill's Drugs, Grant Building, Odd Fellows Building, Golden's Mens Wear, 1129 Market, Army-Navy Goods store. Municipal Railway 32-line streetcar # 136. Ticket stubs from Strand.
Civic Center
View east from intersection. State (former California) and Portola Theatres. Taverne Bon Gout on corner. Banners strung across street and on streetlamps for Lions International convention parade on July 28, 1947. Birdcage traffic signals. Cropped version of wnp5.50622. [California SF as State CAL-40 July 1947]
Downtown / Union Square
Pix, Esquire and Telenews Theaters, FunLand on north side of Market across from 5th. Present-day site of Hallidie Plaza. Nixon campaign sign. [Esquire & Telenews ESQ-16 Esquire SF August 1960]
South of Market
View west up Geary from Market St. Lotta's Fountain; Whittell Building in background. At left, modern annex to Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
View south on Taylor to A. Sabella Fish Grotto, Capri Room, Tokyo Sukiyaki. Russian Hill in distance. [SF Capri Fisherman's Wharf Nov. 57]
Fishermans Wharf
Elevated view east on Market towards Fremont. Four tracks on Market. Muni on the outside and Market Street Railway on the inside. PG&E, Matson, Lincoln Hotel and Southern Pacific Buildings at right. Bimbo's 365 Club at original location. Ferry Building at center. Mobilgas sign on Fife Building at left. Technical Book Co., Warner Bros. Radio, Cardinal Pictures in Board of Trade Building. Snider Catsup sign at left. [08XX-05-05 EB on Market at Fremont M01XX-L-03 1930s]
Financial District
View northeast on Market toward Powell. St. Ann's Building (with tower) and Flood Building at center, horses and wagons and cable cars in the street. Original Phelan Buiiding and Mutual Savings Bank Building in distance at right.
South of Market
View south on Grant across Broadway. Wells Fargo Bank on left. San Francisco Posters on right.
North Beach
View north across Grove toward Civic Center Plaza and (Earl Warren) State Office Building. Traffic on Grove. Home Cab Company taxi. California Hall, background left.
Civic Center