Embarcadero near Market
Muni E Line #366 in front of Ferry Building
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Dolores Park
View toward downtown from near 20th and Church; Excursion trip of the Sacramento Northern Birney streetcar #62 on J-Line tracks. Mission High School in background
Mission Dolores
Cabrillo & Great Highway
View northwest to Sacramento Northern Birney streetcar #62 on rail fan excursion at Cabrillo Loop, Playland at the Beach. Cliff House in distance.
Richmond Outer
Cole & Carl
Sunset Tunnel; Sacramento Northern Birney streetcar #62 (with N-Line signage) excursion on N-Judah tracks
Cole Valley
Duboce & Noe
Sunset Tunnel; looking west; N-Judah Muni streetcar #178
Duboce Triangle
Market & Fulton
Market St between 7th and 8th Streets, looking southwest across Market. Muni M & L cars outbound #150; crowd boarding; kid on cow catcher. Strand Theatre, Hotel National, Benatar's Department Store, Crystal Palace Market, a huge food mall, is visible behind cars, demolished 1959; current site of Trinity Place: (See sf.curbed.com article for good history of Crystal Palace.) Hotel Whitcomb and Merchandise Mart in distance. Market Street decorated for Shrine Convention. (parade was July 21, 1946)
Civic Center
Jones & Golden Gate
Looking north; O'Farrell & Jones cable car
Tenderloin
West Portal & Vicente
View northeast on West Portal from Vicente. Empire theatre at right (then known as the Portal), showing 'Wild Party'. Bank of Italy (later Bank of America) at left. Twin Peaks Tunnel portal in distance. [West Portal Ave. looking E from Vicente St.] [dpwbook45 dpwA2125] Duplicate of wnp67.0027
West Portal
Washington Square
Elevated view northeast from Powell and Union toward Washington Square. Ss. Peter & Paul Church under construction, Telegraph Hill and Pioneer Park at upper right. Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line streetcar in the intersection of Columbus and Union at right. (cropped view)
North Beach
Market & Clayton
View south the intersection of Clayton & Market (then Falcon and Caselli) and the switchback for the 18th & Park electric streetcar line. (now the 33-line) 3351 Market (at Mono, then 225 Falcon) is visible at left. (a study for street improvements and beginnings of the Market Street Extension) [dpwbookXXX dpw4662]
Clarendon Heights
View from 5th & Mission
Elevated view east on Mission. Buildings on right demolished for parking garage. Hotel Del Mar, Evergreen California Hat Co., Evergreen Ladies Hats, 827 Mission, Pacific Telephone Building in distance center. [Mission St. east from Pickwick Hotel] [dpwbook47 dpwA2623]
South of Market
Market & 6th roof view
Elevated view down Market Street East from Hewes Building, Admission Day Native Sons Monument, Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Davies Theatre, Bank of America Headquarters (One Powell), Flood Building, Humboldt Bank Building with Bank of America signage, Kress, Hale Bros. building with KPO radio tower on roof, 4 streetcar tracks[Market Street from Hewes Building] [dpwbook47 dpwA2622] Ferry Building in distance
Tenderloin
3rd & Channel
View north on 3rd Street toward the 3rd Street Bridge (now Lefty O'Doul Bridge) showing railroad and streetcar tracks. [3rd & Channel Sts. bridge looking north] [dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA3732]
Mission Bay
Islais Creek Bridge
Old bascule-type lift bridge over Islais Creek in 'open' position. [Islais Creek Fender System dpwbookXXX dpwA5598]
Central Waterfront
Market from 6th
Elevated view from the David Hewes Building 995 Market at 6th Street (at the time known as the Western States Life Building) Paramount Theatre, City Hall, Empire Hotel, Twin Peaks in the distance.[Market W from 6th dpwbook48 dpwA2508]
South of Market