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Church & Market
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Church & Market

Flooded street view looking East on Market, outbound 8-line streetcar #1569. Building at left, now demolished, was at the northeast corner of Church and Market, now the site of a parking lot. [1th Market Flood]

Mission Dolores
Communist Demonstration
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Communist Demonstration

At 7th & Market; Grant Building

Civic Center
Air Ferry Plane 'Santa Clara'
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Air Ferry Plane 'Santa Clara'

Loening C-2 Air Yacht, operated by Air Ferries, Ltd. between San Francisco and Oakland, 1930-1933

Northern Waterfront
California & Sansome
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California & Sansome

View southeast across intersection to cable car accident. California Street Cable Railway car #17 slid downhill to collide with another car at intersection of California and Sansome Streets. J. Harold Dollar and Robert Dollar Buildings in background.

Financial District
Market near Sanchez
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Market near Sanchez

Municipal Railway (MUNI) L-Taraval Streetcar Wreck - Swedish American Hall in background

Duboce Triangle
Montgomery & Bush
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Montgomery & Bush

Looking north on Montgomery; Market Street Railway (MSRY) Streetcar #609; streetcar line about to be abandoned; head office of Bank of Italy; Bekins moving van; Mills Building

Financial District
Powell & O'Farrell
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Powell & O'Farrell

View northeast across intersection to H. Bercovich Cigars and Coffee Dan's on northeast corner (future site of Omar Khayam restaurant), Tait's Coffee Shop, Tait's Dancing Palace, Union Square Theatre.

Downtown / Union Square
Last Montgomery Horsecar
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Last Montgomery Horsecar

Mayor James Rolph piloting an antique horsecar on Montgomery Street during a commemoration of the last streetcar, the 'Toonerville Trolley' on Montgomery Street.

Financial District
The Curb Exchange
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The Curb Exchange

Elevated view north across Bush street near Kearny; rear of Russ building; 34-line street car. San Francisco Curb Exchange, Mooney's Malted Milk 368 Bush, M. Blaskower cigar store 346 Bush. Ford Coffee Shop.

Financial District
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

Elevated view southeast to California Theater; Portola Theater; Call building; Palace Hotel, Hearst Examiner Building. At least 12 streetcars on Market.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

Unusual elevated view directly above the crowded sidewalk, looking east. In distance right, at 4th street corner, California (later State) Theatre, Roos Bros. clothing store.

Downtown
Mission & 4th
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Mission & 4th

View northeast from Mission Street at 4th to wrecked Market St. Railway (MSRy) 10-Line streetcar #912 after accident.

South of Market
Geary near Kearny
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Geary near Kearny

Elevated view east across Market with flags and bunting toward Annie Street. Clock on Chronicle Building at left at 10:00; Palace Hotel with electric sign atop and Schwabacher & Co. at Annie corner. Monadnock Building with signage for Union Pacific System, Canadian Pacific Railway, H. Bercovich cigars, Ground Gripper Shoes. Lotta's Fountain. Flannery Building at right with J. Edlin Merchant Tailor, Chas. H. Strub dentist signage, General Cigar Co. at street level, large billboard on roof. Muni A-line street car westbound on Geary, many streetcars on Market.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Steuart
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Market & Steuart

Looking east from Market; streetcars lined up; K-Line streetcar #83 in front. Pedestrian overpass to Ferry Building in background left.

Financial District
Market & California
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Market & California

California & Market looking east to Southern Pacific and Ferry Bldgs, sidewalk crowded with people walking west.

Financial District