Contains 8537 photos
View easterly on empty lot (now part of SF City College) near Ocean and the Southern Pacific right-of-way (now Interstate 280 Freeway) A truck towing streetcar #171 on flatbed. (The car was sold and can be seen today at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA) City College in the background.
Sunnyside
Municipal Railway streetcar #172 at the Elkton Shops yard near San Jose Avenue, View east toward Ocean Avenue.
Cayuga
View east on San Jose Avenue toward Ocean Avenue, Balboa Park in the background. Municipal Railway (Muni) Magic Carpet streetcar #1005 (scrapped 1960)
Cayuga
View north on empty lot (now part of SF City College) near Ocean and the Southern Pacific right-of-way (now Interstate 280 Freeway) A truck towing streetcar #171 on flatbed. (The car was sold and can be seen today at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA) City College in the background.
Sunnyside
Key System train with Bay Bridge in background
South of Market
View easterly toward Diamond Heights. Elkton streetcar yard at San Jose Avenue and Ocean Avenue. Work car #0915. [Gang of helpers]
Cayuga
Municipal Railway Cable Car #517 on turntable.
Downtown / Union Square
View east from middle of California Street. From left, 720 California St. building after 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Hartford Building (650 California), Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on side (soon to be demolished for Bank of America Building (555 California), International Building, Sing Fat Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at right. Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building in distance.
Chinatown
View east from above Twin Peaks Tunnel toward the intersection of Market & Castro. MUNI streetcar #1142 loading passengers.
Castro
View east across the intersection of 14th and Market. MUNI Streetcar #1030 crossing intersection. Corona Heights in background. Burke's Corner House Restaurant (Building now demolished).
Mission Dolores
View north across the intersection of Market, Kearny, and 3rd. Lotta's Fountain at center (with extra height). Muni 5-Line trolley coach #618 and J-Line streetcar #1036 with zip strip livery crossing intersection. Chronicle Building (with American Savings) with modern facade, since removed, in background. In background left, SF Federal Savings & Loan, Maskey Building, Mr. Sid restaurant, Red Fox cocktails.
South of Market
View east on Market from streetcar boarding island toward Ferry Building and Embarcadero Freeway. Donahue Mechanics Monument, Tilden Sales Building, Greyhound, Union Pacific, 1 California under construction. Muni Streetcar #1161 and others.
Financial District
View east on Market toward 3rd Street. Mutual Savings Bank (Citizens Federal Savings), unrestored Chronicle Building (American Savings) . Aetna Life and Casualty Building ( Crocker Plaza) under construction, Hobart Building, 1 California under construction in the distance.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Market from Mason Street. Bart construction on Market Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Judah streetcar #1020. Pix Theatre and Esquire Theatre at left. Flood Building, Aetna Life and Casualty Building ( Crocker Plaza) under construction in the background. Emporium, J.C. Penney's Part of the block at left has been demolished for Hallidie Plaza ( see wnp25.5376 for a slightly earlier view)
South of Market
View east on Market from Mason Street. Bart construction on Market Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Judah streetcar #1020. Pix Theatre, Esquire Theatre, Telenews Theatre at left. Flood Building, Aetna Life and Casualty Building ( Crocker Plaza) under construction in the background. Emporium, J.C. Penney's Part of the block at left will be demolished for Hallidie Plaza ( see wnp25.5375 for a slightly later view)
Tenderloin