Powell & Eddy
View southwest towards Eddy, Market Street in background. Zukors, Gray's Suits, and Yosemite Sparkling Water, cable car loaded with passengers including soldiers. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #513.
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Fifth & Market
View northeast across 5th street to 12-Line Muni #838, passengers boarding another streetcar. In background, Hale Bros. department store. Gray's Suits, Len's Lunchette in Douglas Building (later demolished for Hallidie Plaza), Bank of America headquarters (One Powell St.). Female Muni conductor. Cropped version of wnp14.1605.
South of Market
Jones & McAllister
View north on Jones from McAllister. Hotel Boyd, Hotel Governor, and Anglo Bank at right. Pedestrians crossing intersection. Cal Street Cable Railroad Cable Car #60 (Jones Street Shuttle), Harrington's Bar. Birdcage traffic signal. Side/Rear of the Paramount Theatre (entry at 1066 Market, demolished 1965) in background.
Tenderloin
California & Grant
View southeast to westbound California Street Cable Ca #1 with passengers boarding and young man on bicycle holding on. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery),Russ Building in background. Old St. Mary's Park at right behind cable car. Helvetia Hotel, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Clunie Building in distance left, with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Banners for GGIE strung over street.
Chinatown
California near Stockton
View east on California to, from left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building before 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's church, Financial Center Building, Southern Pacific Building, Bay Bridge, Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life ad on west side, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Shell Building, Russ Building. California Street Cable Railroad Cable Car, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at right.
Chinatown
Townsend near 3rd
View east on Townsend from Southern Pacific Passenger Depot at right. Muni 20-Line #718?. Shipyard crane visible in far distance. Army jeep and soldier to left. At far left, U.S. Post Office with flag atop. California Wine Association Building 180 Townsend in center distance. Most buildings on north side of Townsend still stand 2021.
South of Market
Transbay Terminal
View northwest of SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 2-line car #248, C-line Car #609 with wings livery loading passengers at the Transbay Terminal. Harold's Building at left.
South of Market
Bryant near 26th
SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 25-line Streetcar #286.
Mission
Embarcadero & Clay
Elevated view west from Ferry Building to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Sacramento & Clay St. Cable Car #19 & Muni 16-Line Motor Coach #430 with zip stripe livery. Taxis parked near vehicle underpass. All buildings in foreground now gone. Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brocklebank Apartments in distance left. Top of Ferry Station Post Office at right. Mohawk Gas Station, Hotel Albion, Harbor Garage in Union Center building, Convey & Sons meat market, New Post Office Candy Store, Gilmore Gasoline ad. Before end of cable car service in Feb, 1942 and after initiation of bus service on 16-Line in May, 1941.
Financial District
Mission & 1st
View east on Mission from 1st Street, Fosters at right. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 25-line Streetcar #125.
Financial District
Mission near 14th
View south on Mission near 14th Street. Overflowing street car with passengers sitting on rear fender. Taxidermist, Sunshine Apartments to right. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 14-line Streetcar #849, Mission & 14th
Mission
Mission & Main
View east on Mission from Main Street, Auddifred Building Rincon Annex Post Office (completed 1940), California State Agricultural Building in background at left center. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 14-line Streetcar #1650. Marines recruitment billboard, Al. Ellisons cafe, Wihr Printing Co., Tiedemann & McMorran Wholesale Grocers 101 Mission.
Financial District
San Bruno near Mansell
View north on San Bruno Avenue near Mansell. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 25-line #128?. Bernal Heights in the distance.
Portola
San Jose near Mt. Vernon
View north on San Jose Avenue to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-Line car #1601 on viaduct over Southern Pacific Ocean View Spur. 192 Shawnee Avenue under construction at left.
Cayuga
Monterey & San Jose
View from San Jose. Pellegrino Restaurant, Northwest corner of Diamond and Monterey. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 9-line.
Glen Park