Union at Franklin
View west on Union from Franklin St. Muni (Municipal Railway) D-line Streetcar #66 [Eastbound on Union at Franklin 1948]
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Market & 5th
View east on Market Street. Buildings on left demolished for Halladie Plaza. Flood Building on left. 'Take Care of Them' and Red Cross banners fly over street.
Downtown / Union Square
30th & Dolores
View northwest across the intersection of 30th St. and Dolores. Market Street Railway 10-line streetcar #847 [Eastbound 30th St at Dolores]
Fairmount
Twin Peaks Tunnel
Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance at West Portal and Ulloa St, decorated with 'Season's Greetings' above archway. Municipal Railway (Muni) Line-M streetcar #1025 exiting tunnel.
West Portal
Folsom near 1st
View north from 1st Street off ramp above Folsom between 1st and 2nd Streets. Southern Pacific's I.E.R. (Interurban Electric Railway) car train at left inbound to Transbay Terminal. Russ Building, Standard Oil, and Shell Building in background.
South of Market
California near Powell
View east on California St. to approaching cable car. New Crest Auto Center at right. In distance left, 720 California building after 2-story addition, Home Insurance Company Building (later Fireman's Fund) with Colonial tower. Large S-P sign atop Southern Pacific Building in background center installed March, 1954. New Crest Auto Center at right.
Nob Hill
Market & Grant
View northeast across Market looking toward Grant. Muni J-Line Streetcar PCC #1035. Regal Shoes, Seaboard Loans on left. Union Trust Company Building at center. Citizens Federal Savings Mutual Savings Bank Building at right, Chronicle Building beyond.
South of Market
Annie & Market
View west down Geary across Market from what was then the corner of Annie Street. Lotta's Fountain at center. Muni streetcar PCC #1012. Flannery Building with Dr. Alexander Dentist and The Stag bar, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings branch, Bank of America. On Geary Whittell Building and St. Francis Hotel in distance. KSAY radio sign at right on Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers, M.B. Rich optician, Foster's, California Compensaton & Fire Co. with electric sign showing temperature, Livingston's, Owl Drugs. Chronicle Building at far right. 10:05 a.m. on clock at right.
South of Market
Market & 4th
View east on Market across 4th Street. State Theatre, which was closed, marquee advertising 'The Nun's Story' then playing up the street at the St. Francis. Diamond Palace Jeweler at far right.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & New Montgomery
View west from Market and New Montgomery. Chronicle Building (with Home Mutual Savings sign) 660 Market Building background center. Mutual Savings Bank, Flannery, Bankers Investment, and Phelan Buildings in distance. Sheraton Palace at left. Kaufman Camera Mart, Daniels Tailoring and See's Candies at far right.
Financial District
Powell near Washington
View north from an auto near Washington St, showing cable car #523 traveling south on Powell
Chinatown
View from SF Bay
View looking west from the Bay towards Ferry Building and skyline. Barges for BART Transbay Tube construction at center. Bank of America Building and One California under construction. Mt. Davidson and Twin Peaks in distance on the left. Embarcadero Freeway.
SF Bay
Castro & 18th
View northeast across Castro from 18th Street. 8-Line trolley bus #880 turning onto 18th. Bon Omi Stores, Castro Flower Shop, Jack's Liquor and Fine Foods in background.
Castro
Mission & 18th
View northeast across Mission from 18th Street. Harris's Town Pump, Lakeside Liquors, Dagmar Hotel, Don's Restaurant, Bohr's Menswear along Mission Street. Trolley bus #656 at intersection.
Mission
Fillmore & Sutter
View north on Fillmore from Sutter. 1-Line and 3-Line trolley bus #656. Big Glass Bar, Shirasagi Restaurant, Byington Electric Company, King Hot Dogs Restaurant, Reinert & Riley Furniture, Palace Cafe, King Regal sign, Can Do Club along street. First three buildings at left demolished for redevelopment.
Japantown