Twin Peaks Tunnel
View of West Portal of tunnel. L-Taraval streetcar exiting tunnel.
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California & Powell
View east on California Street from a Powell Street Cable Car. Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building (with SP sign added March, 1954) in the background. At center, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (completed 1954, demolished 1991). Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel.Delis Garage on right with Chevron gas station.
Nob Hill
Bay & Taylor
View south across intersection to Muni cable car #503 on turntable, passengers boarding.
North Beach
Stockton near Sacramento
View North from Stockton Tunnel. To F-Line Streetcars
Nob Hill
California & Grant
View northeast across intersection to approaching California Street Cable Car #11 with signage for D. Zelinsky & Sons Painters on front and top, Old St. Mary's church and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Home Insurance Co. Building under construction at Kearny corner (1951, later Fireman's Fund, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building and Bay Bridge in distance right.
Chinatown
Powell & O'Farrell
View northeast across Powell to Cable Car #504, Marlow Hotel, Hotel Stratford, Fitzhugh Building, and Omar Khayyam's restaurant.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
View north across Market and up Powell St. Flood Building, Owl Drug .Co, Cable Car on turntable, St. Francis and Sir Francis Drake Hotels in distance. Bank of America Building, Powell Theatre on left. Birdcage traffic signals. Woolworth's opened in Flood Building street level in October, 1952.
Downtown / Union Square
Hyde near Bay St.
View north along Hyde Street towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. Cable car at bottom of hill. 'Oswald Machine and Equipment' on future site of Hyde Street Pier historic park.
Russian Hill
Columbus & Taylor
Cable Car turning onto Columbus Ave.
Russian Hill
Market near 8th
Looking northwest across Market, J-Line #1031, Orpheum Theater, McCarthy's bar, pet store, Bay Bridge Loan Co.
South of Market
California near Powell
View east of California Street Cable Car ascending hill between Stockton and Powell Streets. Bay Bridge and large "SP" sign atop Southern Pacific Building in the distance.
Nob Hill
Powell near California
Powell St. Cable Car #504 passing Fairmont Hotel Garage.
Nob Hill
California near Stockton
Cable Car heading up California St hill, Telephoto Lens
Nob Hill
Jackson near Powell
View east to approaching Muni Washington-Jackson Line cable car #527 on Jackson St between Powell and Mason. U.S. Appraiser's Building in distance.
Nob Hill
Union & Mason
View south to Cable Car #504 descending Mason St. about to cross Union.
Russian Hill