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Market near Montgomery
View northerly across Market between Montgomery and 2nd Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #201 with wings livery. Hobart Building in the background.
Financial District
Market near Montgomery
View northwest across Market to Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #125 with wings livery. Chronicle Building with Florsheim Shoes and Peck-Judah, 660 Market, See's candies in background. The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956.
South of Market
Market & Sutter
View east on Market St. Muni J-line Church streetcar #95. In distance, PG&E and Matson Building, Greyhound Building, Sheldon Building, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at left, Underwood Building 525 Market. Kehoe Display & Fixture Co., 541 Market. Keene's Cut Rate Food, J.M. Cafeteria, Baron's Government Surplus. Stacey's Books at 551 Market Street, Rucker-Fuller office furniture at right. Most of these buildings later demolished. In distance left, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop and Ferry Building.
Financial District
Geary & Market
View west across Market to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line #77 passing Lotta's Fountain. Fosters cafeteria, Mell's Broiled Hamburgers, California Savings, Schmidt Building, Rosenstock Building, Granville's Jewelers in background center. W & H Cigars and Liquors, Security Finance Co. in Chronicle Building at right. The Stag bar in Flannery Building at left. Birdcage traffic signal. (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956).
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Market
B Street Car #77. Lotta's Fountain on left.
Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Market
View northeast across the intersection of Grant and O'Farrell toward 3rd and Market. Municipal Railway (Muni) K-line Streetcar #172, birdcage traffic light, Metropolis Bank Building, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Central Tower (former Call Building), Carl Wilke Cafeteria. Union Trust Building, SFLandmark 131, at left.
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny & Market
Hazy view north across Market Street toward Kearny. Chronicle / de Young Building with Security Finance Co., W & H Cigars and Liquors, Top Hat bar. Lotta's Fountain. Maskey Building (1908) in left background was demolished in 1983 for San Francisco Federal Savings & Loan highrise project, but 4 of the 6 bays on the facade were moved, as part of the project, 2 doors east, next to the Chronicle Annex, and now face Maiden Lane. Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line Streetcar (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956). At left, signs on Flannery Building for Dr. Alexander Dentist, The Stag Bar. Birdcage traffic signals.
South of Market
Kearny & Market
Hazy view north across Market Street toward Kearny. Chronicle / de Young Building with Top Hat bar, Security Finance Co., W & H Cigars and Liquors, Top Hat bar, Florsheim shoes, Greyhound, Peck-Judah tickets & tours, Ted's. Lotta's Fountain at center. Municipal Railway (Muni) B-Line Streetcar #86 (The B and C cars ended service on December 29, 1956). Birdcage traffic signals. Taken same time as wnp25.1318.
South of Market
Market & Kearny
View northwest across Market St from 3rd St. Municipal Railway (Muni) M-line Streetcar #154. Bankers Investment Building, Lundstrom Hats, Prices, Bank of America, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association branch, Flannery Building with The Stag bar and Dr. Alexander Dentist. Birdcage traffic signals.
South of Market
Kearny & Market
de Young Bldg, Lotta's Fountain., birdcage traffic 1956-12-14
South of Market
Steuart & Mission
Elevated view north along Steuart Street from roof of Rincon Annex Post Office. Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee, Telegraph Hill at left.
Financial District
Mission near Spear
View northwest from roof of Rincon Annex Post Office. Central Tower (former Call Building), Hobart Building in background.
Financial District
SP Diesel Commuter Train
Southern Pacific. Heading southbound. South of Williams Ave and tunnel 3, Mount Saint Joseph's Orphanage in background
Bayview
Market near Grant
View east from center of Market St to Bankers Investment Building with Eagleson's, Lundstrom Hats, Bank of America, Mutual Savings Bank, Flannery Building with Painless Parker dentist, Chronicle Building, Crocker Building, Hobart Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Ferry Building, Examiner Building, Central Tower (former Call Building), Dr. E.F. Lazarus Optometrist, Seven Eleven Restaurant, Morris Plan in remodeled Kamm Building, Progressive Optical, Silver Palace Theatre in Bancroft Building showing 'Homicide'. Schwabacher-Frey. Decorative flags strung above street.
Downtown / Union Square