Castro & 18th
View north on Castro toward 18th Street. Castro cable cars #4 and #7 lined up on the last day of service. Castro Theatre, Bon Omi Store, Prudence Penny grocery, Hibernia Bank. 8-Line bus #057? in background left.
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Market & 1st
View east across Market toward 1st Street, Municipal Railway (Muni) 3-line streetcars #237 and M-line #74 with wings livery. Ferry Building, Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, PG&E and Matson Line Buildings, Sheldon Building in the background. 3-Line #214? in background left.
Financial District
Market & 1st
View east across Market toward 1st Street, Municipal Railway (MUNI) streetcars N-line #179, J-line unknown number, and 2-line #161. Elevated traffic control tower at right. Flags and banners strung over Market St. at left, probably for May 21, 1949 parade honoring the Merchant Marine and 100 years of world trade from San Francisco's port. PG&E Building, Sheldon Building in background.
Financial District
Market & 1st
View southeast across Market toward 1st Street, Municipal Railway (MUNI) streetcars M-line #83, B-line #175, and 3-line #221. Owl Drug Co. at right. Birdcage traffic signal. Flags and banners strung over Market St. at left, probably for May 21, 1949 parade honoring the Merchant Marine and 100 years of world trade from San Francisco's port. PG&E Building, Sheldon Building in background.
Financial District
Market near Powell
View northeast across Market between Powell and Stockton. 6-line streetcar #136 derailed in front of the Flood Building blocking all streetcar traffic. At this point, post merger of merger of Muni and Market Street Railway, both the tracks and equipment were worn leading to this derailment. The 4 tracks were reduced to 2 the next year. Morgen Jewelry Co., Florsheim Shoes, Moore Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes, Anglo California National Bank with large electric signs on top. Banners strung across street and on streetlamps for Lions International convention parade on July 28, 1947. Phelan Building in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
Castro near 18th
View southeast across Castro toward 18th to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 8-line streetcar #1553. Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny grocery in background.
Castro
Fulton near La Playa
View northwest across Fulton toward Playland and Big Dipper Roller Coaster, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line streetcar #824 with Zip Stripe livery.
Golden Gate Park
Fulton & 7th Ave
View east on Fulton near 7th Avenue, Municipal Railway (MUNI) 5-line streetcar #299 with Zip Stripe livery. Old Powell Street Railway waiting room at right.
Richmond Inner
Near Townsend & 4th
View northwest across Southern Pacific tracks towards the passenger depot and Refreshment Saloon which was on Townsend between 3rd and 4th Streets. In the background is the Southern Pacific headquarters building on the northeast corner of 4th and Townsend.[Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, San Francisco 1879; This passenger station of the Southern Pacific at 4th and Townsend was erected in 1875, replacing the original station at Market and Valencia.]
Mission Bay
4th & Townsend
View northeast across the intersection of 4th and Townsend to Southern Pacific Railroad headquarters. [General Office of the Southern Pacific at 3rd & Townsend in the '70s.] Horse cars running on Townsend Street. (Original caption is incorrect)
Mission Bay
Kearny & Clay
Elevated view northwest towards Portsmouth Square. Clay street cable car at terminus. Coaches and cabs lined up for hire. Portsmouth House, Exempt Fire Co. firehouse with bell tower on far side of plaza. [Clay Street Hill] [Views of American Scenery]
Chinatown
3rd & Mission
View north on 3rd Street from Mission, Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank in the background. [16879. Majestic sky-scrapers, the pride of San Francisco just before the Earthquake]
South of Market
Market near 6th
View southeast across Market towards 6th Street, many automobiles and 7-Line, 8-Line and other streetcars. At center, Hale Bros. store, David Hewes Building (995 Market Street, 1908, Reid Brothers, architects), Delger Building (1001-1005 Market Street, 1907, Hermann Barth, architect. Economy Shoe Co., Eastern Outfitting Co., Pantages and Strand Theatres in distance.
Tenderloin
Market near 6th
View east from center of Market Street between 5th and 6th. Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Flood Building, Humboldt Bank Building (with 1915 sign), Lincoln Building, Hale Bros. Building in the background. Pantages Theatre at right. Large circular planters hung around streetlamps. 7-Line Streetcar.
Tenderloin
Market & Powell
Elevated view east on Market from Powell St. From left: Flood Building, Call Building, Humboldt Bank and the Emporium at right. Crowds of people and streetcars.
Downtown / Union Square