View southeast from Pioneer Park to Montgomery & Union intersection before major regrading and paving project. On south side of Union Street, from left to right, Cooney Rental Units, Gothic Revival cottages with bargeboard trim built 1857 at 287-289 Union; Cooney House built 1853 at 291 Union; Joseph Pane House built 1860's at 293 Union, Colonial Revival cottage. George Smith House, originally 3 dwellings now apartments, built 1861 at 1254-1262 Montgomery, all extand (with modifications) in 2021.
Telegraph Hill
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Market at 12th
View southeast across Market to approaching SFMR PCC K-Line #1118, Waters Buick, Carousel Ballroom, Bank of America, Merchandise Mart.
South of Market
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Market & 8th
View east on Market, Orpheum and Embassy Theaters, Crystal Palace Market, SFMR #83, #151, #143
South of Market
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California near Stockton
View northeast across California between Stockton and Grant. At left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building after 2 story addition, Old St Mary's Cathedral, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Fireman's Fund Building (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop (sign removed in September 1961) in distance at far right. Bay Bridge in background. Wells Fargo Headquarters Building at 464 California under construction in distance.
Chinatown
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Columbus & Jackson
View southeast on Columbus toward Montgomery Block, E-Line Streetcar. At center, Hotel Reims in Fugazi Bank Building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) built 1909,later Bank of America and Transamerica Building (as shown here). Exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Venezia Cafe, San Joaquin Hotel rooming house. Original Federal Reserve Bank in background. [Columbus Ave. San Francisco]
North Beach
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Union Square
Elevated view southeast from Post and Powell Streets over Dewey Monument and Union Square. Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign with 4 lighted trees. In background Whittell Building, City of Paris, Macy's , Blum's, Werner's, Dohrmann's department stores. Western Air Lines, Union Pacific Railroad and George S. May at right.
Downtown / Union Square
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Great Highway
Construction along Ocean Beach, truck dumping sand.
Sunset Outer
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Union near Larkin
View west to outbound Muni Streetcar E-line #362, Presidio in distance.[Union at Larkin]
Russian Hill
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Folsom near Precita
View northeast across Folsom to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 36-line #1581. Precita Park at right, Cogswell College at 26th and Folsom (built 1888, demolished 1941) in background at far left.
Bernal Heights
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Castro & 18th
View northwest toward intersection of Castro and 18th. Castro Street cable car #6. Wulzen's Drugs at left. Castro Creamery, Eureka Bakery in background.
Castro
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Embarcadero near Clay
Elevated view northwest from the pedestrian bridge over the Embarcadero, toward Clay Street. Sacramento & Clay cable car MSRy #16 showing automobile underpass, Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee, Gilmore Gasoline ad, New Post Office Candy Store, Convey & Sons meat market, dry cleaners, Harbor Garage in Union Center District Council Maritime Union, Union Center building.
Financial District
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Van Ness near North Point
View north to F-Line streetcar about to turn right onto North Point St. Fort Mason retaining wall at left; Municipal Pier at center; Fontana Warehouse and Galileo High School playing field at right. Pilings in bay were driven by military for wartime uses of Aquatic Park.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
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Mission & 20th
View northwest across intersection to 14-Line #1583, El Capitan Theater, Granat Bros. Jewelers at left, El Capitan Theatre at right.
Mission
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Embarcadero & Mission
View Southwest along Embarcadero to Bay Bridge, Sherman-Williams sign, YMCA, Harbor Hotel, Audiffred Building, 28-Line Streetcar #729
Financial District
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Ferry Building
View east from center of Market St. to Ferry Building. Buses waiting in front. Port of San Francisco sign.
