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View east from Top of the Mark to bay, Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, downtown 'skyscrapers'. Appraisers Building at upper left. PG&E Annex, upper right, completed 1948. Notably absent is annex of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building completed in 1952. Clunie Building at Montgomery and California with Bank of America sign on west wall.
Nob Hill
Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District and Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands. 450 Sutter medical building at left. Pacific National Bank Building, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Mills Building and Mills Tower, Shell Building, Alexander Building, Standard Oil Building, Equitable Building. Paul Elder's Books at lower right.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District. 450 Sutter medical building at left, Paul Elder's Books at lower right.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northeast over Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage construction to Financial District. 450 Sutter medical building at left, Paul Elder's Books at lower right.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view west up Commercial Street. Muni 8-Line trolley bus #741 and 55-Line #0289 diesel bus in foreground. Exposition Fountain, Harbor Coffee Shop, Golden Cafe. On horizon, from left, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Brocklebank Apartments, original Federal Reserve Bank, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955. Area in foreground demolished and now site of Embarcadero Center.
Financial District
View north from roof near Larkin and Grove; thousands of kids. California State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building) center, Old Main Library (later Asian Art Museum) at right. Welcome Home Victory Monument (1919-1924) in plaza at left.
Civic Center
Suspension section of Bay Bridge, City Skyline from the island
Yerba Buena Island
Automobile entrance; looking southeast to Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island; China Clipper flying overhead
Treasure Island
View southwest from pedestrian overpass, towards Southern Pacific Building on Market.
Financial District
Fireworks from Marina Green, viewed from Fort Baker in Marin Headlands
Outside SF
Fireworks show in Marina District viewed from Fort Baker in Marin Headlands. Alexander Avenue at lower right
Outside SF
Nighttime view of fireworks show; camera movement
Outside SF
View north on newly paved Roosevelt Way from 17th Street. Corona Heights in background right. [Roosevelt N from 17th (Corona) dpwbook41 dpwA1076]
Buena Vista
View north on newly completed Roosevelt Way. This stretch of Roosevelt was completely new and connects to the former right-of-way of Pluto Street, part of which remains as Loma Vista Terrace. 330 Roosevelt, formerly 1665 Masonic, at center (with dormer window) still stands in 2021. Masonic intersects at left, Levant Street intersects at right, and Corona Heights is visible in the background right. [Roosevelt Way north from Plato St.(should be Pluto Street)][dpwbook41 dpwA1078]
Buena Vista
View south on Grand View (Grandview) from 23rd Street showing completed retaining wall and ramp to Upper Market Street. None of the near houses in this view remain. The wall and ramp were demolished in the 1964 straightening of Upper Market. [Grand View/Market @ 23rd dpwbook42 dpwA1108]
Upper Market