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California near Powell
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California near Powell

View east from below Powell to Bay Bridge and downtown. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building (later Ritz Carlton Hotel) center right. Tall building in center is Louis Lurie's Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969).

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View from Marietta Dr
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View from Marietta Dr

View east to sunrise. Glen Park at left, Bernal Heights at right

Miraloma Park
View from Upper Market
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View from Upper Market

View northeast over Noe Valley, Eureka Valley, Downtown, to Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island. Alvarado School, Castro Hill.

Upper Market
View from Upper Market
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View from Upper Market

View northeast over Noe Valley, Eureka Valley, Downtown, to Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island. Alvarado School, Castro Hill.

Upper Market
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

View North from Presidio bluffs near Lincoln Blvd

Presidio
Presidio Housing
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Presidio Housing

Two seated people take in view of Tennessee Hollow, eastward from Inspiration point.

Presidio
View N from Mark Hopkins
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View N from Mark Hopkins

View towards Russian Hill, Alcatraz and Angel Island, Mt. Tamalpais and Marin County from Top of the Mark. Park Lane and Brocklebank Apartments in foreground.

Nob Hill
Hartford building
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Hartford building

Elevated view northwest across California from near Leidesdorff to Hartford Insurance Building, 650 California, between Grant & Kearny. Wells Fargo Building on right.

Financial District
Skyline from the Bay
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Skyline from the Bay

Northern waterfront viewed from boat on the bay. Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower at right center.

Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge

SF skyline viewed from bay, with Bay Bridge overhead. Sailboat

Russian Hill from Bay
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Russian Hill from Bay

Russian Hill/Aquatic Park from SF Bay. Maritime Museum building at far right. Riverboat 'Fort Sutter' on the beach next to the rowing clubs at left. Entrepreneur Barney Gould purchased the old riverboat and brought it to Aquatic Park in February 1953 with hopes to convert it into a showboat. It was later moved to west end of beach where it burned on May 1, 1959.

Judah & 39th Ave
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Judah & 39th Ave

View East to UC Medical Center, Muni Car #1, N Line #1138, AM General bus. Track construction with temporary crossover track.

Sunset Outer
View NE from Coolbrith Pk
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View NE from Coolbrith Pk

View toward Coit Tower from (now) Ina Coolbrith Park. At left is 857 Green, the home of Governor and later U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson. He lived there from 1909, when it was built, most likely until 1927. It was torn down in 1961 to build the Royal Towers highrise. Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower, and Garfield School at center.

Russian Hill
Ferry Building Aerial
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Ferry Building Aerial

View west with Ferry Building and ferry slips in foreground. Southern Pacific, Standard Oil, St. Francis and Fairmont Hotel buildings. The Mark Hopkins Hotel is under construction. Russ Building (1927), Shell Building (1929) not there yet. Matson Building (1923), Pacific Telephone Building (1925) just built. Twin Peaks, Mt. Sutro, Golden Gate Park in distance. Heinz 57 sign, Fife Building with Chevrolet sign atop. Mission St. at left.

Nob Hill
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Nob Hill

Elevated view northwest from Kearny & Market. Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brocklebank Apartments, Stanford Court Apartments (later hotel). Russian Hill in distance right. Original Federal Reserve Bank at center. Blurry.

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