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View east from Ocean Avenue at the Southern Pacific right-of-way just west of Balboa Park. Southern Pacific locomotive #1361 crossing Ocean Avenue. Balboa Park in the background. Automobiles backed up as train crosses. The SP route would become BART's route, Interstate 280 will be built in the area the area just to the left.
Cayuga
View east from Ocean Avenue at the Southern Pacific right-of-way just west of Balboa Park. Southern Pacific locomotive #1361 crossing Ocean Avenue. Balboa Park and Firehouse in the background. Automobiles and Municipal Railway streetcar #1004 (marked for L-Taraval) backed up as train crosses. The SP route would become BART's route, Interstate 280 will be built in the area the area just to the left.
Cayuga
View northerly from Ocean Avenue at the Southern Pacific right-of-way just west of Balboa Park. Municipal Railway (Muni) streetcar #159 inbound at right. Ingleside Police Station at Balboa Park at center. Undeveloped San Miguel Hills (future Diamond Heights) in the background. The SP route would become BART's route, Interstate 280 will be built in the area the area just to the left.
Cayuga
View Southeast from rear floors of the Hearst / Examiner Building at 3rd and Market toward Bay Bridge. South of Market and Palace Hotel in foreground
South of Market
View south from rear floors of the Hearst / Examiner Building at 3rd and Market, looking across 3rd Street. Williams Building (Clinton Day, architect) and Mercantile Center Building (Aronson Building) in foreground both still stand in 2021. Just beyond Aronson Building is the M.A. Gunst Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects), southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907. Future site of Yerba Buena and Moscone Center in background, Potrero Hill background right.
South of Market
View South from rear floors of the Hearst / Examiner Building at 3rd and Market, looking down 3rd Street. Pacific Telephone building at left, Williams Building (Clinton Day, architect) at right.
South of Market
Elevated view south from rear floors of the Hearst / Examiner Building at 3rd and Market. Mercantile Center Building (Aronson Building) in foreground still stands 2021. Beyond is M.A. Gunst Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects), southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907. Future site of Yerba Buena and Moscone Center in background. Potrero Hill in the distance.
South of Market
Bay Bridge Construction, View east from Rincon Hill about 1st between Harrison and Bryant. Tar paper shacks in the foreground (one reads 'Social Club'), Yerba Buena Island in the background. Hills Brothers Coffee Plant (1922-24, George Kelham architect), Joseph Magnin Warehouse, One Harrison (1918, George Applegarth architect);
Rincon Hill
View from the toll plaza parking lot northwesterly toward Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. Fort Baker at right.
Presidio
View from the toll plaza parking lot northwesterly toward Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. Fort Baker at right. Navy ship on its way out of the bay.
Presidio
View from the toll plaza parking lot northeasterly toward Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. Fort Baker at right.
Presidio
View southeast from the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza parking lot in the Presidio towards downtown San Francisco.
Presidio
View Southeast from then brand new Fox Plaza (built 1967) toward South of Market. Hotel Whitcomb and Western Furniture Exchange ( Merchandise Mart) in foreground
Civic Center
View East from then brand new Fox Plaza (built 1967) toward Bay Bridge. Hotel Whitcomb and Bay Bridge visible through window.
Civic Center
View East from then brand new Fox Plaza (built 1967) toward Empire Hotel (now part of Hastings Law School) and Main Library (now Asian Art Museum). (vase of flowers in foreground.)
Civic Center