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Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

[Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill] looking west to Russian Hill

Telegraph Hill
Presidio
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Presidio

View northwest from Pacific Heights ridge to Tidal Marshes and Encampments

Pacific Heights
View from Clarendon Heights
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View from Clarendon Heights

View northwest across Cole Valley from Clarendon Heights. Golden Gate Park, Presidio in the background. Kezar Stadium, center; Grattan School, center right.

Ashbury Heights
Cole Valley
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Cole Valley

View north (Cole St. at center) from vacant lots on Belgrave Street over Cole Valley and Haight Ashbury. St Mary's Hospital, St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco College for Women (later Lone Mountain College and part of University of San Francisco), Golden Gate Park Panhandle, Calvary Cemetery (in distance, right). Grattan School (far left center), Golden Gate Park, Temple Emanu-El, Presidio at left.

Ashbury Heights
California near Powell
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California near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward Ferry Building from center of California St. Earthquake ruins, sightseers and ruins of Grace Church and Old St. Mary's cathedral. At left, Montgomery Block, Appraisers Building, in background center Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange.

Nob Hill
View NW from Telegraph Hill
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View NW from Telegraph Hill

Looking northwest to Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate and Marin Headlands.

Telegraph Hill
Twin Peaks
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Twin Peaks

looking east [The Lofty Heights of Twin Peaks Afford a Marvelous Panorama of Metropolitan San Francisco Zan 717]

Midtown Terrace
View From Twin Peaks
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View From Twin Peaks

View east from Twin Peaks down Market. Castro Theatre bottom left, Bank of Italy with large sign (changed to Bank of America in 1930) at Castro and Market. New U.S. Mint not yet under construction. Corona Heights and Franklin Hospital (later UCSF Davies Medical Center) at lower left. [Overlooking SF and East Bay Cities from Twin Peaks 45]

Clarendon Heights
Financial District
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Financial District

[San Francisco from the Fairmont P.P.CO. 981.], View east showing Hall of Justice with adjoining jail still under construction, Appraisers Building, U.S. Customs Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Kohl Building, Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island.

Nob Hill
Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge

View northwest from tower of illuminated bridge under construction and city beyond. Pacific Telephone Building. Ferry Building. [Night View from Bay Bridge Tower showing San Francisco. Piggott Photo 1064]

SF Bay
California & Stockton
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California & Stockton

View southeast to Sing Fat Building, Merchant's Exchange, American National Bank Building, Clunie Building, Hotel Lafayette, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Alexander Building, Hunter Dulin Building. At right, expansion of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building in progress. [When East Meets West on the edge of Chinatown]

Chinatown
California near Grant
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California near Grant

View east down California towards Sing Chong Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Financial Center Building (1927) at center, later Omni Hotel. Hotel Lafayette, Stained glass street light globes at lower right in front of Sing Fat Building. Southern Pacific Building in far distance on Market St.

Chinatown
Castro & Market
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Castro & Market

View west across the intersection of Market and Castro. Municipal Railway (Muni) L-Line streetcar exiting the Twin Peaks Tunnel. Bank of America at left. Future site of the Castro Muni Metro Station and Harvey Milk Plaza. Blue and Gold livery on the streetcar dates this before January 20, 1949, date is estimated. (EE) At right, Cora Lou Confectioners at 2500 Market, with large sign for Sebbelov Tom 'n Cherries candies on roof. Birdcage traffic signals.

Castro
Downtown View
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Downtown View

[Looking East, From Top Floor of the Russ Bldg.], showing Ferry Bbuilding, ferry boats, Yerba Buena Island

Financial District
View NW from Buena Vista Park
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View NW from Buena Vista Park

View northwest from Buena Vista Park to Presidio, Golden Gate and Marin Headlands. Point Bonita Lighthouse. Star of the Sea Church, San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children. Public Health Service Hospital at center. Panhandle, St. Ignatius Church, Haight-Ashbury in foreground. [Ocean Entrance To Golden Gate.] (Superior copy of wnp27.2820)

Lone Mountain