Contains 134 photos
Elevated view northeast to SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 21-line streetcar #102 headed downhill toward Fillmore. War Memorial Opera House and City Hall in the distance. Sign on car advertises midget auto races at Bayshore Stadium, once located next to the Cow Palace. This car was renumbered Muni #402 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #102.)
Alamo Square
Elevated view northeast to Municipal Railway (Muni) 21-line (ex Market Street Railway) Streetcar #117, Alamo Square, row of 'Painted Ladies' Victorians and Downtown in the background.
Alamo Square
View west on Hayes towards Scott. Alamo Square at right. St. Ignatius Church in the distance. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 21-line Streetcar #102.
Alamo Square
Divisadero between Hayes & Grove passing Ames Drugs, Alaska Club, and the Harding Theatre. 32-Line #460 There was no passenger rail service on Divisadero at this time. Line 32 was a temporary Market Street shuttle during track reconstruction. From Tom Gray collection. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #160 renumbered #460 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #160.)
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View southeast at Hayes and Steiner, Municipal Railway MUNI 21-line streetcar #115, possibly last day of service.
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MSRY 21-line streetcar #116. Alta Vista School (today Ida B. Wells High School) in background. "Vote Yes 9" sign in school window.
Alamo Square
21-line streetcar #114. Alamo Square on left. Alta Vista School (today Ida B. Wells High School) in background.
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View north on Fillmore toward Fulton and approaching Muni 22-line streetcar #863. The New Yorker Steak House on the north east corner (building demolished in redevelopment). Poster for Bobby Clark in "Sweethearts" at the Curran. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line.
Alamo Square
Jefferson Square, Civic Center, Alamo Square (Section 076 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
Western Addition
Hayes Valley, SF State College, Duboce Park (Section 077 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
South of Market
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Anza Vista under construction, Hamilton Square, Girls High School, Alamo Square, Lowell High School (Section 093 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
Western Addition
Anza Vista under constructionl, Alamo Square, Golden Gate Park Panhandle, Buena Vista Park, Duboce Park (Section 094 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
Western Addition
View northeast across Fillmore from McAllister. Bernie's Cut Rate Liquors and 1018 Club behind streetcar. Muni 22-line Streetcar #912 with wings livery. July 31, 1948 was the last day of rail service on this line. [0912-22-04 FILLMORE & MC ALLISTER ca 1948]
Alamo Square
View east on McAllister across Fillmore. Municipal Railway (Muni) 5-line Streetcar #830. May Drug Company on northeast corner. Almost all buildings demolished for redevelopment
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Night view looking East on Fell Street at Fillmore Street. Auto accident, onlookers inspect car smashed into pole. Sacred Heart Church across the street.
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Archival photo of Westerfeld House, 1198 Fulton. [Stick 1198 Fulton]
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Fulton & Scott, Westerfeld House after painting. Built 1889, Henry Geilfuss architect
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Elevated view southeast to row of houses, firemen on roof of apartment building, smoke. Fire engines, cars, and onlookers on street below, ladder extended to roof. Former Sacred Heart Church in background. [3/3 Fillmore - Hayes] (folder: Fire, Roof, Venting)
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Elevated view southeast from Hayes towards Fillmore. Fire at apartment building 957 Hayes, fire department truck, crowds of onlookers gathered. [3/3 Fillmore Hayes] (folder: Fire, Smokey Roof)
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908 Steiner, between Fulton and McAllister. Built in 1888 by R.O. Chandler. Architects, Schmidt & Shea. Multi-colored portico of Victorian with peacock head added to fan element in gable. Polychrome paint by Maija Gegeris, 1967, prototype of all the city's multicolor paint jobs. It was one of the first colorfully painted Victorians in San Francisco and helped to start a trend.
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