Cathedral Hill

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Geary & Van Ness
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Geary & Van Ness

View northeast across Geary St. toward Van Ness Ave. Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line Streetcar #7. Almond Blossom Restaurant (later Tommy's Joynt) at right. The Almond Blossom became Tommy's Joynt in June 1951 when famous SF singer Tommy Harris, who ran his first Tommy's Joynt five blocks east at 645 Geary from 1940 to 1946, bought the Almond Blossom from Al Pollack. (PF) Ernest Ingold Chevrolet dealership across Van Ness, and Richelieu Hotel. Mercury dealership at left. Birdcage traffic signal.

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Van Ness & Sutter
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Van Ness & Sutter

View northeast to approaching SF Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #205. Scottish Rite Temple (a Masonic Temple, opened 1911) at right (later Regency I movie theater from 1967-1998, later Regency Ballroom. In distance, Hughson automobile dealership at Bush corner (First Ford dealership on West Coast).

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Van Ness & Sutter
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Van Ness & Sutter

View northeast to approaching SF Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #205. Scottish Rite Temple (a Masonic Temple, opened 1911) at right (later Regency I movie theater from 1967-1998, later Regency Ballroom. In distance, Hughson automobile dealership at Bush corner.

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Van Ness & Sutter
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Van Ness & Sutter

View northeast to approaching SF Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #205. Scottish Rite Temple (a Masonic Temple, opened 1911) at right (later Regency I movie theater from 1967-1998, later Regency Ballroom. In distance, Hughson automobile dealership at Bush corner.

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Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

View northwest from center of intersection past Municipal Railway (Muni ) H-line streetcar #3 with wings livery and Red Cross flag, to Van Etta Motors Mercury automobile dealership. Waters Plymouth, Nash and DeSoto dealerships in distance.

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Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

View northwest from center of Van Ness past Municipal Railway H-line streetcar #5 with wings livery and Red Cross flags. Henry J. Kaiser Motors automobile dealership, Heald College. Plymouth, Nash and De Soto dealerships in distance.

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Western Addition Aerial
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Western Addition Aerial

Lafayette Square (Section 074 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)

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Western Addition Aerial
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Western Addition Aerial

Jefferson Square, Civic Center (Section 075 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)

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Geary at Van Ness
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Geary at Van Ness

View west on Geary St. at Van Ness Ave. Muni C-Line streetcar #647 with wings livery crossing Van Ness. (Former Market Street Railway streetcar #247 renumbered #647 after the 1944 merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni unit #247.)

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Eddy near Octavia
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Eddy near Octavia

View northeasterly toward Eddy and Octavia, 31-Line streetcar #985 headed outbound

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Geary & Octavia
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Geary & Octavia

View west on Geary toward Octavia. MUNI C-line streetcar #460. All buildings demolished during redevelopment. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #160 renumbered #460 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #160.)

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Geary near Gough
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Geary near Gough

View east on Geary St. near Gough Street of Municipal Railway (MUNI) C-line streetcar #460. Streetcar has not yet been repainted in MUNI color scheme. [0160-C-A EB ON GEARY 22 APR 1949 Car renumbered 460]

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Van Ness Ave.
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Van Ness Ave.

View west across Van Ness Avenue at O'Farrell. St. Mary's Cathedral (built 1891, burned September 7, 1962)

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Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

View northwest across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line Streetcar #32 turning east onto Geary. Van Etta Lincoln Mercury auto dealership, Heald College, Waters DeSoto Plymouth dealership in background.

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O'Farrell near Gough
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O'Farrell near Gough

View west on O'Farrell between Gough and Franklin. Steam shovel collapsed in street during construction work, Fay Improvement Co. Both sides of this block later demolished for redevelopment.

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O'Farrell near Gough
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O'Farrell near Gough

O'Farrell between Gough and Franklin. Steam shovel collapsed in street during construction work. Fay Improvement Co. St. Mark's Lutheran Church. The rest of the block demolished for redevelopment.

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Geary near Octavia
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Geary near Octavia

View east at firefighters and fire on north side of street, Muni B-line streetcar, St. Vincent High and Commercial School For Girls on right. The B and C streetcars ended service on December 29, 1956.

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Geary & Van Ness
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Geary & Van Ness

View to northeast corner. Two Municipal Railway D-line streetcars, including #212 with wings livery. Concordia Club on left. Used car showroom at 1100 Van Ness, demolished in 2015. Cropped version of wnp32.0122.

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Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

View south from center of Van Ness. City Hall dome in distance. Hotel Richelieu, Oldsmobile and Cadillac dealership, Municipal Railway H-line streetcar #5 with wings livery. Lois Apartments, Packard & Chevrolet dealership. Radio towers for KFI.

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Van Ness near Bush
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Van Ness near Bush

View northeast past Municipal Railway H-line streetcar #119 with wings livery. Van Bush Hotel, Hughson automobile dealership.

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