Contains 1085 photos
View west on Washington Street to approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #509. Smoke Stack for Washington Mason Powerhouse at center. Crescent Pharmacy at right. 1360 Jones apartment building (built 1928) in background left.
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View east on Sacramento toward Waverly. Sacramento St. Cable Car #22. First Chinese Baptist Church, Quong Wing Chong Steam Laundry and Salvation Army on left. Old Federal Reserve Bank, Bay Bridge in distance.
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View northwest across the intersection of Kearny and Clay, Portsmouth Square. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Sacramento Street cable car #15.
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Woman posing on steps of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (snapshot was printed backwards)
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MSRY 15-line streetcar #806. Coit Tower, Sentinal Building, and Hall of Justice.
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View north, Lamps of China restaurant, Sing Chong building, Shanghai Low, Tientsen Bazaar store, 500 Grant.
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[Recreation & Parks] Possibly Willie Wong Playground (first one?) in Chinatown. Children perform dance in costume with nuns and others watching.
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Woman posing in front of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building.
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Cathay House sign and Chinatown lamppost.
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View south on Grant Avenue with Chinatown restaurant signs for 'The Chop Stick' at 747 Grant and 'Noodles Hang Far Low' at 725 Grant.
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View north past Market Street Railway 15-line streetcar #806. Old Hall of Justice on right and Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower) in distance.
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View northwest across California Street. At right, Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Sanborn Building, Old St. Mary's church and rectory at center. Trade Mark Building with pagoda roof, 720 California before 2 story addition at left. Buildings at right demolished, replaced by Hartford Building (650 California).
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View southeast to westbound California Street Cable Ca #1 with passengers boarding and young man on bicycle holding on. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery),Russ Building in background. Old St. Mary's Park at right behind cable car. Helvetia Hotel, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Clunie Building in distance left, with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Banners for GGIE strung over street.
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View east on California to, from left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building before 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's church, Financial Center Building, Southern Pacific Building, Bay Bridge, Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life ad on west side, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Shell Building, Russ Building. California Street Cable Railroad Cable Car, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at right.
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View north from Washington St. to Municipal Railway (Muni) E-line Streetcar #361, Columbus Ave. eastbound near Washington & Montgomery St passing Fugazi Bank Building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) built 1909. Later Bank of America and Transamerica Building (as shown here). Exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Rooming house in background at Jackson
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Group of five girls sitting on the grass. Hall of Justice in background
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Woman holding baby. Old Hall of Justice in background
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View southeast across California from Grant to California Street Cable Car ascending hill. Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette sign on west side and Helvetia Hotel at left Quincy Street and St. Mary's Square at right.
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View south from center of Montgomery St. from Sacramento. Kohl Building at left. Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished) across California at right, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building beyond. Financial Center Building (1927), later Omni Hotel, at far right. Palace Hotel in distance, center. [Zan 431]
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Interior view of New Shanghai Cafe ( later Club Shanghai) 453 Grant Avenue, second floor. Dance floor, dining tables, windows looking out onto Grant Avenue.
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