Pine & Grant
Chinatown. Looking north on Grant Avenue from Pine St. Tai Chong & Co, Shanghai Low, Chinese Lily Jewelry, Lamps of China. Sing Chong Co., Cathay House in distance.
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California near Grant
View east on California from sidewalk between Stockton and Grant. Trademark Building, Cathay House, Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. Building,, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel) at left. Sing Fat Building with House of Lee, Pacific National Bank Building (333 California) at far right.
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California near Grant
View east on California at Sabin Place to approaching cable car with signage on front and on top for Pope & Talbot Co. 1949 centennial, before much of California Street was rebuilt. 720 California St. (then Hartford Insurance building) at left, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel), Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette sign on west wall, Russ Building, House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sing Fat Building. Clunie Building in distance left, with Bank of America ad on west side. In distance, Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop.
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California near Grant
Elevated view north (probably from Metropolitan Life Insurance Building) to California Street Cable RR Co. cable car #1, with sign on top for Western Pacific California Zephyr train (inaugural run was March, 1949), climbing hill. In background, 720 California Building (then Hartford Insurance Building), Sabin Pl.
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California & Kearny
View northeast over intersection of California and Kearny to buildings on north side of California St. Club 500, Hotel Squire, States Hotel, San Francisco Bank, Financial Center Building (1927) Kohl Building. Approaching California Street Cable RR Cable Car. Rainy day. (duplicate wnp27.50039)
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Commercial near Grant
View east on Commercial St. between Grant & Kearny towards Ferry Building [Chinatown 8-15-49]
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Grant & Washington
View northwest up Washington St.
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Grant & Jackson
Chinatown, Looking north on Grant from Jackson
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[SLEUTH ON THE TRAIL is Charles Coburn, who seeks location of an address in this Chinatown scene from Impact, a Harry M. Popkin production for United Artists...]
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Grant near Pacific
View south from center of Grant between Pacific and Jackson. Mandarin Theatre (renamed the Sun Sing Theatre, June 1950) at right. Lee Ming Grocery, Kuo Wah Cafe at left. Ralph & Sons tobacco 1037 Grant at right. (2 way traffic on Grant)
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Chinatown Funeral
Funeral procession on Jackson Street, looking north, from Jackson and Powell. Cable car tracks in the foreground.
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Grant near Sacramento
Chinatown, looking southwest along Grant. Shangri-La Bazaar, Far East Cafe,Sing Chong building, Cathay House
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Stockton near Sacramento
View North from Stockton Tunnel. To F-Line Streetcars
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Grant near Sacramento
View north from center of Grant Ave. to Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Western Union, Hang Far Low noodles, The United Dept. Store, Republic Hotel, Tai Ping Cafe Chop Suey, Chinese Village liquors, Lai On Co. Chinese Fine Arts.
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Grant & Sacramento
View north from center of Grant Ave. to Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Western Union, Hang Far Low noodles, The United Dept. Store, Republic Hotel, Tai Ping Cafe Chop Suey, Chinese Village liquors, Lai On Co. Chinese Fine Arts.
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Pacific & Grant
View south on Grant to pedestrians, oncoming traffic. Lanterns strung across intersection and above sidewalks. Birdcage traffic signals.
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Pine near Stockton
Three Asian men in suits, Russ Bldg.
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Portsmouth Square
2 cars parked in front park square
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Portsmouth Square
People sitting on benches at the park
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Portsmouth Square
View southwest from Washington across Kearny toward Portsmouth Square.
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