Portsmouth Square
People at the park. Lots of birds.
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Portsmouth Square
Looking east across square showing landscaping and rooming houses on Clay Street. Old Hall of Justice at far left.
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Portsmouth Square
Cars driving past the park on Kearny
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Grant near Clay
Shoppers at China Bazaar, 810 Grant. Display windows crowded with goods, lanterns hang above.
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California near Grant
Looking northeast to Cathay House, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Chinatown
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Chinatown rooftop
View north to little boy in high chair in Chinatown with Telegraph Hill in background right, St. Francis of Assisi Church background left; Lee Collection. Grant, near Pacific.
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St. Mary's Square
View northeast to mother and son in stroller at St. Mary's Square. Helvetia Hotel, Financial Center Building (later Omni Hotel) in background. Lee Collection
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California near Stockton
View east downhill toward Financial District, cable car approaching. From left, 720 California building before 2 story addition, Trademark Building with Cathay House Restaurant, Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory with crowd leaving, Home Insurance Company Building under construction at Kearny St. corner in distance (completed 1951, later Fireman's Fund building), Muni bus with wings livery crosses Kearny intersection, States Hotel. Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery).
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Kearny near Washington
Elevated view west over Portsmouth Square from old Hall of Justice. Mark Hopkins Hotel in distance. Chop Suey and 'Old Chinatown' signs on Washington.
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Grant near Clay
Night View north on Grant towards Clay, neon signs traffic (commercial slide)
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Grant near California
Night view north on Grant between Pine and California
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California near Kearny
View northeast across California Street between Grant and Kearny to cable car #2., behind is the north side of the street where almost all buildings were demolished. Stauffer Chemical Company building before later facade replacement (later site of Hartford Building at 650 California, Squire Hotel, States Hotel, Financial Center Building (1927) at center, later Omni Hotel. At far right, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Insurance ad on west wall. In distance, Southern Pacific Building and Bay Bridge.
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St. Mary's Square
Two women posing in the park with Old St. Mary's and cable car in the background
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Sentinel Building
Columbus & Kearny, view southerly toward Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Shell Building, Russ Building, and old Hall of Justice in background
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Grant & California
View north across the intersection of California and Grant. Man posing with Trademark Building and Cathay House. Old Saint Mary's visible at right.
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Grant & California
View north across the intersection of California and Grant. Man posing with Trademark Building and Cathay House and Sing Chong Co. Old Saint Mary's cathedral visible at right.
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Grant & California
View north on Grant across California. California Street cable car intersection decorated for Cable Car Carnival June 2nd (1950) at the Fairmont Hotel.
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Grant near California
Looking north on Grant between Pine and California. Cathay House, Sing Chong Co. Chinatown
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St Mary's Square
Lt. General Albert Wedemeyer at podium, speaking at dedication of memorial to deceased Chinese-American veterans at St. Mary's Square. Bufano's Statue of Sun Yat Sen in background.
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St. Mary's Square
Soldiers firing salute at dedication of memorial to deceased Chinese-American veterans at St. Mary's Square. Mayor Elmer Robinson at center in dark suit.
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