Chinatown

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California & Grant

View northwest up California from Grant, Cable Car coming downhill, people waiting in the street

1952 Chinatown

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Grant near California

View north on Grant from California. Art Hing Co, Far East Cafe, Shangri-La Art Goods, Lotus Bowl, people on sidewalks. Old St. Mary's at right.

1952 Chinatown

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Grant near Pine

View North on Grant between Bush and Pine. Royal Cathay Trading Company, Fong Wan's Club Shanghai, Chinese Sky Room.

1952 Chinatown

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California & Sabin

View east on California between Stockton and Grant. Construction of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building annex at right. Sing Fat Building with pagoda at Grant, St. Mary's Square park beyond. Pacific National Bank Building, Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building on Montgomery St. At far left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building, (then Hartford Insurance Co. building)after 2 story addition, Cathay House Chinese Restaurant. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west wall at center left. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building in distance.

1952 Chinatown

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Grant near California

View north on Grant toward California. Trademark Building at left.

1952 Chinatown

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Old St. Mary's

California St. and Grant Avenue

1953 Chinatown

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Pine near Stockton

Looking east. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at left. Commercial Union Assurance Building (1921, 315 Montgomery) at center, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, completed 1930, demolished 1969) background left. Matson and PG&E Buildings in center distance on Market Street.

1953 Chinatown

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California near Stockton

View east on California between Stockton and Grant. California Street Cable Car #22 going uphill. At far left, 720 California building (then Hartford Insurance Building), Home Insurance Co. Building, with Colonial Tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished) Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery). Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west wall in distance center. East wing of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (now Ritz-Carlton Hotel) under construction at far right. [Stockton and California View of California Street looking east with cable car in foreground.]

1953 Chinatown

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Grant near California

View north on Grant from California Street. Old St. Mary's Church at right, Far East Cafe, Lotus Bowl, Tai Ping chop suey, Shangri-la Art Goods, United Dept. Store.

1953 Chinatown

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Hall of Justice

Memorial for Judge Matthew Brady at Hall of Justice (Kearny and Washington), Irene Brady, wife of Judge Brady with safety patrol students of St. Mary's Chinese School and Ss. Peter & Paul School. Safety patrol boys include Louis Birleffi, Ray Pissiciotta, Roy Arrighhi, Francis Mark Jr. and Collin Quock. (Judge Brady annually held a meeting for school safety patrol on his birthday).

1953 Chinatown

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Hall of Justice

1953 Chinatown

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Hall of Justice

1953 Chinatown

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Chinatown

View north on Grant Avenue to Shanghai Low restaurant, Cathay House, Sing Chong Co., California Street Cable Car crossing Grant. Lanterns strung across and along street.

1953 Chinatown

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California near Grant

View east toward Bay Bridge. Old St. Mary's cathedral and rectory, Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954) under construction, Home Insurance Co. Building (1951, later Fireman's Fund, demolished 1983). At right, St. Mary's Square Park and Parking Garage (1954) House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sun Fat Building. Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign on top in center distance, installed March, 1954.

1953 Chinatown

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Grant & Sacramento

View north at dusk from center of Grant Avenue toward Sacramento. Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Lotus Bowl Chinese Food, Canton Bazaar, Chinese Village liquors. Tai Ping chop suey sign on northeast Sacramento corner is painted out. Kan's restaurant would open there shortly. Kuo Wah store.

1953 Chinatown

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Bush & Grant

View north on Grant, before the Chinatown gate was installed. Chinese flags strung across street. Rustic Lodge Cappuccino, Golden Gong Restaurant, Kubla Khan Restaurant, Grant Cafe.

1953 Chinatown

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Downtown

Pine Street, near Grant, looking east. St. Mary's Square, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building. Matson, PG&E Buildings in distance. Buildings on north side of Pine beyond St. Mary's Square Garage (completed 1954) to 315 Montgomery have been demolished.

1954 Chinatown

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Clay near Waverly

View east from above Waverly on Clay.

1954 Chinatown

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St. Mary's Square Garage

Elevated view north over St. Mary's Square and newly-completed parking garage. At upper left, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Sing Fat and Sing Chong Buildings, Old St. Mary's Church and rectory. Across California St., Stauffer Chemical Co. building, Sanborn Building. In distance, Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower, North Beach, Chinatown, St. Francisco of Assisi Church, Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Lyon Van & Storage Co. Building with 'Moving' sign on roof. [A $2,400,000 face-lifting operation has given San Franciscans an additional 900-car parking facility in the midst of Chinatown and adjoining the financial district, where such parking has been sorely needed. Brought to a successful conclusion this fall..]

1954 Chinatown

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Grant near California

View north on Grant Ave between Sacramento & California. Far East Cafe, Shanghai Bazaar, Shangri-La Art Goods, United Dept. Store, Kan's Restaurant, Lotus Bowl Chinese Food, Paulist Library in Old St. Mary's Church.

1954 Chinatown