Portsmouth Square
View west from Kearny & Merchant
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California & Grant
California Street Cable Cable Car #54
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Portsmouth Square
view North on Brenham Place, Coit Tower
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Portsmouth Square
View east from Brenham to old Hall of Justice. Puccinelli Bail Bonds.
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Portsmouth Square
View towards Kearny & Washington Sts., Hall of Justice at right
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Portsmouth Square
looking toward Washington and Brenham
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Washington & Wentworth Pl
Looking east towards Kearny and Old Hall of Justice. Portsmouth Square at right.
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Hall of Justice
Old Hall of Justice at Washington and Kearny, facing Portsmouth Square. Park scene in the foreground.
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California near Stockton
View northeast across California between Stockton and Grant. At left, Sabin Pl. and 720 California St. building after 2 story addition, Old St Mary's Cathedral, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (1954, demolished 1991), Fireman's Fund Building (built as Home Insurance Company Building 1951, demolished 1983). Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop (sign removed in September 1961) in distance at far right. Bay Bridge in background. Wells Fargo Headquarters Building at 464 California under construction in distance.
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California & Grant
View west up California to Cable Car going up Nob Hill. At left, Yamato Sukiyaki, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), Mark Hopkins Hotel. At right, Sing Chong Building and Cathay House. Lanterns strung over intersection.
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Grant near Sacramento.
Chinatown. View north on Grant Avenue. Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Eastern Bakery, Republic Hotel, Kan's restaurant, Chinese Village liquors, Kuo Wah Co. Kimonos Pajamas, Lai On Co. art goods. Lanterns and bulbs strung along street and across at intersections.
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Old Hall of Justice
View northeast to Old Hall of Justice and Portsmouth Square from Brenham Pl.(later Walter U. Lum) & Clay.
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Grant & Washington
Chinatown street scene. Lots of neon signs and hanging lamps
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Grant near Sacramento
View south, woman posing with crate. Old St Mary's in background. Kan's Restaurant, Republic Hotel
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Columbus & Washington
Montgomery Block building. Demolished in 1959, even though a preservation movement had begun to emerge in San Francisco. It was replaced by a parking lot and later, the Transamerica Pyramid.
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Clay near Powell
View east on Clay near Powell (Parkhurst)
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Grant near Sacramento
View north on Grant toward Sacramento. Kan's Chinese Restaurant on right. Cars, tourists on sidewalk.
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California & Grant
California Street cable car passing the Trademark Building
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St. Mary's Square
View northeast to men sitting on benches in St. Mary's Square. Pacific Mutual Life Building (built 1954, demolished 1991), Colonial tower of the Fireman's Fund Building (Formerly Home Insurance Company Building built 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, built 1927, later Omni Hotel. Notably absent at right, 550 California Building, completed 1960.
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Powell near Washington
View north from an auto near Washington St, showing cable car #523 traveling south on Powell
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