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FDR Memorial, PFC William Struble, US Army, and sailor Frankie Hoover, US Navy salute the American Flag in Civic Center Plaza
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Merchandise Mart
Elevated view southwest to 10th & Market. Full name 'Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart' (1937) later renamed Market Square. Eastern extension under construction at left. In left distance, Hotel Whitcomb. [Merchandise Mart San Francisco pictorial R-41] [P8-3-48] Twitter headquarters in 2018
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Market near 7th
View east on Market from 7th McAllister. United Artists Theatre, Merrill's Drugs, Federal Hotel. Street decorated for Shriner convention. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) Streetcars on Market St. Birdcage traffic signal. Jane Russell in The Outlaw at the United Artists; Shriners Parade was Sunday 21 July 1946.
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Market & 9th
View east on Market from 9th toward Whitcomb Hotel, Victory Coffee Shop, Below Deck. Muni streetcar decorated for Shrine Convention. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #148. Garibaldi Cafe. Birdcage traffic signal. Crystal Palace Market, Embassy Theatre in distance.
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Market & Van Ness
View east on Market from Van Ness. Gene Compton's Cafeteria at left, Fox Theatre in background. Fur Doctor at right. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) H-line Streetcar #928 crossing to 11th from Van Ness
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Market at 8th
View east on Market from 8th. Orpheum Theatre at left. Embassy Theatre, Benatar's Department Store, Crystal Palace Market in background. SF Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Line and 21-line Streetcar #109. Flags and banners over Market Street for Community Chest campaign.
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Gough & Market
View southeast from Gough toward Market. Jack Pinsler Cigar Store and Thrifty Cleaners in Finck Building at left. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 7-line streetcar #178. Food Center Market and Corbett Grill at right. - Haight at Gough & Market St.
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McAllister & Polk
View east on McAllister from Polk. Municipal Railway (Muni) streetcar 5-line #104 outbound. State Building at left. Main Library at right. Empire Hotel and Hotel Astor in the distance.
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Market at Fulton
View south across Market to Municipal Railway (Muni) 21-line streetcar #109 outbound, Embassy Theater, Sun-Light Fountain Lunch, Strand Theatre, Hotel National, lots of sailors standing in the street, streetcar is packed with passengers, street decorated for Shriner convention. Crowd is leaving area because of night Shriners parade. (see also wnp14.2501)
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Market near 9th
American Legion Parade, looking east on Market from Larkin, Hotel Whitcomb, Orpheum Theatre background left, Crystal Palace Market background center, Hotel St. George, Garibaldi Cafe
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Market at Fulton
View south across Market to Muni L-Line #128 outbound, Strand Theatre, Hotel National, people boarding streetcar, leaving area because of night Shriners parade. Street decorated for Shriner convention.
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Temporary veterans housing looking southwest from the center of Civic Center Plaza toward Grove and Polk and the Health Department building.
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Market & Fulton
Market St between 7th and 8th Streets, looking southwest across Market. Muni M & L cars outbound #150; crowd boarding; kid on cow catcher. Strand Theatre, Hotel National, Benatar's Department Store, Crystal Palace Market, a huge food mall, is visible behind cars, demolished 1959; current site of Trinity Place: (See sf.curbed.com article for good history of Crystal Palace.) Hotel Whitcomb and Merchandise Mart in distance. Market Street decorated for Shrine Convention. (parade was July 21, 1946)
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[Site of planned underground garage] City Hall; military barracks, parking lot
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Market & 11th
View northwest across Market to approaching Muni L-Line #76, Masonic Temple.
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City Hall
View east across Van Ness Avenue to facade and dome of City Hall at night.
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Market near Fulton
View south across Market from the former intersection of Fulton Street to Embassy Theatre with Sun Light Fountain Lunch (demolished) and Strand Theatre, Strand Popcorn Shop, Army & Navy Goods Store in Hotel National Building. Birdcage traffic signals. [RS1222 Embassy & Strand 10 June 1947]
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Hayes & Franklin
View northeast across the intersection of Hayes and Franklin. Municipal Railways (Muni) 21-line streetcar #110 passing the Commerce High School football field ( future site of Davies Symphony Hall). City Hall and the Opera House in the background.
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Market & 8th
View southeast on Market from 8th Street. Municipal Railways (Muni) L-line streetcar #1005 (Magic Carpet Car) with wings livery. The Orpheum Theatre (showing 'The Egg and I') Embassy Theatre, Benatar's department store, Crystal Palace Market. Zinkes Hardware, McCarthy's Bar. Flags strung across Market with banner for Travel Sports and Boat Show, April 24 to May 5, 1947. Civic Auditorium.
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Roger Lapham
Two flight attendants in City Hall fit hat on Mayor Roger Lapham. [7.7.1947 San Francisco Mayor Lapham 10 Gallon hat Honorary Citizen of Dallas - Hat fitting].
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