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View south on Larkin Street from Fulton towards Civic Auditorium
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Market near Fulton
View East on Market toward 7th Street. From left, David Hewes Building, United Artists Theatre, Merrill's Drugs, Federal Hotel, Grant Building, Odd Fellows Building; Embassy Theater; Strand Theater; Hotel National.
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View from 100 McAllister
View southeast to Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island and East Bay in background. Golden Gate Theater, Paramount Theater, Weinstein Co. Department Store, David Hewes Building with Western States Life Insurance Co. sign on roof, Chronicle Building at 5th and Mission. Flood Building, Bank of America Building (One Powell), Central Tower (former Call Building), Humboldt Bank Building, Pacific Telephone Building, Hunter Dulin Building at upper left.
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Elevated view southwest toward City Hall, Hayes Valley, Buena Vista Park, Mt. Sutro, Twin Peaks, Mt. Davidson in distance. Excavation for Brooks Hall under Civic Center Plaza, with entire Plaza a construction site and traffic rerouted around work. Old Main Library (later Asian Art Museum) at lower right. Civic Auditorium to left of center, United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (later demolished for New Main Library) just below. Building at bottom center to rear of Old Main Library on Hyde St. later demolished.
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100 McAllister
Sailor in uniform climbing towards antenna on building
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Officer posing by radio antenna
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View looking up from street level
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McAllister near Hyde
View east from center of McAllister to Hastings law school with students out front on left (building demolished 2022), 100 McAllister (former Empire Hotel), President Theater. Old Federal Office Building on right.
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View from 100 McAllister
Looking northwest. State Building (Later Earl Warren State Office Building) at far left, California Hall at center, St. Mary's Cathedral at far right.
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View from 100 McAllister
Elevated view looking south toward Market Street between Fulton and 8th Street. East end of Orpheum Theatre at far right. On Market, Strand Theatre at lower left, Crystal Palace Market. PG&E substation at NW corner of 8th and Mission, Hotel Whitcomb at right. Potrero Hill, US 101 and Central Freeway, Mission District in distance.
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Market & Hyde
View north across Market toward the Pioneer Monument in its original location at Hyde & Grove Streets. Old Main Library (now Asian Art Museum) in the background. In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library.
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McAllister & Franklin
Sierra Hotel at 610 McAllister Street near Franklin Street showing B. Levy & Sons, Burgermeister Brewery, and the Averett Garage [Sierra Hotel]
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McAllister & Franklin
Sierra Hotel at 610 McAllister Street near Franklin Street showing B. Levy & Sons and Burgermeister Brewery [Sierra Hotel]
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Pioneer Monument
Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Civic Center at Hyde & Grove Streets. Statuary grouping of gold miners at center. [49'ers SF Dec. 1 - 57]
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City Hall
Looking west on Fulton St. [SF City Hall]
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Fulton & Hyde
View northwest to rear of Old Main Library, now Asian Art Museum. Adjacent building on right demolished. [SF Federal Building Dec. 1 - 57] Civic Center.
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Brook's Hall construction in Civic Center Plaza. Civic Auditorium at left. City Hall at right.
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Grove & Polk
View north across Grove toward Civic Center Plaza and (Earl Warren) State Office Building. Traffic on Grove. Home Cab Company taxi. California Hall, background left.
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View east from Hyde and Fulton. Auto entrance to Brooks Hall at current site of main library. People in business attire. City Hall. United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (later San Francisco City offices) at left. Yellow cab.
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Grove near Larkin
View north from sidewalk in front of Civic Auditorium. Main library at center. Empire Hotel. Federal office building. Many cars parked including Isetta. People on sidewalk.
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