Downtown / Union Square

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Grant & Sutter
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Grant & Sutter

Chinese New Year parade. Looking south near Tillman Place

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

Rainy day; shoppers crossing intersection; looking southeast

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Union Square
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Union Square

View east toward St. Francis Hotel. Many people sitting along the wall.

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car #506 on the turn table, Washington & Jackson cable line

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Post near Stockton
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Post near Stockton

Schneider Bros and Malm Luggage at 240 Post Street between Stockton Street and Grant Ave (now Brooks Brothers and Salvatore Ferragamo)[228-240 Post - Property Management]

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Post near Stockton
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Post near Stockton

Schneider Bros and Malm Luggage at 240 Post Street between Stockton Street and Grant Ave (now Brooks Brothers and Salvatore Ferragamo)[228-240 Post - Property Management]

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Bush & Kearny
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Bush & Kearny

Northeast corner of Bush and Kearny Streets, showing the Hotel Shasta, George Peterson Cherala's, Aster Garden Chop Suey Cafe, Scudder & Co., and the corner of Sam's Grill and rear of Russ Building at far right [Buildings: S.W. Cor. Pine & Taylor; S.E. Cor Eddy & Taylor; N.E. Cor Bush & Kearny - Property Management]

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Ellis near Stockton
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Ellis near Stockton

View west. Hotel Germain. Ellis-O'Farrell parking garage almost finished with sign advertising opening around August 1. Golden State Hotel in distance.

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Powell & Post
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Powell & Post

View southeast across intersection to Muni Washington & Jackson Line cable car #512 passing Union Square.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Powell Street cable car #509 leaving turntable loaded with passengers. Woolworth's in background [California July 56 Boat Trip San Francisco Cable car corner of Powell & Market Sts]

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Powell near Market
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Powell near Market

View north on Powell between Market and Ellis, Woolworth's at right. [California July 56 Boat Trip San Francisco Looking up Powell St from Market St.]

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Powell & Geary
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Powell & Geary

View west to approaching Muni B-line streetcar #105. St. Francis Hotel, Franciscan Hotel in background. Hotel Stewart at left. Birdcage traffic signal.

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Geary near Stockton
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Geary near Stockton

View east on Geary toward Stockton, Excursion streetcar #1040 on B-line. The last streetcar of its type built. streetcar in service today. With I. Magnin, City of Paris, and Blums.

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Geary near Powell
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Geary near Powell

View west from center of Geary toward Powell, Excursion streetcar #1040 on B-line. The last streetcar of its type built, still in service in 2019. Hotel Stewart, St. Francis Hotel, Elkan Gunst Building (with Air France sign) in background. George S. May Co., Western Air Lines at left. Union Square at right. Birdcage traffic signals.

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Geary near Grant
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Geary near Grant

View west on Geary to Muni B-line street car #95 with wings livery. B-Type streetcar. Lane Bryant, H. Liebes, Santa Fe Railroad signs. Hotel Graystone at right.

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Geary at Kearny
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Geary at Kearny

View east on Geary to Lotta's Fountain and Sheraton Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building with Eureka Federal Savings & Loan. Muni N-line streetcar #124 with wings livery, ad for St. Francis Mural Room and sign for Football Today at Kezar Stadium. Stag Bar and Dinty's Kitchen on right in Flannery Building. Granville's Jewelers on left. Top Hat bar and Dr. M.B. Rich optometrist. Birdcage traffic signals.

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Geary near Kearny
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Geary near Kearny

View east down Geary to Lotta's Fountain, Sheraton Palace Hotel, Chronicle and Monadnock Building (with Eureka Federal Savings). Mun C-Line streetcar #208 with wings livery. Foster's Cafeteria, Schmidt Building, Granville's Jewelers on left, Stag bar on right. Birdcage traffic signal. (Rail service on Lines B & C ended in December 1956)

Downtown / Union Square
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

Aerial view above Ferry Building looking west showing Embarcadero, Transbay Terminal, downtown, Financial District and Chinatown. Portion of Embarcadero Freeway near Transbay Terminal loop under construction.

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Geary & Powell
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Geary & Powell

View northeast across intersection to SF Municipal Railway (Muni) B-line Streetcar #131 with wings livery. Union Square on the left. Whittell Building in background right

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Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

View southeast across Grant past sidewalk flower stand with corrugated fiberglass roof on Grant between Geary and O'Farrell. Grant Avenue entrance of H. Liebes store (77 Geary, 90 Grant) and Wells Fargo Bank in background. .

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