Downtown / Union Square

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Grant near Bush
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Grant near Bush

Uncle Robie and Bob standing in front Beverly Plaza Hotel, before Chinatown Dragon Gate was completed in May, 1970. Grant Cafe, City of Hankow Tassel Co., lanterns along and across Grant north of Bush.

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable car turntable. Woolworth's on right. Commercial Slide, MUNI #501

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable car turntable, Washington & Jackson line, MUNI #516

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Union Square
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Union Square

View from St Francis Hotel looking east. Post Street and Plaza Hotel at left.

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Union Square
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Union Square

View northwest to Hawaii Week Ceremonies at Union Square. Hotel St. Francis, Chancellor Hotel, Fitzhugh Building. United Airlines Building in background originally built as Argonaut Club in 1909, with additions in 1920 (Sylvain Schnaittacher, architect), still stands 2021. (AS)

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Post & Powell
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Post & Powell

View southeast across intersection to Union Square, I. Magnin & Co., Macy's, Dohrmann's, George S. May, Western Airlines on Geary. Cable Car #509. Very large Union Pacific Railroad Billboard, Old Crow Billboard. Birdcage traffic signals.

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Stockton & Sutter
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Stockton & Sutter

View north on Stockton from Sutter. Stockton Tunnel in the background. Page Boy Maternity Shop and Navarre Guest House Hotel at left, Hotel Victoria background right. Buildings at far right demolished for Sutter-Stockton Parking Garage.

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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable car on turntable. Bank of American in background.

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Union Square
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Union Square

Uniformed Brass Band Playing on southwest corner of park. St Francis Hotel and Elkan Gunst Building in background.

Downtown / Union Square
Post & Stockton
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Post & Stockton

View looking northeast across Post St. Gump's Department Store, Abercrombie & Fitch, White House department store. Hobart Building at right.

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Powell near Geary
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Powell near Geary

View west across Powell toward entrance of St. Francis Hotel.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Powell
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Market & Powell

Looking East on Market Street showing Woolworths in Flood Building at left, and Emporium and Hale's department store at right. Municipal Railway (Muni) streetcar #1108.

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Powell & Post
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Powell & Post

View North on Powell, Sir Francis Drake Hotel at right.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Powell
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Sutter & Powell

View northeast across intersection to Muni cable car #504 heading uphill on Powell after crossing Sutter St. Parsons Optical.

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Giants Parade
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Giants Parade

View north from center of Montgomery Street, Mayor George Christopher with "George Brought the Giants" mascots on either side of his car. In distance, Alexander Building, Russ Building, Mills Building.

Downtown / Union Square
Giants Parade
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Giants Parade

View north over crowd at Montgomery and Bush viewing parade. Russ Building on left, Mills Building at right. Confetti and streamers in the air.

Downtown / Union Square
Giants Parade
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Giants Parade

Montgomery Street. Willie Mays talking to a fan

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View toward Market, Cable Car #509, Gene Compton's Cafeteria Truck

Downtown / Union Square
Powell Near Market
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Powell Near Market

View north, Woolworths and Compton Cafeteria

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Post
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Powell & Post

View southwest across Union Square. Billboard for TWA airlines, rooftop Pan American World Airways sign, I. Magnin Co., Macy's, Dohrmann's. Old Crow whiskey and Bank of America billboards at right. Welcome Red Cross signs in park.

Downtown / Union Square