Downtown / Union Square

Contains 2840 photos

Powell & Post
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Powell & Post

View south from center of Powell, St Francis and Chancellor Hotels at right, Fitzhugh Building, Roos-Atkins, Union Square at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View north to people boarding SF Muni Cable Car #515 on turntable. Woolworth's in Flood Building at right. Powell Theatre at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Eddy Turntable
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Powell & Eddy Turntable

Cable Car #522, people loading car

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Looking west 2 PCCs cars: #1129 & (illegible). Flood Bldg at right

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Powell
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Market & Powell

Muni PCC #1127 L-line in front of Emporium

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

K-Line Muni streetcar #1012, passing Roos Atkins

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car turntable; #515, Christopher for Lt. Governor sign; Hale Bros.

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

View southeast from Post Street to Stockton & Geary. Sunbathers on lawn, people on benches. Center of the picture shows the city of Paris Dept. Store, I. Magnin on right, Whittell building on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Maiden Lane
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Grant & Maiden Lane

View northeast across Grant toward Maiden Lane. Benioff's, Matthew Geller in Juvenile Building, built 1909, A.C. Lutgens architect. At right, Livingston Bros. Building, built 1920, G. Albert Lansburgh architect. Banner and large decorative lampposts at entrances to Maiden Lane.

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

View to northeast corner, Union Trust Building AKA Nevada Bank Bldg, Wells Fargo Union Trust Building (built in 1893-1894, demolished in 1966). Equitable Building, Hobart Bldg in background.

Downtown / Union Square
Maiden Lane
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Maiden Lane

From Union Square. At the end of the street you can see the Metropolis Bank building (1908). V.C. Morris Store (Frank Lloyd Wright, architect) at left. Decorative light posts and banner at Maiden Lane entrances.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car on turntable looking north. Bottom of Woolworth's sign visible on right. Carlsberg sign. Powell Hotel on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near Turk
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Market near Turk

Pix Theater, Funland, hot dogs stand and pedestrians

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

View of Union Square from Stockton & Geary - Fitzhugh

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 5th
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Market & 5th

SFMR Muni #564 6-Line Outbound, Humboldt Bank, Paris Theatre

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Geary
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Powell & Geary

Powell & Hyde Cable Car #526, passing Union Square

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car Turntable , Car #521

Downtown / Union Square
Market at Kearny
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Market at Kearny

View northeast from crosswalk of 3rd, Market, and Kearny, Palace Hotel at right and Ferry Building in the distance.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Geary
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Powell & Geary

View north on Powell across Geary. St. Francis and Chancellor Hotels at left. Fitzhugh Building at right. Roos Atkins at right.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View west toward Douglas Building, now demolished for Hallidie Plaza. Cars, taxi, crowds of people. Dobbs for Mayor signage. Garfield Building, Telenews, Esquire Theatres, Gallenkamp shoes at left. Flood Building, Woolworths at right.

Downtown / Union Square