Downtown / Union Square

Contains 2840 photos

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Market near Montgomery

View West on Market between Montgomery and Kearny, Man passing 960 Market. Examiner Building and Humboldt bank in distance.

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Grant near Sutter

View north on Grant between Sutter and Post, women shoppers with packages [In Chinatown]

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Market & Montgomery

View southeast from intersection to pedestrians, including two sailors, crossing Montgomery at Market, 2nd and Market in background. Birdcage traffic signal.

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Powell & Market

View west to operator turning Cable Car #509 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938, on turntable. Bank of America headquarters (later One Powell) in background. [Zan 819 Powell St. Cable Car on its turn-table at Powell and Market Sts, San Francisco]

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Ellis near Powell

View west from center of Ellis near Powell to group of firefighters in front of Capitol Theater (built 1911 as Cort Theater, demolished 1941), Germain Hotel, The Danube, St. Germain Restaurant, Rialto Bowling, Golden State Hotel, Hotel Willard. Flood Building at far left. Wright's Billiards, Pasadena Hotel, Rialto Bowling. Image cropped from wnp32.0114. [Capitol SF CAP-07A circa 1935].

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Kearny & Post

Dragon Chinese New Year Parade, Shreve Building, Eastman Kodak (216 Post Street)

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Powell near Sutter

Elevated view north from fire escape of Chancellor Hotel, 433 Powell. Munson School on right.

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Geary & Market

View west to Lotta's Fountain and busy street scene. On left, Flannery Building with signage for Dr. Ford Dentist; Chas J. Dean, Piles Cured; Grant Tailors Ltd, Roberts & Rosenshine, Marx Bros. Cigar Co., The Postage Stamp Shop. Whittell Building and St. Francis Hotel in distance. On Geary, signs for Southern Pacific, Owl Drug Co., Charles Beauty Salon, Robert Wallace Furs, Foster's Lunch, Bakery, The Golden Pheasant, Kahn & Co. Opticians, United Cigars. Birdcage traffic signals. [Lotta's Fountain, San Francisco, Zan 270]

1935 Downtown / Union Square

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Market & 5th

Labor Day Parade, Owl Drug Co. on corner, Float with Golden Gate Bridge [There were 9 divisions with over 60,000 men and women marching in a parade of over four hours. ... ILA (Internationa Longshoreman's Association had 3996 men all dressed the same that I counted myself. 1:15 Monday] [Burton Photo Album]

1936 Downtown / Union Square

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Union Square

View from St. Francis Hotel looking east to Bay Bridge construction, Call Building and Union Square ; photo has a diamond composition

1936 Downtown / Union Square

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Market near Powell

View east on Market from Powell, parade celebrating the opening of the Bay Bridge. Crowds of people, decorations in front of The Emporium. Call Building in the distance

1936 Downtown / Union Square

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Market near Powell

Market Street Railway (MSRy) 31-line streetcar #972 in front of the Flood Building

1936 Downtown / Union Square

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Union Square

Elevated view northwest from Geary and Stockton probably from the roof of City of Paris department store. St. Francis Hotel, Fitzhugh Building, Hotel Plaza, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Sutter. Dewey Monument at center.

1936 Downtown / Union Square

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3rd from Market

Elevated view south on 3rd Street from Market Street. Ad on Examiner Building for Bay Bridge souvenir edition. Call Building on right with Owl Drug Co. in corner retail space. United Cigar Store, Hotel King with Hotel Doric sign on side, Kane's Log Cabin Dairy Lunch Cafeteria, Aronson Building in center distance, Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) 6 and 15-Line streetcars. [DPW A4957]

1936 Downtown