Financial District

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

MSRY 8-line, Car #101 at Ferry Building. Pedestrian bridge in background

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Market St. Parade
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Market St. Parade

Crowd watches female Belly dancer passing in Veteran's Day? parade. Board of Trade Building, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect) in background

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Kids Watching Parade
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Kids Watching Parade

Market Street, 2 boys sitting on garbage can. Board of Trade Building in background.

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Market St. Parade
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Market St. Parade

2 kids sitting on garbage can, man standing. Board of Trade Building in background.

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Market St. Parade
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Market St. Parade

View north to female belly dancer holding arms up. Motorcycle police and Donahue (Mechanics) Monument, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Board of Trade Building in background.

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Market near Davis
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Market near Davis

View north across Market to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 7-line streetcar #167.

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Market near Beale
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Market near Beale

View northwest across Market to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 21-Line #1521. Shell, Standard Oil, Tilden Sales and Board of Trade Buildings in background left. On right, Bourn (earlier Sherwood) Building 320 Market with Sylvan Selig store.

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Embarcadero near Market
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Embarcadero near Market

View northeast to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 11-line Hoffman streetcar #800, on Embarcadero in front of Ferry Building, Muni Starter Tower at left.

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View up Market
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View up Market

Elevated view west down Market Street from the Ferry Building tower. [DPW A5949], Pacific Telephone Building , Southern Pacific Building on left, Fisk Building with Mobilgas sign atop Fife Bulding, Shell Building, Standard Oil Building, Mills Tower, Russ Building, 57 Sign on right.

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Ferry Building Terminal
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Ferry Building Terminal

View west across Embarcadero to 7-Line Market Street Railway #130. YMCA, Harbor Hotel, Audiffred Building in background left. McCarthy's Big Serv.

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Embarcadero near Mission
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Embarcadero near Mission

View northeast across Embarcadero with Ferry Building (and its pedestrian overpass) in background, to northbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-Line #272. In distance left, Harbor Garage, Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee. Ad for Yes on Prop. 10 on car. Prop. 10 was sponsored by MSRy in 1939 to prohibit jitney competition on its lines. Rail service on the 35 line ended November 5, 1939.

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View north to conductor posing in front of Market Street Railway (MSRy) 11-Line #799, Muni Starter Tower, pedestrian overpass bridge, MSRY 14-line #1656. Ferry Building Loop, Ferry Station Post Office in background left. [799]

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Market & Sansome
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Market & Sansome

View looking east from Sansome street towards lower Market Street and Ferry building. Anglo-California Trust Company building at left. Underwood (Typewriter Co.) Building, 525 Market St., Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market, Sheldon Building at southeast corner, PG&E Buildings at right. Westbound Municipal Railway (Muni) L-line car #58, and two Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcars at right. Birdcage traffic signals. Banner for Golden Gate International Exposition on street lamp post at left.

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Municipal Railway (Muni) E-Union streetcar #351, at its terminal just north of the Ferry Building The E-line ran lighter streetcars, known as Dinkys, to make it over the Union Street hill. This image is pre-war as the pedestrian overcrossing is still in intact.

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Ferry Loop
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Ferry Loop

View east to pedestrian overpass bridge, decorated Ferry Building with "Ferry to Exposition Key System" sign over entrance.

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Market near Spear
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Market near Spear

View northeast from Market Street to Hotel Terminal, Ferry Building. Lundstrom Caps and Hats, Terminal Grotto Fish Steaks and Chops, Wakelee's Drugs, Haas Candy.

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Washington & Sansome
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Washington & Sansome

View northeast across intersection to Market St. Railway Co (MSRy) 29-Line #778, Sansome & Chestnut to Post & Kearny Sunday Shuttle, passing Appraiser's Building.

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Embarcadero near Market
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Embarcadero near Market

Sacramento Street cable car, MSRY car #19 in front of Ferry Building

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Embarcadero near Clay
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Embarcadero near Clay

Elevated view northwest from the pedestrian bridge over the Embarcadero, toward Clay Street. Sacramento & Clay cable car MSRy #16 showing automobile underpass, Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee, Gilmore Gasoline ad, New Post Office Candy Store, Convey & Sons meat market, dry cleaners, Harbor Garage in Union Center District Council Maritime Union, Union Center building.

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

36-line Streetcar, MSRY car #750 on Embarcadero

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