Downtown Aerial
Aerial view over South of Market looking northwest to Financial District and Nob Hill.
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Market & Bush
View east from center of Market to Muni B-Line PCC Car #1040 on Market Street near the former intersection with Bush. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Ferry Building in distance. Clarke's Stationery, Greyhound office.
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Mission & 1st
View northwest across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) J-line streetcar #105 with wings livery. J.R. Rosenthal & Co., The Commuter Restaurant. B-Line #117? streetcar at far right. [M0105-J-02 1st & Mission ca 1956]
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Market & Pine
View west up Market Street, Hobart Building at left, Flatiron Building, Board of Trade Building, Shell Building at Bush and Battery in background. Bourn Block, 320 Market (with Belling Cameras), at gore corner.
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Embarcadero & Commercial
Elevated view west up Commercial Street. Muni 8-Line trolley bus #741 and 55-Line #0289 diesel bus in foreground. Exposition Fountain, Harbor Coffee Shop, Golden Cafe. On horizon, from left, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Brocklebank Apartments, original Federal Reserve Bank, Clay-Jones Apartments with radio tower atop, Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955. Area in foreground demolished and now site of Embarcadero Center.
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View from Coit Tower
looking south to the Financial District, the Equitable Life Bldg. doesn't have the digital clock/thermometer at the top (added in early 1957); and the new Union 76 tower looks completed (late summer 1955).
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Southern Pacific Building
Elevated view north to new Southern Pacific Building annex at Steuart and Mission. Large S-P sign (installed on roof March 1954) atop building. At left, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Coit tower atop Telegraph Hill at far right.
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Southern Pacific Building
Elevated view north to new Southern Pacific Building annex at Steuart and Mission. Large S-P sign (installed on roof March 1954) atop building. At left, Matson Lines Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. Texaco service station.
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Southern Pacific Building
Elevated view north to new Southern Pacific Building annex at Steuart and Mission. Large S-P sign atop building. At left, Rincon Annex Post Office, Matson Lines Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop.
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View from Southern Pacific Bldg
Elevated view southeast, new annex at Steuart and Mission, over large parking lot toward Bay Bridge, Railway Express Agency pier, Harbor Hotel, Embarcadero, YMCA. Ferry Hotel, Audiffred Building (with Mail Box Grill and large replica mailbox sign and clock hanging above corner entrance, Rincon Annex Post Office, Texaco service station at Steuart and Mission intersection. At far left, state agriculture building, 58 Club.
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Market near Fremont
View northeast across Market towards Festival of Progress Parade, Davis and Pine intersection. From left, International Business Machines (IBM, 340 Market), Oceanic Building, Hansford Building 268 Market (1908), Glenwood Building and Fife Building (1909, demolished 1966) with Mobilgas sign atop at right. All buildings in view demolished.
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Market near Fremont
Festival of Progress Parade, looking southeast across Market to Fremont St. Horse-drawn carriage and people in costume passing West Coast Electronics Store. Greyhound Building at 371 Market.
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Montgomery & Market
MUNI (Municipal Railway) C-line streetcar #195 eastbound on Market. Nattily attired gentlemen exiting rear door.
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Market & Sutter
View east across Market to Muni L-Line 1036, Muni B-Line behind. In distance, PG&E and Matson Building, Greyhound Building, Sheldon Building, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at left, Underwood Building 525 Market. Kehoe Display & Fixture Co., 541 Market. Keene's Cut Rate Food, J.M. Cafeteria, Baron's Government Surplus. Stacey's Books at 551 Market Street at right. Most of these buildings later demolished.
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Market near Montgomery
View northerly across Market between Montgomery and 2nd Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line Streetcar #201 with wings livery. Hobart Building in the background.
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Market & Sutter
View east on Market St. Muni J-line Church streetcar #95. In distance, PG&E and Matson Building, Greyhound Building, Sheldon Building, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at left, Underwood Building 525 Market. Kehoe Display & Fixture Co., 541 Market. Keene's Cut Rate Food, J.M. Cafeteria, Baron's Government Surplus. Stacey's Books at 551 Market Street, Rucker-Fuller office furniture at right. Most of these buildings later demolished. In distance left, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop and Ferry Building.
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Steuart & Mission
Elevated view north along Steuart Street from roof of Rincon Annex Post Office. Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee, Telegraph Hill at left.
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Mission near Spear
View northwest from roof of Rincon Annex Post Office. Central Tower (former Call Building), Hobart Building in background.
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Mission near Embarcadero
Elevated view east from the Rincon Annex Post Office. Roof of Audiffred Building at right. California State Agricultural Building, Treasure Island in background. Olsen's Cafe 98 Embarcadero.
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Montgomery from Market
View North on Montgomery from Market, Crocker Bank building (1908) before upper stories demolished at left. Union Trust/Nevada Bank Bldg (1894-1966) at right
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