Geary near Jones
Shamrock Club Fire, 560 Geary between Jones and Shannon. Street scene with rubble, 4 were killed when torch dancer set off fire in the nightclub at 560 Geary.
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Aerial of Bay Bridge
Aerial of downtown SF, Bay Bridge, and East Bay
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Metropolitan Club rooftop
Woman on roof, Mark Hopkins in background.
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Metropolitan Club rooftop
From rooftop, three generations of women, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont in background
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Downtown view
Elevated view east from rooftop down Pine to Market, Bay Bridge in distance. Mohawk Gasoline. Retaining wall from former Hopkins and Stanford mansions on left.
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View northeast towards Larkin and Post from Geary Street rooftop. Hotel Larkin, 945 Larkin Apartments.
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Geary Theatre
'Fantasia' playing. Geary near Mason. Cabs and taxis.
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Geary Theatre
Crowds and autos in front of Geary Theatre, for showing of 'Fantasia.' [Geary SF GEA-13 5 March 1941 Fantasia]
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Geary & Polk
View to northwest corner past Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #178. Hilden Hotel. The building on the corner is the old Pierce Arrow dealership, built in 1913, moved to Van Ness and Bush in 1931. It was the State Relief Agency in 1930s, closed in 1941. Was U.S. War Assets Building in 1940s and 1950s. Was Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich; the Psychological Corporation;, and the Academic Press, all academic publishers, from 1967 through 1983. Was Red Cross Disaster Shelter in 1989 after Loma Prieta earthquake, became North of Market Multiservice Center in 1990. (PF)
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Geary near Larkin
View east from fire escape of 936-940 Geary. Clift Hotel, Castle Apartments visible in distance.
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Downtown Aerial
Aerial view east toward downtown from above Polk Gulch, Bay Bridge in the background. Indicating date are: United States Appraisers Building (completed 1944) at upper left. Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop (before it was painted red) in front of Ferry Building in left distance. Clunie Building at upper left, with Lincoln National Life ad on west side. Notably absent is the PG&E Building Annex (1947).
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Geary & Larkin
Muni (Municipal Railway) D-line streetcar #182 heading west on Geary Street.
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Hyde & Pine
View northeast across intersection to California Street Railroad Co. cable car #53. St Francis Market and buildings on east side of Hyde.
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Sutter & Van Ness
Municipal Railway (Muni) 1-line streetcar #256 passing Avalon Ballroom. Hotel Carlton in distance.
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Civic Center Aerial
City Hall, Tenderloin, Union Square (Section 054 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
South of Market
Western Addition Aerial
Lafayette Square (Section 074 of 190 - 1948 Aerial Survey of San Francisco) (A larger version of this image has been provided to and can be seen at the David Rumsey Map Collection)
Cathedral Hill
Sutter at Jones
Muni 2-Line #468 eastbound. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #168 renumbered #468 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #168.)
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Geary near Van Ness
View northwest across Geary near Van Ness, Muni C-Line #644 with wings livery. Prompt Radio & Television Co. in background.
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Geary near Polk
View east on Geary to B-Line #148 with wings livery, buildings on north side of street.
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Geary near Polk
View northeast across Geary to MUNI car #45 with wings livery and red cross flags. Prompt Radio & Television Company.
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