North Beach Playground
[Recreation & Parks] Children in sandbox. Sign for Crystal Palace Baths in background.
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Washington Square
Ss. Peter & Paul church viewed from Washington Square.
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Columbus & Washington
View north to E-Line Streetcar Dinky stopped on Washington at Montgomery and Columbus, Hotel Bell in background. Columbus Savings Building at right.
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Columbus & Montgomery
View northeast across intersection to Italian Popular Bank building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) (built 1908) at gore corner. Building is also known as the Fugazi Bank Building, and exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Before 1914, a third story was added, shown her. The cupola was removed after that. In addition, the building was extended northward. At this time it was the Bank of America, later the Transamerica Building. Buildings along east side of Montgomery Street with Italian businesses including Canessa Printing Co. at right.
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The Hippodrome
560 Pacific, between Kearny and Montgomery Streets.
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Washington Square
View northeast from Washington Square toward Coit Tower, people sitting on benches, and Stockton Street in the background.
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Washington Square
Ss. Peter & Paul Church; [Washington Square, the pool of the drinking fountain in the foreground and the church of the Ss. Peter & St. Paul Church which are situated in the geographical center of San Francisco's Little Italy which is made up mostly of those hardy fisherman who go out to sea each morning for their catch in order that the elite of the city by the Golden Gate may enjoy many varieties of
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Kearny near Fresno
View south on Kearny towards Broadway (newsphoto) [Telegraph Hill], Print stamped Feb-14-1932
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Washington Square
Stockton and Union. Ss. Peter & Paul behind trees. [A square in the Italian Section, SF 1933]
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Columbus & Union
Washington Square, Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Coit Tower [Square in Italian Section, SF 1933]
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Spider Kelly's Tavern
574 Pacific St. in Lindy Hotel building, near Kearny; tavern being remodeled. Pacific Battery Service.
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Washington Square
Dedication and unveiling of the Volunteer Fire Department Memorial, sculpted by Haig Patigian and funded by the estate of Lillie Hitchcock Coit. Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower in the background.
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Pacific near Columbus
Barbary Coast, view east from center of Pacific towards the bay. Following the end of Prohibition and the resumption of alcohol sales. Spider Kelly's saloon and dance hall with poster for Texas Tommy dance with Lois Feeley; Lindy Hotel 578 Pacific, Hippodrome Theater 560 Pacific. North End Auto Repair 540 Pacific.
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Taylor & Bay
[Cable Car Turning at Taylor & Bay - 7-10-34] View east on Bay of original location of turntable in center of Bay and Taylor intersection. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #508 on turntable. California Steel Products Co. at left.
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Kearny & Columbus.
Elevated view south across intersection to Sentinel Bldg. /Columbus Tower. Shell Building, International Hotel, Hall of Justice, Russ Building in background.
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Broadway & Sansome
[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Piggott Photo 1104] View to Bay Bridge under construction. Produce market, Embarcadero, Ferries and Ferry Building.
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Chestnut near Mason
Bocce Courts and men playing on the current site of Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (TEL Hi) Gymnasium. View north toward Chestnut between Powell and Mason. Flats at 566-568 and 572-578 Chestnut still stand 2021. Bauer-Schweitzer Hop and Malt factory at right was originally reconstructed in 1908 on the site of its prior operation dating to 1880, which had been destroyed in 1906. The portion on Chestnut and some other portions of the factory were demolished and converted to housing in the early 2000's. The taller portion in the far background which fronts on Francisco, was designated San Francisco Landmark #129 and converted to housing as part of the same project, retaining some of its original features. [Recreation & Parks]
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Chestnut near Mason
Bocce Courts and men playing on the current site Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (TEL Hi) Gymnasium. View North toward Chestnut between Powell and Mason. Flats at 572-578 Chestnut in the background [Recreation & Parks]
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Kearny near Broadway
View south on Kearny to downtown past Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower), Hall of Justice and County Jail annex; Backyard diner 1024 Kearny; bowling alley sign on right; Early downtown skyscrapers in distance left. 3 story building at left across Columbus from Sentinel Building has Cleveland Wrecking sign, indicating it is being demolished.
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Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill, WPA Project, Rock Bordered Path leading to Pioneer Park, July 1940
Telegraph Hill