North Beach

Contains 675 photos

Washington Square
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Washington Square

View easterly across Washington Square towards Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower.

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Taylor near Bay
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Taylor near Bay

View east to SF Muni Cable Car #506

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Taylor near Francisco
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Taylor near Francisco

View southeast across Taylor to Powell & Mason Cable car #503, A. LaRocca & Sons seafood, 2350 Taylor. Buildings in photo extant 2019. Fence filled with election ads.

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Taylor near Francisco
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Taylor near Francisco

View southeast across Taylor to Powell & Mason Cable car #509, A. LaRocca & Sons seafood, 2350 Taylor. Buildings in photo extant 2019. Fence filled with election ads.

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Columbus & Pacific
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Columbus & Pacific

View east to International Settlement sign, 2 Streetcars. McHales, Arabian Nights.

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Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View east across Taylor to MSR cable car #506

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Union & Powell
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Union & Powell

Muni E-Line, looking west to Russian Hill

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Columbus & Jackson
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Columbus & Jackson

View southeast on Columbus toward Montgomery Block, E-Line Streetcar. At center, Hotel Reims in Fugazi Bank Building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana) built 1909,later Bank of America and Transamerica Building (as shown here). Exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52. Venezia Cafe, San Joaquin Hotel rooming house. Original Federal Reserve Bank in background. [Columbus Ave. San Francisco]

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Union & Columbus
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Union & Columbus

E-line streetcar 366, Washington Square, Ss. Peter & Paul Church spires

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Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View east across Mason to MSRy Powell & Mason line Cable Car #502 approaching turntable. Female conductor

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Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

[MSRy Cable Car #509] View east across Taylor to MSRy Cable Car #509. Female conductor.

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Taylor near Bay
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Taylor near Bay

View northeast across Taylor toMuni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes."

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Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View north to Muni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527 on turntable, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann.

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Kearny near Green
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Kearny near Green

[Robin] Man (named Robin) poses outside of 1248 Kearny St.

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Columbus near Grant
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Columbus near Grant

View northeast to north side of Columbus, passengers boarding MUNI E-line streetcar #354 with red cross sign on front, Saint Francis of Assisi church, Hotel Tevere, Hotel Dante, Tosca Cafe, Columbus Social Club.

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Columbus near Jackson
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Columbus near Jackson

View south to Montgomery Block in distance. Municipal Railway E-line streetcar #357. No. 1 Club bar, Hotel Reims in Fugazi Bank Building at left, exists today as San Francisco Landmark #52.

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Columbus & Broadway
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Columbus & Broadway

View to southeast corner past Municipal Railway E-line streetcar #353 with red cross sign on front. Standard Accordion Co., Avenue Italian Foods, bowling alley, taxi cabs, Frank's Cafe, Dan's Billiards.

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Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View north to Muni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527 on turntable, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes."

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Taylor near Bay
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Taylor near Bay

View north on Taylor to Muni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes." On right, Cable Car #503.

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Taylor near Bay
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Taylor near Bay

View northeast across Taylor toMuni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes."

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