Contains 155 photos
View to northeast corner apartment building, not extant in 2018. I. E. Conner, milliner, on ground floor. Maple Hall and Sonoma Market, extant in 2018 as Walgreens drug store on left. [The Stanford Apartments, 1590 California St.]
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East side of block with two apartment buildings. Ground floor retail includes candy and ice cream store, 'The Modern' French delicacy store, and Mme. Trouillet French Laundry. Buildings extant in 2018. [Lee Apartments, 1740 Polk St.]
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Blurry view of east side of block. Alex Hokamp's bakery and candies store and delivery wagon with horse. Apartment building on left is extant in 2018.
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Marlboro Hotel on east side of block. Extant in 2018 as Shirley Hotel. Gate Bazaar shop, I. R. Kissel painting, Galli Bros. delivery wagon with horse. [The Marlboro 1544 Polk St.]
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Green W nr Polk [dpwbook14 dpw2725] Between Polk St and Van Ness Ave
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California E near Polk [dpwbook14 dpw2808] Cable Car and Cable car barn in distance.
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Firemen posing next to fire house garage, horse with buggy. [No. 2620, 10/7/1915, House, Engine 8 & Truck 4, Pac Ave bet. Van Ness & Polk]
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View northwest across intersection towards apartment house (2101-2115 Van Ness, built 1919, extant 2020 as commercial/residential building). St. Brigid's Catholic Church at right.
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View north on Pacific between Polk and Van Ness. The west wall of the United Railroads Pacific Avenue Car House (demolished) from the empty lot where SF Fire Department Engine Company 8 Firehouse would be built (replacing an older fire house) Hollywood Apartments at Polk and Union visible in the background. Children's' chalk graffiti on wall. [West Side of Pacific Avenue Car House] United Railroads [U05275]
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View north to SFFD Engine Co. No. 8 Firehouse, 1648 Pacific, opened 1917[dpwbook18 dpw3957]
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View north to SFFD Engine Co. No. 8 Firehouse, 1648 Pacific, opened 1917 [dpwbook21 dpw5060]
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View north on Polk toward Pacific. Jim's Lunch Room at 1906 Polk St.
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View west across Van Ness to Kissel Trucks lined up in front of Victorian houses, west side of street. All buildings in photo gone.
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Adler's Sanitorium, two autos parked in the street.
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View West on California from Van Ness, Auto Dealers, Cars parked on both sides of Cable Car Tracks. Edward Colman House at Franklin and California (SF landmark #54 is visible up the hill) [dpwbook27 dpw6666]
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View West on California from Polk. [6667 9-24-20 California W. from Polk St.] Automobiles parked for auto dealers, cable car tracks. [dpwbook27 dpw6667]
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View east past Pacific Avenue cable car #51 at terminus. Barber shop, Hansen Garage.
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Pacific Avenue cable car dummy and trailer #56 at terminus.
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View north on Van Ness toward California Street from rooftop. Howard Automobile Company on the southwest corner at left. Cadillac at center (now demolished). Under construction is L.D. Allen's California Auto Sales Co. Claus Spreckels mansion at Van Ness & Clay is just visible in the distance.
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View north from center of intersection to auto making left turn across Van ness. Safety instruction - posed, Muni H-Line. 2340 Van Ness under construction in background.
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