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Contains 696 photos

Polk near Turk
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Polk near Turk

St. Patrick's Day Parade, car passing 610 Polk, 'Irish Imports 4622 Geary'

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Polk near Eddy
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Polk near Eddy

St. Patrick's Day Parade, Lowell High School ROTC stopped on Polk near Eddy, Red Coach Motor Lodge in background

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Van Ness Ave Aerial
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Van Ness Ave Aerial

Civic Center, Jefferson Park, Hayes Valley, Japantown, Fillmore District, St. Mary's Cathedral (section 179 of 284 - 1969 Aerial Views)

Civic Center
Van Ness Ave Aerial
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Van Ness Ave Aerial

Japantown, St. Mary's Cathedral, Polk Gulch, Lafayette Park, Pacific Heights (section 180 of 284 - 1969 Aerial Views)

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Market Street Aerial
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Market Street Aerial

Civic Center, Federal Building, Hall of Justice, Tenderloin, Union Square, South of Market (section 204 of 284 - 1969 Aerial Views)

South of Market
Golden Gate & Taylor
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Golden Gate & Taylor

RKO Golden Gate Theatre, showing 'Tora Tora Tora.' Riley's Health Club, Twenty One Club. [Golden Gate Theatre SF Tora Tora Tora ca October 1970]

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Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

Bart Construction on Market Street

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Eddy Near Taylor
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Eddy Near Taylor

The ambulance is parked in front of the William Penn Hotel at 156-166 Eddy Street. That's the second Albatross Book Co. store on the extreme left at number 166, moved there in 1964 from down the block. The vacant storefront on the right with the For Lease sign was vacant for a number of years until 1976, when the Hellenic-American Social Club moved in there through 1980, a private Greek-American social club, one of the last gasps of the Tenderloin's formerly thriving Greektown.(PF)

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Polk & Eddy
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Polk & Eddy

View south toward Polk from Eddy Street. A Federal Ambulance Co. ambulance in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant (KFC) on the southeast corner. In the background is the California Hall advertising KSAY radio and the Rathskeller Restaurant in the basement.

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Mason & Ellis
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Mason & Ellis

'The Crest' club featuring go-go dancers.

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The Chez Paree
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The Chez Paree

View south to 115 Mason Street near Eddy. Sign with leg originally hung in front of Barbary Coast Club on Pacific.

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McAllister & Jones
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McAllister & Jones

Flower Stand inspired by streetcar design; Hibernia Bank in background.

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Hyde & Eddy
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Hyde & Eddy

Three ladders extended on side of building with fire escapes. Firemen and civilians climbing down ladders. [Hyde - Eddy 3/3] (folder: Fire, Rescue - Fire Escape)

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Leavenworth & Eddy
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Leavenworth & Eddy

Building with smoke coming from top story. Firemen with male civilians on ladder, leaning on fire escape. [2/2 Leavenworth - Eddy] (folder: Fire, Rescue - Fire Escape) Fire at Jefferson Hotel.

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O'Farrell & Mason
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O'Farrell & Mason

Elevated View east on O'Farrell from the parking structure at Mason. Crowd of anti-war marchers. Building with Pianos sign at right, the Travelers Hotel at 249-255 O'Farrell on the southwest corner of Carlos Street (built as Hotel Eugene in 1914), was demolished for Hotel Nikko. [5/13/72 - Antiwar protesters march through downtown San Francisco 5/13 in a peaceful demonstration againts President Nixon's Vietnam war policies. The crowd numbered about 1,000 which marched to the Civic Center. UPI]

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Mason & Market
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Mason & Market

Bart Construction, Streetcars backed up. MUNI K-line #1018

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Van Ness & Ellis
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Van Ness & Ellis

View northwest across intersection to 901 Van Ness, built 1926, originally Earle C. Anthony Packard Showroom.

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O'Farrell & Polk
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O'Farrell & Polk

Gay Freedom Day [Gay Freedom Day parade. Empress IX and Emperor II of San Francisco passing Boas Pontiac (Building no longer stands) with standard bearers.]

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O'Farrell & Polk
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O'Farrell & Polk

Gay Freedom Day [Gay Freedom Day parade. Empress IX and Emperor II of San Francisco passing Boas Pontiac building with standard bearers. Crowd laughing and taking photographs. Unocal 76 gas station on corner of Geary.]

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O'Farrell & Polk
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O'Farrell & Polk

Gay Freedom Day [Motorized cable car passing with riders holding beers during Gay Freedom Day parade.]

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