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Geary near Kearny
Elevated view northeast of reconstruction after 1906 earthquake, with crowded streetcar on Kearny. Site of United Cigar Stores Co. building at northwest corner of Geary & Kearny at lower right. Temporary building with several businesses across Kearny: M. A. Gunst & Co. A. J. Rich & Co. real estate, Maskey's Candies 32 Kearny. Streetcar, many steel frames for new buildings. In distance, surviving buildings on or near Montgomery St.: Mills Building, Merchants Exchange, Kohl Building. At left, steel framework for Oscar Luning Building 45-47 Kearny, at center (1907, Nathaniel Blaisdell, Architect). [4305 Kearny St from Market April 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
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Market near Sutter
Elevated view east from center of Market between 2nd Street and Sutter. Cars parked in the middle of the street during Municipal Railway (Muni) Strike. Parking regulations were suspended to allow cars to park on unused streetcar tracks. The strike lasted from Sunday February 17 through Saturday February 23, 1952. From left, Patrick & Co. Stationers, Flatiron Building, Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Ferry Building, PG&E Building, Underwood (Typewriter Co.) Building at 525 Market St., California Notion & Toy Co, C. Barrango Mannequins 579 Market, Land Bros Trading Mart.
Financial District
