Open SF History Photos

Ocean Beach Esplanade
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Ocean Beach Esplanade

View northeast from near foot of Cabrillo St. Sutro Heights, Great Highway, Skateland, and Ocean Beach Pavilion as the 'Edgewater' in background. Entrance to underground restroom in foreground.

Ocean Beach
Hyde & Chestnut Sts
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Hyde & Chestnut Sts

Russian Hill. Cable Car #507 descending.

Russian Hill
Market & Duboce
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Market & Duboce

Muni streetcar #1155 M-Line to Plymouth

Mint Hill
16th & Dolores
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16th & Dolores

View northeast to MSRy 22-line #873 with zip stripe livery passing Holy Family Day Home (Willis Polk, Architect, damaged in 1989 earthquake and demolished 2000), replaced with new school building.

Mission Dolores
Market & Van Ness
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Market & Van Ness

View northeast across Van Ness to Muni (Municipal Railway) M-line streetcar #18 with wings livery about to cross Market St. Spire of City Hall visible at upper left. Billboard for Bimbo's 365 Club.

Civic Center
Foot of Market St.
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Foot of Market St.

View east from center of Market to Sacramento Northern, Birney #62 excursionl Landscaped area in center of plaza with Muni starters kiosk.

Financial District
6th Ave & California
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6th Ave & California

Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #214 4-Line with zip stripe streamline livery southbound on 6th Avenue, crossing California St.

Richmond Inner
Foot of Market St.
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Foot of Market St.

View east from center of Market to Muni PCC K-Line #1016 with wings livery, Ferry Building with 'Port of San Francisco' sign, Ensign Cafe. Landscaped area in plaza with Muni starters kiosk.

Financial District
Willard & Carl
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Willard & Carl

SFMR PCC #1166 N-Line Kezar Stadium in background

Parnassus Heights
Market & Powell
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Market & Powell

View east from center of Market to approaching SF Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC L-Line #1016 with passengers on island waiting to board. On left Flood Building, Woolworths, Gensler-Lee Diamonds, Sommer & Kaufman Shoes, Roos-Atkins, Phelan Building, Hobart Building. At right, Emporium, Milens, Humboldt Bank Building (Bank of America), Central Tower (Call Building).

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Van Ness
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Market & Van Ness

SFMR PCC #1033 I-Line inbound looking N.W. Jim Beam billboard, Pioneer Grill

Civic Center
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Sutro Heights. Children and adults at carriage circle. View to north. Left to right: fountain, statues, vase, arbor vitae hedge. Lefthand portion of panorama.

Sutro
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Great Highway and Cabrillo. Wartime crowds on sidewalk

Richmond
Geary & Jones
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Geary & Jones

Sacramento Northern Streetcar Birney #62 excursion. The building on the near right corner was built as the Driscoll Apartments in 1909 or 1910.

Tenderloin
Market & Spear
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Market & Spear

Looking east. SFMR Sacramento Northern. #62 on railfan excursion. 9-Market sign. Ferry Building at left with Welcome to San Francisco sign, Southern Pacific Building right background. Terminal Hotel, Lincoln Hotel.

Financial District
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

View northwest to E-Line Union Street car near Ferry Building, Coit Tower, Wellman's Coffee in background. Phillip's Place candy store, Elect Fred Howser Attorney General sign, Ferry Station Post office with vehicle underpass in front.

Financial District
Market & Hyde
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Market & Hyde

Orpheum Theater, 2 street cars #160 night shot

Civic Center
Market & 1st
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Market & 1st

View westerly across Market toward Battery, entire block at center demolished for Zellerbach Plaza. Flatiron Building at left. Muni 31-line Streetcar #412. (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #112 renumbered #412 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #112.)

Financial District
Market  & Mason
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Market & Mason

View east down Market to SFMR #5 N-Line during 4 track days - people with umbrellas in the rain, Humboldt Bank Building, Emporium, Hale's, Penney's, Pix and Esquire theaters, Flood Building. Annual Shriner Convention banners strung overhead. Unusual rain in July.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

View northwest across Market to approaching Muni L-Line #1147 with wings livery. in distance left, Crocker and Hobart Buildings. View west up Sutter to Flatiron Building on gore corner, 450 Sutter in background right.

Financial District