Open SF History Photos

Phelan Loop
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Phelan Loop

Muni K-Line streetcar #1, N-Line #1112

Westwood Park
Phelan Loop
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Phelan Loop

Muni K-Line, streetcar #1, N-Line #1112

Westwood Park
Geneva Carbarn
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Geneva Carbarn

Muni K-Line Streetcar #1, McLaren Park in background

Cayuga
Beach & Polk
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Beach & Polk

Aquatic Park Casino (Maritime Museum). Steam locomotive J.W. Bowker from Virginia & Truckee Railroad displayed in front of Museum. (The first piece in a proposed railroad museum.) Haslett Warehouse in distance.

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
California & Powell
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California & Powell

View east down California towards Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign atop (installed March, 1954). At center, 720 California St. Building (then Hartford Insurance Building) with 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building under construction (Completed 1954, demolished 1991). Home Insurance Co. Building with Colonial tower (finished 1951, demolished 1983), Financial Center Building, later Omni Hotel. At right, Delis Garage.

Nob Hill
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Bayside view from pier, sign reading 'Port of San Francisco' was installed in 1951.

Financial District
4th & Market
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4th & Market

View southeast across Market to K-line #1107 PCC at streetcar island pedestrians crossing in front. In distance, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Examiner Building, Central Tower (Call Building), Morris Plan in Kamm Building, Lane Bros. Sporting Goods, Hub Theatre in Bancroft Building. Humboldt Bank building (Bank of America) at right, to left of Roos-Atkins (later Ross) construction. Paris Theater (formerly Portola, Farros) and six buildings to left demolished for Market Street Redevelopment.

South of Market
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Playland at the Beach. View south on La Playa between Cabrillo and Balboa, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line streetcar #901 approaching, Big Dipper roller coaster, Fun House, Whitney Brothers administration building.

Richmond
Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

View northeast across Market and Bart construction, streetcar tracks being laid. Background from left, First National Bank (Crocker Woolworth) Building, built 1908, upper stories demolished in 1980's for Crocker Galleria project. 44 Montgomery, built as Wells Fargo Building, Hobart Building, Flatiron Building, Crown Zellerbach Building (One Bush). Large fence erected around Crocker Building site at far left, which had been recently demolished. Muni PCC #1110.

Downtown / Union Square
Duboce Park
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Duboce Park

Municipal Railway N Judah streetcar #1016

Duboce Triangle
Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

Hippie selling newspapers, view West on Haight St. Wild Colors.

Haight Ashbury
Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

Southwest corner of Haight and Masonic, Haight St Palace, Inporium African imports, Men's Clothes.

Haight Ashbury
Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

View east across Masonic to Drogstore Cafe, Dudley Stone School, Buena Vista Park in distance.

Haight Ashbury
View of Downtown
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View of Downtown

Elevated view east from the St. Francis Hotel. Russ Building, Mills Tower, Standard Oil Building, Equitable Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, Wells Fargo Building (completed 1966), Hobart Building, high rise under construction, Whittell Building. Hotel Plaza at lower left.

Downtown / Union Square
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

View east to approaching cable car. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, International Building on right. Bay Bridge in background.

Nob Hill
Broadway & Kearny
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Broadway & Kearny

looking up steep hill, view North

North Beach
View from Diamond Heights
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View from Diamond Heights

View northeast to Downtown, Bank of America Building (555 California) under construction, Noe Valley in foreground. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island in distance.

Diamond Heights
Cliff House
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Cliff House

Drs. Joe Atchison, photographer,. Point Lobos Ave looking South to Ocean Beach

Sutro Heights
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Crowds on the Midway, looking south. Sign to the Tumble Bug ride. Birds Paradise attraction. The Tumble Bug Ride was a spinning ride with rotating circular seats.

Richmond
Powell near California
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Powell near California

View south from Fairmont Hotel tower window to Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Sutter, Whittell Building, Potrero Hill.

Nob Hill