Open SF History Photos

Market near Van Ness
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Market near Van Ness

View northeast across Market to Muni J-Line PCC #1131, 8-Line Electric Bus #5271.

Civic Center
Market near Grant
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Market near Grant

View southeast across Market to approaching Muni L-line PCC #1109. From far left, Sheraton Palace, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building and Central Tower (Call Building). The Morris Plan in remodeled Kamm Building, Land Bros. Sporting Goods, Greyhound Bus office in Bancroft Building. Dr. E.F. Lazarus Optometrist.

Downtown / Union Square
View E from Russian Hill
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View E from Russian Hill

View east down Lombard near Leavenworth to Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower. North Beach Playground in center.

Russian Hill
Highway 280
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Highway 280

PCC being Hauled away, looking West to City College

Mission Terrace
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

View southeast across intersection to (from right) Underwood (Typewriter Co.) Building 525 Market St. at Ecker, Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market, Sheldon Building at southeast corner, Union Pacific, Greyhound, PG&E and Matson Lines Buildings beyond. Beier & Gunderson office interiors. Muni 4-Line Electric Bus #835 with wings livery, Muni PCC #1029 with wings livery.

Financial District
Dolores Park
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Dolores Park

J-Church#1018, looking West to houses on Church St

Mission Dolores
Judah & 20th Ave
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Judah & 20th Ave

N-Judah line PCC #1050, looking west.

Sunset Outer
Murray & Crescent
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Murray & Crescent

9-Richland 9-Line Electric Bus #859

Holly Park
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

View east downhill on California Street between Powell and Stockton. Bay Bridge in the distance.

Nob Hill
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

. Red Bug ride. View north from Balboa Street.

Sutro Heights
Union Square
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Union Square

4 Teenagers around Motorcycle, Geary st

Downtown / Union Square
View from Telegraph
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View from Telegraph

View to Russian Hill. Ss. Peter & Paul Church and Washington Square at left.

Telegraph Hill
California near Mason
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California near Mason

View east from center of California Street, Fairmont Hotel Tonga Room, KSFO, University Club on left. Southern Pacific Building with large S-P sign atop, Bay Bridge in distance. Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel) at right.

Nob Hill
Clay near Waverly
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Clay near Waverly

View east from above Waverly on Clay.

Chinatown
International Settement
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International Settement

View to south side of Pacific St., The House of Blue Lights, Bee & Ray Goman's Gay 90s.

North Beach
Pacific near Columbus
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Pacific near Columbus

Entrance to Barbary Coast Club (later the Little Fox), 533 Pacific, Joe Andrini and his music, Toots LaMay M.C. 'the Sophie Tucker of the West'. "Girlesque on our Stage", "Strips, Laffs, Music", "The Greatest All Girl Revues in Town", "Solly Hoffman, A Dozen Voices and Faces". The area had been rebranded as the International Settlement to promote it as a nightlife district.

North Beach
Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge

View northwest from water to skyline. Pacific Telephone Building at far left, Ferry Building, Alcoa Building (later One Maritime Plaza) under construction at far right.

View from Fairmont Hotel
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View from Fairmont Hotel

View east from Fairmont, Sacramento St. at center with old Federal Reserve Bank, Bethlehem Steel Corp. Building (100 California). Alcoa Building (One Maritime Plaza) under construction at left, Appraiser's Building, Golden Gateway Center project. Hartford Building (650 California), International Building at right. In distance, Ferry Building with Embarcadero Freeway, Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island.

Nob Hill
Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge

Driving across upper deck of bridge. Two way auto traffic.

SF Bay
Ferryboat on SF Bay
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Ferryboat on SF Bay

Carrying servicemen to Fort Mason. Flying flag of Army Transportation Corps

SF Bay