Union Square
View west from park to women strolling, seated men, St. Francis Hotel with 1908 wing almost complete.
DowntownOpen SF History Photos
Oak & Stanyan
Market Street Railway #282 20-line in the Panhandle
Golden Gate Park
Sloat & San Francisco Zoo
Market Street Railway #1598 streetcar 12-line at zoo terminus
Lakeshore
Dolores near 24th
View South up Dolores, MSRy, 11-line #800, All buildings on the west side of Dolores have been demolished.
Noe Valley
26th & Treat
View northeast to Garfield Square and houses on Harrison St. Market Street Railway 30-line #805
Mission
Clement & Funston
Market Street Railway car #226 2-Line at Clement and Funston
Richmond Inner
South Van Ness at 16th
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line #278. Birdcage traffic signal. Many buildings in view since demolished.
Mission
Mission & 29th
View northeast across Mission to Market Street Railway #1641 special. Shanghai Herb Co., Dr. Schott Dentist. D & J Steamed Clams, American Trust Co. Bank.
Bernal Heights
Divisadero & Union
Municipal Railway (MUNI) E-line streetcar #363
Cow Hollow
South Van Ness at 21st
View northeast across intersection to southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line #283 passing #266. Houses in background on east side of S. Van Ness still stand in 2023. Ad for Yes on Prop. 10 on car. Prop. 10 was sponsored by MSRy in 1939 to prohibit jitney competition on its lines. Rail service on the 35 line ended November 5, 1939.
Mission
Park Presidio & Clement
View northwest across intersection to Muni 1-Line #410 heading inbound (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #110 renumbered #410 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #110.)
Richmond Inner
Union Square
Looking east across square toward Stockton Street. Decorated for the Portola Festival. Maiden Lane (originally Morton St) at right.
Downtown
Geary near Pierce
View northeast from center of Geary to approaching Muni C-line #609 with wings livery and Red Cross flags (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #209 renumbered after merger) passing C-Line #659 (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #259 renumbered after merger). Hamilton Square, Stringer Storage Co. and Winterland in background left. C.B. Pennebaker Real Estate, Hamilton Hotel in background right.
Lower Pacific Heights
McAllister near Market
View east down McAllister to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 5-line #829 with wings livery. Anglo-California National Bank, Weinstein Co. Department Store, Sterling Furniture, and shoe shine stand in background
Tenderloin
California near Powell
Looking east on California from near Powell. Bus replacing California Street cable car.
Nob Hill
State Building
President Herbert Hoover visit. Crowd behind rope barrier waving and applauding in front of building.
Civic Center
Market near Turk
Elevated view north across Market to President Herbert Hoover motorcade. Nitrate. Tait's Tavern, 920 Market, Douglas Building, 908 Market
Downtown / Union Square
Civic Center
President Herbert Hoover campaigning. Big crowd gathered on Hyde Street in front of Old Main Library
Civic Center
San Francisco skyline
Viewed from the bay. Ferries in bay. Ferry Building at right. Scanned from original negative. No negative. 57 Sign.
Powell Near Post
View northwest across Powell St. to Municipal Railway (Muni) Washington Jackson Line Cable car #524 in front of St. Francis Hotel, H.L. Ladd Chemist. United Airlines at right. Car is still painted with pre-merger Market Street Railway (MSRy) shield.
Downtown / Union Square