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2nd & Mission circa 1945

View north on 2nd Street to approaching Municipal Railway (Muni) 41-Line #808. Pedestrians crossing Mission in front of Wells Fargo Express / Railway Express building. At far left is J.W. Bourdette Building, 90 2nd Street, which was built in 1904-1905 (architects Bliss & Faville) and survived the 1906 catastrophe. It still stands in 2026 as SF Landmark No. 271. Hobart Building on Market in background. Pressler's Clothes, The Black & White Cafeteria, Armbruster Engraving Co., Birdcage traffic signal.
Photographer Unknown (Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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