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Mission & 2nd circa 1958

View north across intersection to Market Street. Canopy Fountain Lunch restaurant, Swiss watches, people passing. All buildings on the east side of 2nd Street have since been demolished, except for the building on the right, Wells Fargo Express/ Railway Express Building. At left is the 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, Balboa Building in distance. 1958 Ford waiting at intersection.
Photographer Unknown (Courtesy of Emiliano Echeverria)

Mission & 2nd Mission & 2nd

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