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Market from Ferry Building circa 1928

Elevated view west from Ferry Building tower up Market Street. From left, Pacific Telephone Building, Southern Pacific Building, Matson Building, Hotel Terminal, Standard Oil Building, Russ Building. Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels in distance right. John L. Prior Co. Sail Makers, Johnson, Joseph & G.M. Josselyn & Co., numerous billboards, including one for Bernstein's Fish Grotto. '57' sign. Shell Building (1929) not yet built. Fife Building with Chevrolet sign atop.
Moulin (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

Market from Ferry Building Market from Ferry Building

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