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MUNI 1032 and 1149 running on the N Judah Route, San Francisco, (November 23, 1975).
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MUNI 1032 and 1149 running on the N Judah Route, San Francisco, (November 23, 1975).

A car flips over on Lombard Street, (August 7, 1956).Photo by Gordon Peters / The Chronicle
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A car flips over on Lombard Street, (August 7, 1956).

Photo by Gordon Peters / The Chronicle

Broadway and Taylor, (1960s).
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Broadway and Taylor, (1960s).

Baker Street, Pacific Heights, (1956). Photo by Nat Farbman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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Baker Street, Pacific Heights, (1956).

Photo by Nat Farbman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

Powell Street, (1940s).
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Powell Street, (1940s).

The safety net under the Golden Gate Bridge during construction, (1930s).
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The safety net under the Golden Gate Bridge during construction, (1930s).

Haight Street between Ashbury and Clayton, looking west, (1942).Photo by San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Pub...
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Haight Street between Ashbury and Clayton, looking west, (1942).

Photo by San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Golden Gate Park, (1908). View of Big Rec looking south towards UCSF and Mt Sutro.
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Golden Gate Park, (1908). View of Big Rec looking south towards UCSF and Mt Sutro.

The intersection of Castro Street, Market Street, and 17th Street, (1917).
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The intersection of Castro Street, Market Street, and 17th Street, (1917).

North Beach noir, Kearny Street, (1950s). Photo by Fred Lyon.
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North Beach noir, Kearny Street, (1950s).

Photo by Fred Lyon.

North Beach Pizza, Grant and Union, (1985).
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North Beach Pizza, Grant and Union, (1985).

View from Twin Peaks, (1962).
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View from Twin Peaks, (1962).

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