Remembering Fred Lyon, the master photographer who died last month: I get a kick out of duplicating his picture locations, but you can sure tell who the artist was. (Thumbnail images)
The old Jones Street cable car line at Jones and O’Farrell Streets in the Tenderloin:
The Filbert Street drop, between Hyde and Leavenworth:
Green Street in North Beach:
The traditional telephone booth next to Old St. Mary’s in Chinatown:
Mason Street, next to the Mark Hopkins Hotel:
The Filbert Street Steps on Telegraph Hill:
San Francisco Film Locations Then & Now 
I remember some of these. That picture from inside the car is funny, just because of the modern car compared to the old car.