BART will be implementing a realignment of its system next month, running trains less often on some lines, and more often on others. They’ll also be replacing all of those old 1972 trains with the newer models that are easier to clean, but far less comfortable. I’m not reading anything about BART addressing its biggest problem, stopping the staggering amount fare evaders, even though the overwhelming majority of problems while riding on the trains are caused by riders who sneak in without paying. Still, I use BART on a regular basis, and it’s still the most practical way for me to get in and out of San Francisco. Last Sunday’s SF Chronicle had an article by Peter Hartlaub about a mysterious cabinet found on the streets of San Francisco containing hundreds and hundreds of old Kodachrome slides taken around San Francisco during the 1960s. The article refers to a website at sfmemory.org that has a link to a collection of some of those slides showing construction work on BART in 1967 and 1968. So I took BART over to SF Thursday to update some of the slides taken along Market Street. (Thumbnail images)
Market Street near Montgomery, looking past to Palace Hotel toward the Ferry Building in October of 1967: (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10038)
Market Street at Powell, where the cable car turnaround is, in March of 1968: On the left is the Flood Building; on the right are the old Emporium Department Store, and the Humboldt and Call Buildings. (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10127)
People crossing Market Street over to the Emporium in October of 1967: (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10248)
Stockton Street at Market in October of 1967: A classy looking lady and a classy looking T-Bird. (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10042)
Market Street at Montgomery, looking west past the Palace Hotel and Call Building in October of 1967: (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10034)
Market Street near 2nd in March of 1968: All of those little stores are gone now. I remember going to Stacey’s Books on Market Street during the 1990s. I’m not sure if that’s the same toy store that is now Jeffry’s Toys on Kearny St. at Maiden Lane. (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10182)
The demolishing of old buildings, where Hallidie Plaza is now, in November of 1967: Among the building being torn down are the old Telenews and Esquire Movie Theaters. (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10072)
Market Street between 8th and 9th Streets, Looking toward the Orpheum Theater on the left, in October of 1967: From here it looks like there’s almost as much construction on Market Street now as there was back then! (SFMemory.org / sfm005-10004)
San Francisco Film Locations Then & Now 
Classy T-Bird?! Look at the Delta 88 to the left!
great job matching up the old locations! The stations were the first excavations done on the street, hoping we find some shots of the later construction.
Thank you, David! Those old pictures are cool, huh? Let’s hope they do find some more.
Btw, David, I love your site at sfmemory.org and those great slides from the Tiffany Cabinet!