Well, I was hoping Longfellow would be right and it would be raining yesterday when I went over to SF to update these vintage 1940s rainy day pictures from the SF Digital Library and opensfhistory.org, but it dried up by the time I got there. Well, at least it was cloudy. (Thumbnail images)
Noah would have loved this April of 1941 day here at Market and Church Streets.
Market Street at Church, looking west in December of 1944: That’s Twin Peaks in the background of both pictures.
Stockton Street at Market in December of 1943:
The Powell and Market Streets cable car turnaround in March of 1945: It was kind of nice around here yesterday, so, it was probably better that it didn’t rain.
Market Street, looking east from Mason in July of 1946; pretty unusual weather for July, even in San Francisco. Those decorations above were for a Shriners Parade. Most of the buildings in the old shot are still around, except for the Esquire Theater, showing ‘The Wife of Monte Cristo’, starring John Loder. My authoritative figure, Leonard Maltin, only gives that one two stars, so I won’t rush out and buy the DVD.
San Francisco Film Locations Then & Now 
It rained about an inch and a quarter here last night (between Los Gatos and Felton)!