The opening scene shows Dan Gannin crossing Post Street and entering Hal Tower's men's store. This was in the Fitzhugh Building, a 10-story "Italian Palazzo"-style building built in 1923 for medical offices. It was a registered national landmark, but though over 50,000 signatures were gathered to save it, it was torn down in 1980 for the new Saks Fifth Avenue store.
The Golden Gate Theatre featured in the story was the RKO Radio flagship house, and Race Street opened there in October 1948. It was the last of the major downtown venues to still feature vaudeville along with top of the line first run film attractions. In more recent years, its interior has been magnificently restored and it now offers live shows, despite its unfortunate location on the edge of the seedy tenderloin.
After production, the film changed its title from Race Street to Jackpot and back to Race Street by the time of its release.