Contains 1735 photos
View east on Eddy toward Larkin. George Dobbs Restaurant (now the site of the Phoenix Hotel) Promotional Cable Car #21 in parking lot (the first motorized cable car, built 1952) Hotel Sentinel across the street. [Larkin and Eddy George Dobbs Drive In restaurant. He was the father of Harold Dobbs, co-founder of Mel's Drive-In and a San Francisco Supervisor.
Tenderloin
View east on O'Farrell between Powell and Stockton. Alcazar Theater at left. O'Farrell & Jones Cable Cars, Call Spreckels Building in the background [Alcazar #3 SF ALZ-04 1910s]
Downtown / Union Square
Cable car #506 on turntable in middle of intersection of Bay and Taylor Streets. [C506-59-01 Bay & Taylor Turntable 1940]
North Beach
View from Lafayette park of cable car #523 on Washington street passing Spreckels Mansion. [C523-60A-05 EB ON WASHINGTON AT OCTAVIA 1950s]
Pacific Heights
Cable car #526 on Washington Street passing Irwin Mansion. [C526-60A-05 EB on Washington at Laguna 1956]
Pacific Heights
Castro St. cable car #1 after crossing 23rd St. [CC001-58-02 Castro Street 1937]
Noe Valley
View south. Castro Street cable car #4 descending Castro near Alvarado. [CC004-58-11 SB on Castro South of Alvarado ca 1938]
Noe Valley
View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Castro cable car #5 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938, near the terminal on Castro north of 26th Street [CC005-58-08 1933]
Noe Valley
View northeast across Castro to Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Street cable car #6 at terminus, 8-line streetcar in distance. Castro Theater, Eureka Florist, Castro Flower Store, Herndon's Market, Prudence Penny grocery store, Hibernia Savings and Loan, Cloverdale Winery liquor store. [CC006-58-11 Castro & 18th 1937]
Castro
View southeast across Castro to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Street cable car #6 near turntable at 26th St. [CC006-58-12 Castro Street 1938 (sic)]
Noe Valley
View west from center of California St. to cable car #8 crossing Leavenworth St. Liberty Grocery on northwest corner. Both corner buildings still stand in 2020. [CC008-61-06 EB on California at Leavenworth 8 March 1922]
Nob Hill
View northwest across street to westbound California St. Cable Railroad Co. cable car #1 boarding passengers at Baker Street. Row of Victorians, one with quoins. [CC01-61-09 EB on Cal at Baker ca 1940]
Lower Pacific Heights
View West on Sacramento toward Polk. Sacramento-Clay line cable cars #15 and #18 at Polk St. Palo Alto Hotel, Safeway market, rear of Old First Presbyterian Church at left. Foster's at right. [CC015-55-02 CC018-55-01 Sacramento & Polk 5 July 1941]
Polk Gulch
Market Street Railway (MSRy) cable car #17 across from Ferry Building. Sausalito Auto Ferry sign. [CC017-55-01 SB on Embarcadero South of Clay 2 December 1937]
Financial District
View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Sacramento & Clay cable car #23 in front of the Brocklebank Apartments (1926, Architect Weeks & Day).(AS) [CC023-55-10 Sacramento Street ca 1938 color]
Nob Hill