Cablecar

Contains 1735 photos

Hyde near Bay St.
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Hyde near Bay St.

View north along Hyde Street towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. Cable car at bottom of hill. 'Oswald Machine and Equipment' on future site of Hyde Street Pier historic park.

Russian Hill
Columbus & Taylor
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Columbus & Taylor

Cable Car turning onto Columbus Ave.

Russian Hill
California near Powell
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California near Powell

View east of California Street Cable Car ascending hill between Stockton and Powell Streets. Bay Bridge and large "SP" sign atop Southern Pacific Building in the distance.

Nob Hill
Powell near California
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Powell near California

Powell St. Cable Car #504 passing Fairmont Hotel Garage.

Nob Hill
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

Cable Car heading up California St hill, Telephoto Lens

Nob Hill
Jackson near Powell
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Jackson near Powell

View east to approaching Muni Washington-Jackson Line cable car #527 on Jackson St between Powell and Mason. U.S. Appraiser's Building in distance.

Nob Hill
Union & Mason
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Union & Mason

View south to Cable Car #504 descending Mason St. about to cross Union.

Russian Hill
Powell & Jackson
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Powell & Jackson

View north on Powell, crowds of people looking at damaged cable car after accident. 20 people were injured as Powell-Jackson cable car lost control and raced down Powell before tipping over at the curve at Jackson street.

Nob Hill
Powell & Jackson
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Powell & Jackson

View south on Powell at Jackson, crowds of people looking at damaged cable Car after accident. 20 people were injured as Powell-Jackson cable car lost control and raced down Powell before tipping over at the curve at Jackson street.

Nob Hill
Powell & Pine
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Powell & Pine

View south to Powell & Mason Cable Car #509 entering intersection.

Nob Hill
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car Turnaround, View north on Powell, Moar's Cafeteria, Woolworth's

Downtown / Union Square
California & Presidio
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California & Presidio

Cable Cars at terminus. Jewish Community Center at left

Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
California near Presidio
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California near Presidio

View northeast across California to California St. Cable Railroad Co. Cable Car at terminus. Jewish Community Center at left.

Presidio Heights
Powell near Geary
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Powell near Geary

View west across Powell toward entrance of St. Francis Hotel.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View south to Muni Powell St. Line Cable Car #527 near turntable, labeled as a Sacramento & Clay St. car to remind voters of that line, which had been eliminated in 1942. The car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes." On left Owl Drug in Flood Building.

Downtown / Union Square