Cablecar

Contains 1735 photos

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California near Grant

View east toward Financial District, Cable car passing Grant Ave and House of Lee (717 California). Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building. Yolanda Hotel, with Hotel Lafayette painted sign, Helvetia Hotel, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life Insurance ad on west side. In distance, Bay Bridge, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop.

1947 Chinatown

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O'Farrell & Jones

View south on Jones from O'Farrell. A double-ended California Street cable car running on the Jones Street Shuttle line.

1946 Tenderloin

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Powell & Market

Cable car turnaround. Owl Drug, Powell and Mason cable car

1940 Downtown / Union Square

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California near Powell

Looking east on California from near Powell. Bus replacing California Street cable car.

1965 Nob Hill

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Powell Near Post

View northwest across Powell St. to Municipal Railway (Muni) Washington Jackson Line Cable car #524 in front of St. Francis Hotel, H.L. Ladd Chemist. United Airlines at right. Car is still painted with pre-merger Market Street Railway (MSRy) shield.

1945 Downtown / Union Square

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Fillmore & Vallejo

Looking north on Fillmore. Fillmore counterbalance cars, Market Street Railway #621 and unnumbered. R.W. DeMoro photo

1937 Pacific Heights

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California near Stockton

California between Powell & Stockton, looking east. California Street cable car #4.

1945 Nob Hill

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Bush & Jones

View north to Jones Street Cable Car climbing Nob Hill. St. Dominic Apartments, 980 Bush Street, at right.

1950 Lower Nob Hill

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Bay & Taylor

View north on Taylor to SF MUNI Cable Car #524 on turntable

1950 North Beach

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Powell & Eddy Turntable

Cable Car #522, people loading car

1962 Downtown / Union Square

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Hyde & Union

View northeast from center of intersection to departing California Street Cable Railroad Car #53 on O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde Street Line northbound on Hyde Street. Safeway Grocery store on corner.

1946 Russian Hill

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Hyde & Broadway

View northwest to approaching California Street Cable Car #40. Broadway Market, construction over Broadway Tunnel.

1950 Russian Hill

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Castro near 18th St

View northwest across Castro to Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #5. In background, Hibernia Bank, Castro Dept. Store, Variety Pork Store, Castro Bakery, Castro St. Garage with tow truck in front, The Owl Cleaners.

1940 Castro

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California & Grant

SFMR Muni Cable Car #51 on California, Russ Building in background

1962 Chinatown

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Taylor & O'Farrell

NW corner showing new Hotel Californian. The building was completed in 1924 by architect Edward E. Young for owner Matthew A. Little for around $2 million and opened as the Hotel Californian. Four additional stories were added in 1929 by architect Alfred Henry Jacobs. It was purchased in 1935 by the Glide Foundation for over $1 million as an investment property to support Glide Church. Next door on Taylor is the first Bohemian Garage, built on the pre-fire site of the old Club Stables, the longest continuously operating stable in the Tenderloin. Next to the Bohemian Garage is the Hotel Bellevue on Geary and Taylor. (PF) West on O'Farrell are Hotel Eureka, Fifth Church of Christ Scientist (completed 1923,with scaffolding) and Hotel Sequoia.

1924 Tenderloin