Cablecar

Contains 1735 photos

Washington near Powell
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Washington near Powell

SF Muni Cable Car #521 heading east on Washington. Partially constructed Transamerica Pyramid in distance.

Nob Hill
Taylor near Bay
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Taylor near Bay

View east to SF Muni Cable Car #506

North Beach
Castro near 21st
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Castro near 21st

Looking north. Market Street Railway Castro Cable Car #1

Castro
Hyde & Beach
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Hyde & Beach

View west to cable car turntable at Aquatic Park, SF Muni Cable Car #520. Undeveloped land would later be turned into Victorian Park. Maritime Museum and Fort Mason in distance.

North Beach
Powell & Eddy
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Powell & Eddy

Looking west. Building demolished for plaza. SF Muni Cable Car #505

Downtown
Hyde & Beach
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Hyde & Beach

California Street Cable RR car #40, at terminus at Hyde and Beach Streets. Haslett Warehouse in background.

Fishermans Wharf
Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

SF Muni Cable Car #508. Bay Street in background.

North Beach
Powell near California
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Powell near California

SF Municipal Railway (MUNI) Cable Car #514 Looking South on Powell.

Nob Hill
California & Market
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California & Market

View north at intersection, terminus of California Cable Car line, with Muni cable car and passengers. People eating lunch in small plaza with rounded concrete benches. Weinstein Co. store, Fosters cafeteria in background.

Downtown
18th & Castro
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18th & Castro

View southwest across intersection to Castro Cable car #3 loading passengers. Sign Reads 'P.H. McCarthy Club' (SF Mayor 1909-1912). Wulzen's Drug Store at right.

Castro
Clay & Waverly Pl
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Clay & Waverly Pl

View east. Cable car track. Note: two men looking over from roof

Chinatown
California near Grant
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California near Grant

View east on California, from left to Sing Chong Co., Old Saint Mary's Church and rectory, Ferry Building, Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building, Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Hotel Yale, Helvetia Hotel, Sing Fat Co.

Chinatown
California near Sansome
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California near Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west up California Street. Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Cathedral Grace Church in distance. Kohl Building, Parrott Block. Bank of California under construction at Sansome corner at right. Fireman's Fund Building across Sansome at left reduced to 2 stories and partially restored. At far left, Mutual Life Insurance Building. In distance left, Merchants Exchange Building. Beyond Bank of California construction at right, London & San Francisco Bank Building with flag on roof, showing earthquake damage to exterior, but occupied by Otis, Mc Allister & Co. coffee importers starting in late June, 1906. Just beyond, 3 story building with light granite facade is Mercantile Trust Co. building (Albert Pissis, Architect, 1903)

Financial District
Old Ferry Building
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Old Ferry Building

View east from center of Market St. at Steuart to original Ferry Building. Castro St. Cable Car, signage for East Bay land auctions, including one for land in Peralta Park, Berkeley taking place in September, 1889.

Financial District
Market near 6th
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Market near 6th

View northeast across Market to parade on Market Street. View east from 6th Street, St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel (burned down in November, 1898), Chronicle Building, Call Building in distant background, large crowds, parade with men on horseback in uniform. Weinstock, Lubin & Co. at left in Donahoe Building, Fowzer photographic gallery.

Downtown