Cablecar

Contains 1735 photos

Powell & Geary
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Powell & Geary

View southwest across intersection. Manx Hotel, Crane Hotel, Elkan Gunst Building with the Golden Pheasant Restaurant and Techau Tavern.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell near Post
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Powell near Post

View northwest across Powell to Muni Cable Car #524 with large Red Cross signs on side, front and top going north. St. Francis Hotel on left, United Air Lines on corner at right.

Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Franklin
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Geary & Franklin

View across intersection to First Unitarian Church, southwest corner, showing earthquake damage. [TEH1064 Starr King Church, Geary St. & Franklin]

Cathedral Hill
Fillmore & Broadway
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Fillmore & Broadway

View north to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Fillmore Hill Counterbalance Car #624 and another ascending. Marina Middle School, built between 1935 and 1939 on large empty lot in distance, not yet built. [Cable Cars on Fillmore Street Hill]

Pacific Heights
Market near Kearny
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Market near Kearny

Looking west. Mutual Savings Bank Building, Lotta's Fountain, Chronicle Bldg. Signs for Dr. Goodnight, Dentist, Dr. Strub

Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell & Market
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O'Farrell & Market

View southeast toward the Call Building (3rd and Market), Silver Palace Theater, Sorenson & Co. crowds of people. advertisement for a sale at Royal Shoes. Post-earthquake Hearst Examiner building at 3rd and Market corner (1911) not yet built.

Downtown / Union Square
California & Mason
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California & Mason

Fairmont Hotel, cable car. Crown Room tower in background

Nob Hill
26th & Castro
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26th & Castro

View southeast across intersection to conducter leaning on Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) #6 Cable Car with American flags atop, nearing last day of service on line.

Noe Valley
Castro & 18th
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Castro & 18th

Decorated Cable Car #6, for last day of line; conductor and visitors

Castro
Eddy & Powell
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Eddy & Powell

Elevated view northwest to St. Ann's Building, Cor. Powell & Eddy Sts., with Columbian Woolen Mills, S.N. Wood & Co. clothiers electric sign in entry, Louvre Restaurant in basement, barber shop. At right, building housing Stockwell's, later Columbia Theatre. Market St. Railway Co. Powell Street cable car and turntable, Eddy St. streetcar at left. In distance left, Poodle Dog restaurant and Tivoli Cafe.

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

Elevated view north down Montgomery, probably from the Palace Hotel. Crocker Building(demolished) at left with Union Trust (demolished) and original Hobart Building (destroyed) at right. Masonic Temple, Mills Building and Telegraph Hill in background. [No 16. Montgomery St. north from Market Waters & Co]

South of Market
Mason near Green
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Mason near Green

View northwest across Mason St between Green & Union to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #510. Alcatraz in the distance.

Russian Hill
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View north on Powell to Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) Washington & Jackson Line Cable Car #527 on turntable. On left, Bank of America Building (later One Powell), Hotel Powell, Pig 'N Whistle, Paul's Flower Stand. On right, Flood Building with Owl Drug, Florsheim Shoes. Birdcage traffic signal. [MSRy Cable Car #527 - Turntable]

Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Mason
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Washington & Mason

View northwest across intersection to Market St. Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #512. Help Wanted Men & Women sign on MSRy carbarn building. [MSRy Cable Car #512]

Nob Hill
Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

[MSRy Cable Car #509] View east across Taylor to MSRy Cable Car #509. Female conductor.

North Beach