Cablecar

Contains 1735 photos

Washington & Mason
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Washington & Mason

View north on Mason as cable car #503 passes the powerhouse and turns onto Washington

Nob Hill
Washington & Steiner
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Washington & Steiner

View north on Steiner as inbound Municipal Railway (Muni) cable car #524 turns onto Washington Street. Alta Plaza at left.

Pacific Heights
Columbus & Lombard
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Columbus & Lombard

View north across Columbus. Municipal Railway (Muni) cable car #518 during track reconstruction. Tic Tock drive-in, Richfield gas station in the background. Crystal Palace Baths sign at top.

Russian Hill
California & Presidio
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California & Presidio

Municipal Railways (Muni) California Street cable car #23 at the terminal in front of the Jewish Community Center

Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
California & Powell
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California & Powell

California Street cable car #18 cresting the hill at Powell Street

Nob Hill
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View north on Powell from Market. Cable Car #502 on the turntable.

Downtown / Union Square
Fulton near Cole
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Fulton near Cole

View west on Fulton from Cole. Market Street Railways 5-line streetcar #828 outbound approaching St. Ignatius Church. Tracks still have a cable slot in the street, a remnant at this time.

Lone Mountain
Jackson near Buchanan
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Jackson near Buchanan

View west on Jackson between Buchanan and Webster. MUNI Cable Car #524 on the Washington-Jackson line. Whittier Mansion in the background at the end of the block. (Near the end of cable service on this line?)

Pacific Heights
Jackson & Octavia
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Jackson & Octavia

View north across the intersection of Jackson and Octavia. Municipal Railway Cable Car #526 crossing the intersection on the Washington-Jackson line. (near the end of cable service on this line?)

Pacific Heights
Washington & Fillmore
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Washington & Fillmore

View northwest across Washington from Fillmore Municipal Railway Cable Car #523 with ad for St. Francis Hotel Mural Room. Buildings in view extant 2021.

Pacific Heights
Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View south on Taylor across Bay. End of the Powell-Bay cable car line. People waiting to board, cable car #523 at the terminal. North Beach Place public housing (built 1952, now demolished) at right.

Fishermans Wharf
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Municipal Railway Cable Car #517 on turntable.

Downtown / Union Square
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

View east from middle of California Street. From left, 720 California St. building after 2 story addition, Old St. Mary's Church, Hartford Building (650 California), Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on side (soon to be demolished for Bank of America Building (555 California), International Building, Sing Fat Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at right. Bay Bridge and Southern Pacific Building in distance.

Chinatown
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View north on Powell from Eddy/Market. Municipal Railway cable car #521 on the turntable.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Cable Car turnaround. Gripman and conductor pushing car #518 on turntable.

Downtown / Union Square