Historic No. 54
This car was restored for the Golden Gate International Expo. it had particpated as a horsecar in 1927 as the last streetcar on Montgomery St. Now at the Cable Car Museum.
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Contains 1735 photos
Powell near Sacramento
Powell Street between Clay & Sacramento. MSR Washington & Jackson St Car #525
Nob Hill
California & Presidio
Muni Cable Car #3 renumbered in 1957 to #18. Jewish Community Center in background
Presidio Heights
Pacific-Union Club
Nob Hill. MUNI Cable Car #49 on California Street. Grace Cathedral in background
Nob Hill
Powell & Market
Muni Cable Car #518 on turntable
Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Fillmore
View southeast across Washington to Washington and Jackson Line Muni cable cars #513 and #520 (with ad for Skating Vanities at the Civic Auditorium) with Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) shields on sides. in front of New Fillmore Grocery. Building now demolished.
Pacific Heights
Columbus near Lombard
View north on Columbus toward Lombard. Left to right: Municipal Railway (Muni) 'Magic Carpet' streetcar #1002 on a fan trip; followed by Muni streetcar #1, running on the old F-line; and then Powell Street cable car #510. Most of the buildings in this view still exist in 2022 although the Entella Hotel building (with Club Lido) at Lombard has since lost its cupola.
North Beach
Steiner near Washington
Elevated view east across Steiner from Alta Plaza to Muni Washington-Jackson Sts. Line cable car #524. House at left since demolished. 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."
Pacific Heights
Jackson & Octavia
West on Jackson from Octavia. Muni Washington-Jackson Line Cable Car #515
Pacific Heights
Powell near Sutter
View north across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) cable car #507. Munson School at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Grace Cathedral
View northwest across California from near Mason Street. Grace Cathedral rectory and one bell tower built. Main cathedral building incomplete. Huntington Park at center with flag.
Nob Hill
Powell & Market
MSR car #522 being pushed off turntable. Washington/Jackson Line. Owl Drug Co. in Flood Building at right
Downtown / Union Square
California & Mason
View east. Fairmont Hotel at left.
Nob Hill
O'Farrell near Market
View east to California St. Cable Railroad Co., O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde cable car on O'Farrell at Grant. American Trust Bank, Wells Fargo Union Trust Bank at left. Central Tower (former Call Building) at center, Kamm Building, Bancroft Building, Progressive Optical, True Blue Cafeteria. Schwabacher-Frey Stationers in background. Birdcage traffic signal at right obscures entrance to Silver Palace Theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & O'Farrell
View north on Powell toward Union Square, Lefty's Bar, Manx Hotel, Luppino's Restaurant, Crane Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Quinby's Chocolates, Dance Art Co. Four cable cars #503, #525, #501 and 1 other) with Red Cross flags headed south to terminus.
Downtown / Union Square