Powell & Market
View north up Powell at Powell, Eddy and Market cable car turntable. Cable car #511. Powell Theatre on left, Woolworth's (in Flood Building) on right.
Downtown / Union SquareCablecar
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Post & Powell
View south on Powell from Post. Cable car #506 in front of St. Francis Hotel.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Geary
View northeast across the intersection of Powell and Geary. Cable car #505. Union Square and Hotel Plaza in background.
Downtown / Union Square
Columbus near Greenwich
View northwest from center of Columbus Ave. toward intersection of Mason, Greenwich and Columbus. Cable Car #6 turning onto Mason St. At left, Gran Prix, Olympus Club ('Beach Blanket Babylon' was at this location from November, 1974 to June, 1975), Bimbo's 365 Club. The Cannery, cannery building repurposed as retail and entertainment space in 1973, in far distance. At right, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Doggie Diner at 940 Columbus (with large sign on building beyond).
North Beach
Hyde near Chestnut
View north on Hyde St. from Lombard St. Cable Car #521 ascending Russian Hill, Alcatraz in the distance
Russian Hill
Powell near Sutter
View north on Powell toward Sutter from Powell Street Cable Car. Sir Frances Drake Hotel (Starlite Roof ), Parsons Optical, San Francisco State College at right. Grace Ball Secretarial College, Sears Fine Foods, Fairmont Hotel Tower at left.
Downtown / Union Square
Mason & Pacific
Telephoto view north on Mason St, from Pacific. Powell Street cable car at center has just crossed Green.
Russian Hill
California & Powell
View west on California toward Powell, California St. Cable Car #54 and Fairmont Hotel at right
Nob Hill
Hyde near Francisco
View north on Hyde Street towards SF Bay and Alcatraz. MUNI cable car ascending hill at left.
Russian Hill
Powell & Market
Elevated view looking north across Market and up Powell Street. MUNI (Municipal Railway)cable car #527 on turntable in foreground. Woolworths, Hotel Powell, Powell Theater. [Cable Cars and Hills K1500]
South of Market
Powell & Market
Cable car on turntable at Powell, Eddy and Market, being pushed off by crew. Passengers waiting to board. Flood Building Woolworth's at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Castro & 26th
View northeast across intersection to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Street Cable Car #5 at Castro & 26th turntable.
Noe Valley
California & Presidio
Muni 2-line Streetcar #468 (former Market Street Railway #168 renumbered after the merger) next to California Cable Car #23. Jewish Community Center on right. Laurel Hill Cemetery at left. [California & Presidio 1949]
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
Castro near 18th
View northwest across Castro to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #3, 8-Line streetcar. Castro Theatre, Castro Grill, Bon Omi Store, Eureka Florist, Prudence Penny grocery Store in background. [15th & Castro 1939]
Castro
Fillmore & Green
View northwest across Fillmore toward Green St. Market Street Railway (MSRy) Fillmore Hill Counterbalance cable car #624 being attached to cable line by hook tender. [Southbound on Fillmore at Green 1939]
Pacific Heights