Powell near Post
View northwest across Powell to Municipal Railway (Muni) Powell & Mason Cable Car #504. St. Francis hotel at left. United Airlines. Car is still painted with pre-merger Market Street Railway (MSRy) shield.
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Powell & Sutter
View northeast across intersection to Muni Powell & Mason Line Cable Car #507. Parsons Optical Laboratories in background.
Downtown / Union Square
Columbus & Lombard
View north across Columbus to Cable Car #503 and Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line streetcar #20. Lewis Packing Corp., LTD., Pickles and Relishes.
Russian Hill
Columbus near Lombard
View north on Columbus Ave toward Lombard St. Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line streetcar #13 and cable car #501. Lewis Packing Corp. Pickles and Relishes, Crystal Palace Baths billboard, Signal service station at right, Texaco in background center. Signage on cable car strongly suggests this car was on a rail fan excursion instead of regular service.
Russian Hill
Columbus near Lombard
View northwest from center of Columbus to Powell St. Cable Car #523. Construction on Columbus with open trench between tracks. Entella Hotel at left with original dome, 905 Columbus, with The Village night club at street level. Bimbo's 365 Club in distance center. Tic Tock No. 3 Drive In at right. Richfield gas station. Edge of Crystal Palace Baths sign at upper far right.
Russian Hill
Mason & Washington
Cable Car #527 turning on to Washington, passing Man Sang Meat Market. Boys standing on corner.
Nob Hill
Powell & O'Farrell
View south from center of Powell to Powell Cable Car and O'Farrell Cable Car meeting in intersection.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Geary
Cable Car #519 passing Union Square. Fitzhugh Building in background and Hotel Plaza.
Downtown / Union Square
Jackson near Gough
View across southeast across Jackson between Franklin and Gough. Cable Car #526. First building at right still stands, 1819 Jackson St.
Pacific Heights
Jackson & Gough
View east on Jackson from Gough. Cable Car #511 outbound. Old William H. Martin home (Jackson & Franklin) in background.
Pacific Heights
Washington & Steiner
View north across Washington to Market Street Railway (MSRy) Cable Car #519. A streetcar running on Jackson. Alta Plaza on left.
Pacific Heights
Washington & Fillmore
View east from center of Washington toward Fillmore. Muni Cable Car #518 with American flags and ad for Glen Hurlburt's 'Cable Car Concerto" and 'Rhapsody of Fisherman's Wharf' record (1947). African American operators standing in street. Safeway grocery store in background left.
Pacific Heights
Washington & Franklin
View northwest from intersection. Haas-Lilienthal House 2007 Franklin in background. Cable Car #522. Service on this portion of the Washington & Jackson cable line was discontinued in 1956.
Pacific Heights
Washington near Taylor
View west on Washington between Jones and Taylor. Cable car #512 inbound. Passing 1234 Washington.
Nob Hill
Powell & Bush
View north to Cable Car #512 descending Powell.
Downtown / Union Square