Powell near Bush
View north on Powell from Bush, one week before the earthquake. [Powell Street Looking Up From Bush Street to California Street] United Railroads [U00765]
Downtown / Union SquareSfmta
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Powell near Clay
View South on Powell from Clay [Powell St. - From Clay to California Sts] United Railroads [U00766]
Nob Hill
26th & Castro
View east across intersection at 26th and Castro. Empty United Railroads Castro Cable Car #1 on turntable. Nicholas Tweitmann Grocery, 1623 Castro, on northeast corner at left, Patrick Mullin Grocery, 1701 Castro, on the southeast corner at right. United Railroads [U01398]
Noe Valley
McAllister Car Yard
Close to Masonic and Fulton, View West toward Masonic Avenue. United Railroads streetcars #577 and #651 in URR's McAllister car house yard, Lone Mountain in background. Sign in car: 'Chutes This Sunday afternoon Aug 4 - Daring Balloon Ascension and parachute drop by Dr. Jas. Price will most positively take place' [500 & 600 Electric Single Truck Cars] United Railroads [U01433]
Western Addition
McAllister Car Yard
Close to Masonic and Fulton, View West toward Masonic Avenue. United Railroads streetcar #731 in URR's McAllister car house yard, Lone Mountain in background. Sign in car: 'Notice to Passengers - Commencing October 2nd (22nd?) the route of the Mission and Chutes line will be as follows ...' [700 Electric Double Truck Car #731 - 2 Stanchions] United Railroads [U01434]
Western Addition
Geneva Car Barn
United Railroads streetcar #1001 in Geneva Car Barn (later Cameron Beach Yard) Geneva & San Jose Aves. [1000 series Elec Double Truck - 3 Stanchion] United Railroads [U01437]
Cayuga
Sutter & Powell
View west on Sutter from Powell. Empty lots on NW & SW corners. Hotel Regent. [Sutter Street and Powell Street Driscoll Case] J.J. Driscoll sustained a fractured skull while trying to board a streetcar. United Railroads [U02826]
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Kearny
View west on Geary from the terminal of the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. Cable car on turntable. Flannery Building (with Electra-Vita sign), Lotta's Fountain in background. In distance, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Bankers Investment Building under construction. This is one of the last days of cable operations on the line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads [U03276]
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Kearny
View west on Geary from the terminal of the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. Cable car on turntable. Flannery Building (with Electra-Vita sign), Lotta's Fountain in background. In distance, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Magee Building, Bankers Investment Building under construction. This is one of the last days of cable operations on the line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads United Railroads [U03277]
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Kearny
View west on Geary from the terminal of the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. Cable car on turntable. Flannery Building (with Electra-Vita sign, M.A. Gunst store), Lotta's Fountain in background. In distance, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Bankers Investment Building under construction. This is one of the last days of cable operations on the line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads. United Railroads [U03278]
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Stockton
View west on Geary from Stockton. St. Francis Hotel at right. the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. This is one of the last days of cable operations on former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads [U03279]
Downtown / Union Square
Fulton & 5th Ave
Geary Cable car being pulled onto 5th Avenue from Fulton by horse. This was standard procedure at the time, the horse was used to pull the car around the corner until it could grip the cable 5th Avenue. Last Days of the Geary cable, the franchise expired in 1912 and was quickly replaced by electric streetcars. [5th Ave & Fulton St] United Railroads [U03280]
Richmond Inner
Sutter near Powell
View east on Sutter toward Powell, Rebuilt Temple Emanu-El at left. PG&E Building, Hotel Colonial. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking East. A.R (accid
Downtown / Union Square
Sutter near Powell
View west on Sutter toward Powell. Hotel Regent. Empty lots on northwest and southwest corners. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking West A.R (accident
Downtown / Union Square
Fillmore & Green
view south on Fillmore from green toward counterbalance section of Fillmore street line. [Fillmore & Green Sts Looking south A.R. (accident report) 3865 1/2] United Railroads [U05842]
Union Street