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Contains 288 photos

San Mateo
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San Mateo

San Mateo Drive, then called Griffith Avenue, and St. Matthews Avenue in San Mateo. United Railroads [U04511]

Outside SF
Pacific near Polk
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Pacific near Polk

View north on Pacific between Polk and Van Ness. The west wall of the United Railroads Pacific Avenue Car House (demolished) from the empty lot where SF Fire Department Engine Company 8 Firehouse would be built (replacing an older fire house) Hollywood Apartments at Polk and Union visible in the background. Children's' chalk graffiti on wall. [West Side of Pacific Avenue Car House] United Railroads [U05275]

Polk Gulch
Church & 18th
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Church & 18th

United Railroads construction site on Church & 18th Streets, 10:04 AM. Construction of Muni J Church line track. [U05286]

Mission Dolores
San Mateo
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San Mateo

View southwest on Poplar from San Mateo Drive, then called Griffith Avenue. [Poplar Avenue 25 Feet East of Griffith Avenue Looking West] United Railroads [U06886]

Outside SF
Fillmore near Turk
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Fillmore near Turk

Elevated view east across Fillmore between Turk and Golden Gate to United Railroads buildings on the east side of Fillmore Street. Turk Street electrical substation (Turk Fillmore power house) visible at far left (still stands in 2023). Signs on buildings for U.R.R. Maintenance of Way Dept. and URR Electrical Dept. St. Paulus Lutheran Church in distance left at Gough and Eddy (burned 1995). Buildings are, in 2023, site of Fillmore & Turk Mini Park. These buildings had been built on the site of the original Market Street Railway Co's horsecar stables. [Stables of Old Horse Car Barn at United Railroads Turk and Fillmore Car House and Powerhouse Complex][Turk & Fillmore Sts. Stablses] United Railroads [U00491]

Western Addition
San Jose Ave near Ocean
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San Jose Ave near Ocean

View west from the future site of Elkton Shops between Ocean and Geneva across planted farm field and water tower. Merced Heights in the background. United Railroads [U00343] [panorama 2 of 4]

Cayuga
San Jose Ave near Ocean
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San Jose Ave near Ocean

View west from the future site of Elkton Shops, San Jose Avenue between Ocean and Geneva. San Jose Avenue at left with streetcar and Geneva Carhouse in the background. Ocean Southern Pacific right-of-way with train passing at center. Trees at right show the boundary of the House of Refuge lot, current site of City College. United Railroads [U00342] [panorama 3 of 4]

Cayuga
San Jose Ave near Ocean
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San Jose Ave near Ocean

View west from the future site of Elkton Shops, San Jose Avenue between Ocean and Geneva. San Jose Avenue at left with streetcar and Geneva Carhouse in the background. United Railroads [U00344] [panorama 1 of 4]

Cayuga
Valencia & 25th
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Valencia & 25th

Track work on Southern Pacific railroad old mainline crossing of Valencia Street cable car line. Market Street Cable Railway car #14. United Railroads [U00015][Overhead View of Crossing Construction for Cable Car Tracks and Heavy Rail Tracks at Valencia and 25th Streets]

Mission
Geneva Yard
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Geneva Yard

40-line San Mateo interurban streetcar #3 at Geneva car house, with Life Guard fender. Taken in connection with fatal accident on Sept. 19, 1908 at 12th and Mission Sts. [U01825] United Railroads

Cayuga
Elkton Shops
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Elkton Shops

United Railroads streetcar #1228.

Cayuga
Elkton Shops
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Elkton Shops

United Railroads 12-line streetcar #1552 at Elkton with City of Paris ad.

Cayuga
Elkton Shops
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Elkton Shops

United Railroads streetcar #1617, Ocean Avenue in the background

Cayuga
Geneva Yard?
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Geneva Yard?

United Railroads (URR) streetcar #1231 [Suburban Car]

Geneva Yard
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Geneva Yard

United Railroads streetcar #1227 at Geneva, Geneva Carhouse showing earthquake damage in the background.

Cayuga