Contains 5317 photos
View southwest across Harrison to track construction. R.B.&S. Special Delivery 953 Harrison, Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left, streetcar on temporary tracks. [Harrison St. between 4th and 5th] [dpwbook36 dpw10220]
South of Market
View east on Randolph from 19th Avenue (then Worcester). M-line streetcar SFMR #10 [Randolph St looking East dpwbook36 dpw10254]
Merced Heights
View east on Irving. Boat Car, from Blackpool England, outboound on the N-Judah line, turning onto 9th Ave from Irving. There were two "boats" that ran usually on nice days along the waterfront.
Sunset Inner
San Jose and Geneva B-line SFMR Streetcar #176. Scrap Run, final run of this car. Will be brought to car house and dismantled.
Cayuga
K-line Streetcar emerging from Collingwood Portal of the Twin Peaks Tunnel during construction of the Market Street Subway.
Castro
View south on Market at Eagle Street showing new retaining wall which blocked Caselli Avenue from Market. tracks of the Market Street Railway (MSRy) 33-line streetcar at center, Clayton Street (once part of Caselli) intersects in the background. [Market from Caselli (streetcar) dpwbook37 dpwA509]
Eureka Valley
Montgomery St looking north at Bush St. This event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar down Monterey St, colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley' because it was a rickety affair. See article in SF Chronicle Oct 6, 1927. A carriage, a horse cart, and other vehicles were run on the tracks. Mayor Rolph was in attendance for the ceremony and gave a speech referring to Russ, SF Pioneer, for whom the Russ building was named (seen in photo).[dpwbook40 dpwA630]
Downtown / Union Square
Post St looking west from Stockton St. This parade event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley'. The event included various old vehicles running on the tracks and a speech from Mayor 'Sunny Jim' Rolph (see Chronicle article). [dpwbook40 dpwA631]
Downtown / Union Square
View easterly toward south side of Market west of Sanchez. Large apartment building (built 1909) still stands. 8-Line car #601 (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #201 renumbered #601 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #201.)
Castro
Former Market Street Railway streetcar #137 renumbered #437 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #137; using Divisadero to return to Haight Street Car Barn after breakdown.
Lower Haight
View northwest to Sacramento Northern Birney streetcar #62 on rail fan excursion at Cabrillo Loop, Playland at the Beach. Cliff House in distance.
Richmond Outer
View east on Hayes toward Buchanan. Muni 21-Line streetcar #121 outbound. Lydia Fisk House, 700 Hayes, on near left corner. Tower of Simpson Memorial Church is visible at right.
Hayes Valley
View south to approaching Muni F-Line streetcar #25. Pacific Building in background. Benatar's drug store.
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast on Stanyan to MSRy 20-line #302. Frank M. Smith Tennis Shop.
Golden Gate Park
Streetcar 7-Line #165 heading west on Haight. Teenage boys riding rear Eclipse fender.
Lower Haight