Streetcar

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Ocean & Brighton
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Ocean & Brighton

View east on Ocean near Brighton, Municipal Railway (Muni) K-Line (K-Ingleside) PCC streetcar #1029

Westwood Park
Sunset Tunnel
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Sunset Tunnel

West Portal of Sunset Tunnel, Carl Street near Cole. Muni SFMR #1 was restored in 1962 for Muni's 50th Anniversary. This is an excursion trip with the defunct A-line (1912-1932) indicated and destination sign reading, Nowhere in Particular.

Cole Valley
Ocean Ave & Ashton
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Ocean Ave & Ashton

View west from center of Ocean to approaching Muni K-line PCC #1021, El Rey Theatre. Richfield Gas (now ARCO/Atlantic-Richfield Co), Gutenberg Press.

Ingleside Terraces
Little Hollywood
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Little Hollywood

View east from above San Bruno Avenue. Crocker Tract boundaries are outlined. The first row of homes still stand on the 100-block of Tunnel Avenue. Bayview Hill at left, now flattened hill on the Recology site at right. [Crocker Bay Shore Tract - 1924 - Looking East] [Crocker Estate Album]

Visitacion Valley
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

Elevated view east. L to R: de Young (Chronicle) Building, Lotta's Fountain, Ferry Building, Palace Hotel. Streetcars autos, trucks, police officer. Howard Clinton Tibbitts (1863-1937) was a San Francisco based photographer who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years starting in 1892.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

View west to gore of Sutter, Market and Sansome. Streetcars, horse wagons, Patrick & Co., Fly Trap restaurant. United Railroads [U02589]

Financial District
Market & 10th
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Market & 10th

Elevated view southeast across intersection to San Francisco Merchandise Mart building, later renamed Market Square and home of Twitter in 2010s. Fox Theater at far left. Hotel Whitcomb in distance with radio tower atop. Banners strung across street and signs on street poles say "Welcome New Western Mart" (its original full name was Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart). The building opened on August 2, 1937. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 6-Line #172 and 6-Line #150? on Market Street.

South of Market
Hayes & Masonic
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Hayes & Masonic

Standard Oil tank truck and 21-line streetcar collision.

Panhandle
Market & 9th
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Market & 9th

Elevated view across intersection to buildings on north side of 1200 block of Market, including Fox Smoke Shop, bookstore, Hotel Dowd. Market St. Railway (MSRy) 8-Line streetcar approaching intersection. Public Library Main Branch at upper left. Birdcage traffic signals. [Market & 9th Sts. dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2500]

South of Market
Market near 18th
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Market near 18th

View south to creation of Market St. Extension [Market ext. east of Joost Ave. [Sic] House dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpw10603]

Eureka Valley
Market near Valencia
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Market near Valencia

View southwest from center of Market, Twin Peaks in the distance. Royal Furniture Co., See's Candies on right. [Market Street Rec. Completed tracks west from Valencia St. Old tracks in foreground] A4995

South of Market
Market & Church
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Market & Church

[D-5003 Market Street Rec. Traffic Islands. View East from Church St.] Elevated view notheast over intersection to Market St. Restaurant, J.H. Wiley Furniture, U.S. Mint and downtown in the distance.

Mission Dolores
Market & Castro
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Market & Castro

View west from center of Market to streetcars stopped in front of Twin Peaks Tunnel. Bank of America, Lucca Italian Restaurant. Bird cage traffic signal. Twin Peaks in distance. [D-5006 Market Street Rec. Castro St. Branch-off & tunnel approach View west]

Castro
20th Ave & Irving
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20th Ave & Irving

[19th Ave. Blvd. - Lincoln Way - Presidio-Park Blvd. dpwA-7245] Elevated rooftop view northeast towards Breon Gate entrance to Golden Gate Park at 19th Ave., backyards, service stations, and streetcar on the 7-line.

Sunset Outer
29th Street Car House
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29th Street Car House

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Clock Tower/Gable fell in Earthquake. [The Old Funeral Car - Scene in 29th St Carhouse caused by the terrible earthquake]

Bernal Heights