Streetcar

Contains 5317 photos

Market near Montgomery
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Market near Montgomery

View east from the sidewalk on Market toward 2nd Street. The Balboa Building (2nd & market, demolished 1977) decorated for the Portola Festival. Man selling newspapers, men walking

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

View southeast from intersection to pedestrians, including two sailors, crossing Montgomery at Market, 2nd and Market in background. Birdcage traffic signal.

Downtown / Union Square
Balboa & 38th Ave
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Balboa & 38th Ave

View east at Balboa and 38th Avenue, Balboa Theater behind outbound B-line streetcar. Woman operator during World War II

Richmond Outer
McAllister near Masonic
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McAllister near Masonic

United Railroads Streetcar #1513 at McAllister Street Car House Accident Report 5962 [U04560]

Western Addition
Market & Fremont
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Market & Fremont

View from Center of Market at Fremont, track repair. Ferry Building in distance. At left, Oceanic Building, 2 Pine Street (Originally Tillman & Bendel Building. George A. Applegarth architect, 1908, 3 stories added 1918), Boyd Block with Snider Catsup sign, Bourn (earlier Sherwood) Building, Hansford Building 268 Market (1908), Glenwood Building and Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop (1909, demolished 1966). At right, PG&E, Matson and Southern Pacific Buildings, original 365 Club at far right. [17256-25]

Financial District
Market & 1st
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Market & 1st

Elevated view west on Market from 1st Street, Hobart Building remains at right, morning rush hour traffic, 8:49 AM. Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market at left, Underwood Building 525 Market. Edge of Mechanics Monument at right.

Financial District
Dolores Park
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Dolores Park

Church at 19th St.. Dolores Park streetcar right-of-way looking north. MUNI #178

Mission Dolores
24th & Rhode Island
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24th & Rhode Island

View East on 24th Street at Rhode Island, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line #266 at terminus. Ad for Yes on Prop. 10 on car. Prop. 10 was sponsored by MSRy in 1939 to prohibit jitney competition on its lines. Rail service on the 35 line ended November5, 1939.

Potrero Hill
Market near Grant
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Market near Grant

Elevated view west on Market between 3rd and 4th Streets, probably from the top of the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) arch erected in 1886. Original Phelan Building on right, Baldwin Hotel in the distance. On left, F.S. Chadbourne Furniture, 741-743-745 Market. Original 1887 Flood Building at 4th and Market under construction. Two tracks of cable cars, two of horsecars. Utility poles with 4 crossbars on south side of Market, 8 crossbars on north side. Originally published as "Taber B2341, Market Street".

South of Market
Townsend near 3rd
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Townsend near 3rd

View southeast across Townsend to Southern Pacific Depot. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 20-line streetcar #292 waiting on Townsend. Baggage Room entrance on right.

Lincoln near Sunset
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Lincoln near Sunset

View west on Lincoln Way (then H Street) near Sunset Blvd. [H Street Near Stadium.] United Railroads streetcar #1687 with Golden Gate Park on the right, high sand dunes on the left. Accident report photo: Samuel E. Cooper, of 9th Avenue, stepped out of the park into the path of an oncoming Ellis line car on H Street sustaining fatal injuries. The stadium referenced is known as Polo Field today. [U01805]

Golden Gate Park
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero and Ferry Loop to foot of Market with streetcars, wagons, many people. Flags and giant stars and stripes shield on tower for visit of Great White Fleet. [Waters & Co. Photog.]

Financial District
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View east from lower Market Street near Steuart. Decorations are for the Portola Festival, October, 1913

Financial District
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

Ferry loop in front of Ferry Building, looking south along Embarcadero. Section of Bay Bridge cable on display center left.

Financial District
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Looking north along Embarcadero.

Financial District