Streetcar

Contains 5317 photos

3rd & 23rd
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3rd & 23rd

View north on 3rd Street near 23rd Street. 3rd St Car house to the left. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 30-Line streetcar #707. 22-Line car in background.

Central Waterfront
Eddy & Powell
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Eddy & Powell

View east from center of Eddy to 31-Line #125 at Eddy at Powell, turning off Market and heading toward the Richmond District. Emporium and Flood Building in background and Bank of America (One Powell) on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Eddy near Mason
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Eddy near Mason

The final weeks of both the Tivoli Theatre, 70 Eddy., and 31-Line Streetcar #970 with zip stripe livery. Ray Kinney and his Royal Hawaiian Review playing, Bobby's Bar. The buildings on the left were demolished for the Parc 55 hotel and Cyril Magnin Street.

Downtown / Union Square
Eddy & Jones
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Eddy & Jones

Olympic Hotel, Fosters, Bowling alley on the left. 31-Line #988.

Tenderloin
Turk & Divisadero
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Turk & Divisadero

31-Line #973 westbound turning from Divisadero onto Turk.

Western Addition
Turk & Broderick
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Turk & Broderick

Turk between Divisadero and Broderick. 31-Line #966. Ad on muni car for Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid.

Western Addition
Balboa & Arguello
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Balboa & Arguello

Balboa & Arguello & Turk. 31-Line #981. Accident at Standard Oil Products. Far shot.

Richmond Inner
Balboa & Arguello
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Balboa & Arguello

Balboa & Arguello & Turk. 31-Line #981. Accident at Standard Oil Products. Close up.

Richmond Inner
Balboa near 23rd Ave
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Balboa near 23rd Ave

Balboa Dip. 31-Line #981. Ice Follies of 1949 ad. Car is West bound, photo facing east.

Richmond Outer
Balboa & 30th Ave
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Balboa & 30th Ave

31-Line # 986 with zip stripe livery. End of the line. Worker changing pole directions from West to East. Photo facing East.

Richmond Outer
Balboa & 20th Ave
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Balboa & 20th Ave

Elevated view to 31-Line streetcar #970 with zip stripe livery. Accident from above. Overturned cement mixer at right. Ad on car for Tallulah Bankhead Foolish Notion at the Curran in 1946.

Richmond Outer
Balboa & 20th Ave
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Balboa & 20th Ave

31-Line #970. Closeup of collision; crowd at right.

Richmond Outer
8th Ave & Balboa
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8th Ave & Balboa

MUNI 31-line streetcar #976 in collision with 21-line streetcar #116. Both streetcars were repaired and put back in service. View north.

Richmond Inner
Turk near Baker
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Turk near Baker

View northwest on Turk from Baker. Market Street Railway (MSRY) 31-Line streetcar #970. Former site of Calvary Cemetery in background.

Anza Vista
Turk near Pierce
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Turk near Pierce

Elevated view northeast from Turk between Pierce and Steiner to streetcar collision on 31-Line. Streetcar at left lost its brakes at Turk and Baker, traveled downhill and struck the rear of the center car in the photo at Scott St. The cars traveled an additional block before stopping. Nine were injured. At upper left Garrick Theatre (Previously Orpheum Theater & later Bagdad Bowling Alley (before move to 26th and Noriega) and Princess (later Ellis) Theatre, on Ellis near Fillmore. Service station at Steiner corner at right. All or nearly all buildings in view moved or demolished as part of Fillmore redevelopment. (AS)

Western Addition