Streetcar

Contains 5317 photos

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3rd near Stevenson

View north to Magee Building at far left (with Owl Drug Co.) sign on roof, decorated Mutual Savings Bank Building (with Paul T. Carroll Knox Hats store), Flannery Building (with signage for Easy Dental Parlors, Dr. Hall's Electro-Vigor and P.H. McCarthy for Mayor sign on top). Johann Schmidt Building in background center (Herman Barth architect, 1908). Flags and banners strung over street, light array for 1909 Portola Festival. 16-line streetcar #698. [Portola Week]

1909 South of Market

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Bayshore near Sunnydale

View northwest at San Francisco County line. Fruit stand, Bay Shore garage, Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar #1710.

1930 Visitacion Valley

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3rd near Cargo

Islais Creek and bascule drawbridge in raised position. Automobiles and streetcars await on far side. [2817]

1920 Central Waterfront

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Embarcadero near Market

View north past Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar #945 and Municipal Railway E-line streetcar. Coit Tower in distance at left and Wellman Coffee sign.

1940 Financial District

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Cargo near Quint

View east at Islais Creek with bascule drawbridge. Truck with logs, automobiles and 16-line streetcar crossing bridge.

1940 Central Waterfront

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Illinois near 19th

View north on Illinois from wartime streetcar terminal along old rail siding at 19th Street, with new overhead wiring installed in 1945. Wartime revision 16-line streetcar #303. Poster on front advertising 'Theatre de la Mode from Paris' at the de Young Museum, which opened in September, 1946. Service on the line ended shortly after this.

1946 Dogpatch

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Columbus & Kearny

Market Street Railway wartime revision 16-line streetcar #821. Backyard restaurant, International Settlement gate on Pacific Ave at right, Covered Wagon bar, House of Pisco. Sign advertising war bonds reads 'Hang the Axis.'

1943 North Beach

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Illinois near Mariposa

Market Street Railway wartime revision 16-line streetcar #821. Silos behind.

1944 Mission Bay

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Powell & Bay

Market Street Railway wartime revision 16-line streetcar #822 with zip stripe livery.

1943 North Beach

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Illinois & 18th

Wartime revision 16-line streetcar #824 with zip stripe livery.

1946 Dogpatch

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Illinois & Mariposa

View at gas holder, warehouses, silos, and wartime revision 16-line streetcar #824 with zip stripe livery.

1944 Mission Bay

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3rd & Harrison

View south at accident between truck and wartime revision 16-line streetcar #287. Western Builders warehouse. Elevated freeway in background.

1945 South of Market

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Steiner & Filbert

View south up hill past Municipal Railway D-line streetcar #51. New Era grocery at southeast corner. Steeple of St. Vincent de Paul church in distance.

1948 Cow Hollow

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Greenwich & Lyon

View to northeast with Marina Golf School in corner building. Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #206 with wings livery.

1949 Cow Hollow

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Presidio

Municipal Railway D-line streetcar #203 with wings livery on private right of way at Ruger Street. View east toward Greenwich St. Another D-Line car in distance.

1949 Presidio