Streetcar

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Carl & Arguello
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Carl & Arguello

Elevated view north on Arguello to Golden Gate Park. Westbound Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Line streetcar enters intersection.

Parnassus Heights
Judah near La Playa
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Judah near La Playa

Streetcar #62 Birney, Sacramento Northern car, on excursion trip at turnaround at foot of Judah St. Dick's Coffee Shop at left.

Sunset Outer
Judah near 45th Ave
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Judah near 45th Ave

View northeast across Judah near 45th Avenue to Sacramento Northern #62 Birney car with N-Line signage on rail fan excursion. St Paul's Presbyterian Church in distance.

Sunset Outer
31st Ave & Judah
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31st Ave & Judah

View southeast. Opening of the Sunset Tunnel and Muni N-Judah line. Bunting, '1' sign, and 'Old Timer's Car' banner decorate streetcar stopped on Judah. This was the lead car in the parade, with Mayor James Rolph as its motorman, headed to the inaugural ceremonies at the western terminus of the new line. Automobiles line the street surrounding it. People standing in street and on sandy hillside. Homes on 30th Avenue in left background, side of a home on 31st Avenue in right background. See also wnp27.0493

Sunset Outer
Church, Market & 14th
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Church, Market & 14th

View south on Church to flooded street and Market Street Railway (MSRy) 22-line car #871 with zip stripe livery; during WWII.

Duboce Triangle
Church, Market & 14th
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Church, Market & 14th

Elevated view of flooded intersection, looking northeast to Mint Hill.

Duboce Triangle
Playland Loop
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Playland Loop

Market Street Railway (MSRy) 7-line streetcar at La Playa (also Playland ) terminal, corner of La Playa & Balboa St. Sutro Heights in background.

Richmond Outer
Sutter & Sansome
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Sutter & Sansome

View west to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 1-line Streetcar #234; background center right: Holbrook Building 58 Sutter. Anglo and London Paris National Bank, Crocker Anglo Bank, Crocker Bank (Albert Pissis, architect) at right. At left, Haas Candy, Patrick & Co.

Financial District
Cortland near Folsom
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Cortland near Folsom

Derailed 9-line streetcar, looking north across Cortland, from 1021 Cortland

Bernal Heights
Sansome near Pine
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Sansome near Pine

View north on Sansome to San Francisco (later Pacific) Stock Exchange and Royal Insurance Building, "German Flag" on negative indicates German Consulate building on Sansome.

Financial District
Sutter & Grant
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Sutter & Grant

Looking west on Sutter, 450 Sutter at center, Davis Schonwasser building at far right

Downtown / Union Square
5th near Mission
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5th near Mission

MUNI (Municipal Railway) 25-line streetcar #430? eastbound on Mission St. Chronicle Building at right.

South of Market
24th & Potrero
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24th & Potrero

Damaged Hog Truck. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 35-line and Muni H-line streetcars in background.

Potrero Hill
3rd & Mission
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3rd & Mission

Elevated view looking southeast across Mission St. from 3rd St. Rucker-Fuller Desk Company, St. James Hotel. Market St. Railway (MSRy) 26-line streetcar #916, 11-Line car behind. Williams Building at right. United Cigars store at left. Birdcage traffic signal. Downtown rail service on 26-Line ended April 16, 1938.

South of Market
Sutter & Kearny
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Sutter & Kearny

Elevated view southwest corner to long lines of people in front of Eyre Investment Company / Sherman Clay Building (George Applegarth, architect, completed 1907). Building stands in 2021, with decorative marquees and windows removed, ground floor facade sheathed in brown stone. Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothing, Post Street Streetcar #712. Birdcage traffic signal. [44944]

Downtown / Union Square