Transit

Contains 8537 photos

Ashbury at Clayton
wnp27.2645

Ashbury at Clayton

Market Street Railway (MSRY) 33-line trolley bus #51, Mount Olympus in background. Possibly a promotional shot for beginning of trolley bus service.

Ashbury Heights
Powell & Market
wnp27.2646

Powell & Market

Muni cable car #512 on turntable

Downtown / Union Square
Monterey & Detroit
wnp27.2647

Monterey & Detroit

View south to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 10-Line #802 with zip stripe livery, to Sunnyside district and Balboa High School.

Sunnyside
Twin Peaks Tunnel
wnp27.2648

Twin Peaks Tunnel

Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance with Christmas decorations, PCC street cars #1122 and #1013. Viewed from Ulloa St.

West Portal
Cole & Carl
wnp27.2649

Cole & Carl

Sunset Tunnel, car being removed from tunnel entrance, N-Judah n-line, night shot

Cole Valley
Clay at Embarcadero
wnp27.2650

Clay at Embarcadero

View west to Sacramento & Clay St. Cable Car MSRy #16, Harbor Garage in Union Center building, Convey & Sons meats, Dry Cleaners, Williams Bros. Cigars, Cigarettes & Candies, New Post Office Candy Store, Salvation Army, Ferry Station Post Office at right. All buildings later demolished.

Financial District
Castro & 18th
wnp27.2651

Castro & 18th

View north on Castro toward 18th Street. Castro cable cars #4 and #7 lined up on the last day of service. Castro Theatre, Bon Omi Store, Prudence Penny grocery, Hibernia Bank. 8-Line bus #057? in background left.

Castro
Castro & 26th
wnp27.2652

Castro & 26th

Elevated view northeast to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 on turntable at Castro and 26th. Scaffolding on building near corner in background.

Noe Valley
Castro at 23rd
wnp27.2653

Castro at 23rd

Looking south to Noe Valley, Photographer riding on cable car

Noe Valley
Clement near 6th Ave
wnp27.2654

Clement near 6th Ave

View southeast across Clement between 5th and 6th Avenues. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #255 with zip stripe livery. Sheehan Dry Goods, A. E. Harris Liquors. Roosevelt Junior High School tower in distance. Buildings in photo still stand in 2025.

Richmond Inner
Lincoln at 14th Ave
wnp27.2656

Lincoln at 14th Ave

View east on Lincoln to approaching Market Street Railway(MSRy) 7-Line #135, passing Richfield Gas Station, MSRy 'Boneyard' streetcar storage facility.

Sunset Inner
Sutro Depot
wnp27.2657

Sutro Depot

Elevated view northeast to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 2-line streetcar #231 with zip stripe livery approaching Sutro Baths terminal on private right-of-way. Merrie Way fence at upper right. Concrete block at left center is believed to be a foundation remnant from the either the Haunted Swing or Mystic Maze attractions on Merrie Way. Marine Exchange Lookout (Octagon House) visible in distance.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Vicente at 20th Ave
wnp27.2658

Vicente at 20th Ave

View southeast at 20th Ave and Vicente towards Larsen Park and approaching Market Street Railway (MSRy) 17-line streetcar #157.

Parkside
Market & Fremont
wnp27.2659

Market & Fremont

View northeast from intersection to parade to celebrate opening of Argonaut Bay (now Maritime Museum). Comstock locomotive J.W. Bowker took passengers to this location, where they switched to where they transferred to horse car from Sutter St. line. People in period dress pose for photographers. Purpose of event was to raise funds for proposed Argonaut Bay Roundhouse at Aquatic Park, displaying historic rolling stock. The roundhouse was never built. Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop in background. Yale Luggage Shop, Terminal Jewelry Co. at left.

Financial District
Market near 1st
wnp27.2660

Market near 1st

Elevated view northeast down Market toward Battery & Bush, Donahue Monument with high-backed bench at left, Postal Telegraph Building, Camille Restaurant, New Orleans Coffee Parlor, Board of Trade Building (with Technical Book Co., Warner Bros. Radio), Tilden Sales Building, Fife Building with large sign atop, Ferry Building. H.C. Golcher guns, Selig Bros. Tailors at left. Ferry Building in distance with large sign on roof (portion visible is 'July 7') which is likely 1934 "Knights Templar July 7-13 Welcome". Market Street Railway (MSRy) 1-line streetcar #223, Streetcars of K,J,L,B,N Lines. Same image as wnp32.0175, with different cropping.

Financial District