Market & McAllister
View east on McAllister across Market Street. Showing Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line tracks turning onto McAllister. Hibernia Bank visible at right. [dpwbook40 dpwA526]
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Market & Clayton
View north down Market to Miller-Joost House, center left, and Clayton Street/Ashbury Heights high pressure water tank [Market N from Clayton (Joost Home) dpwbook37 dpwA508] 33-Line streetcar at switchback in street lower right.
Clarendon Heights
Market & Eagle
View south on Market at Eagle Street showing new retaining wall which blocked Caselli Avenue from Market. tracks of the Market Street Railway (MSRy) 33-line streetcar at center, Clayton Street (once part of Caselli) intersects in the background. [Market from Caselli (streetcar) dpwbook37 dpwA509]
Eureka Valley
Montgomery & Bush
Montgomery St looking north at Bush St. This event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar down Monterey St, colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley' because it was a rickety affair. See article in SF Chronicle Oct 6, 1927. A carriage, a horse cart, and other vehicles were run on the tracks. Mayor Rolph was in attendance for the ceremony and gave a speech referring to Russ, SF Pioneer, for whom the Russ building was named (seen in photo).[dpwbook40 dpwA630]
Downtown / Union Square
Post & Stockton
Post St looking west from Stockton St. This parade event on Oct 5, 1927, was the ritual last run of a streetcar colloquially known as the 'Toonerville Trolley'. The event included various old vehicles running on the tracks and a speech from Mayor 'Sunny Jim' Rolph (see Chronicle article). [dpwbook40 dpwA631]
Downtown / Union Square
Sunset Tunnel
West Portal of Sunset Tunnel during construction. [West Portal of the Sunset Tunnel dpwbook41 dpwA717]
Cole Valley
Sunset Tunnel Cake
Cake in shape of tunnel portal celebrating opening of the Sunset Tunnel. The tunnel opened on October 21, 1928.
Sunset Tunnel
Elevated view east toward the West portal of Sunset Tunnel, before installation of tracks. Clayton Street in the background and Buena Vista Park beyond. [Duboce Tunnel - West Portal dpwbook41 dpwA940]
Cole Valley
Grant & California
Chinatown. View northwest across intersection to Sing Chong Co. building on corner.
Chinatown
Market & Sanchez
View easterly toward south side of Market west of Sanchez. Large apartment building (built 1909) still stands. 8-Line car #601 (Former Market Street Railway MSRy unit #201 renumbered #601 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with MUNI #201.)
Castro
Divisadero near Haight
Former Market Street Railway streetcar #137 renumbered #437 after the merger in order to avoid confusion with Muni #137; using Divisadero to return to Haight Street Car Barn after breakdown.
Lower Haight
Cabrillo & Great Highway
View northwest to Sacramento Northern Birney streetcar #62 on rail fan excursion at Cabrillo Loop, Playland at the Beach. Cliff House in distance.
Richmond Outer
Mission Bay
Railroad yards with background of Bay Bridge under construction
Mission Bay
Hayes & Buchanan
View east on Hayes toward Buchanan. Muni 21-Line streetcar #121 outbound. Lydia Fisk House, 700 Hayes, on near left corner. Tower of Simpson Memorial Church is visible at right.
Hayes Valley
Market, Stockton, & Ellis
View south to approaching Muni F-Line streetcar #25. Pacific Building in background. Benatar's drug store.
Downtown / Union Square