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Ferry Loop
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Ferry Loop

Elevated view east to streetcars on loop in front of Ferry Building. Market St. Railway 17-line streetcar #153 in foreground. Banner for Ziegfield Follies "At The Fair". Landscaped area in middle of plaza, Birdcage traffic signal. Shadow of pedestrian overpass at left. [0153-17B-02 Ferry ca 1940]

Financial District
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View north along private-right-of-way to 7-line streetcar #135 passing U.S. Life Saving station. Playland's Big Dipper Roller Coaster in background. [0155-07-02 SB on PRW 1943 Chutes]

Golden Gate Park
California & Walnut
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California & Walnut

2-line streetcar #158 passing Laurel Hill Cemetery. [0158-02-02 1949 California & Walnut Laurel Cemetery]

Presidio Heights
Lincoln & 47th Ave
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Lincoln & 47th Ave

Market St. Railway 7-line streetcar #158 entering private right-of-way through Golden Gate Park, from Lincoln Way and 47th Avenue. [0158-07-01 Entering GGP from Lincoln Way at 47th Avenue ca 1941]

Sunset Outer
Geary near Gough
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Geary near Gough

View east on Geary St. near Gough Street of Municipal Railway (MUNI) C-line streetcar #460. Streetcar has not yet been repainted in MUNI color scheme. [0160-C-A EB ON GEARY 22 APR 1949 Car renumbered 460]

Cathedral Hill
Parker near California
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Parker near California

2-line streetcar #461 [0161-02-03 SB on Parker South of California 1949 Car renumbered 461]

Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
9th Ave near Pacheco
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9th Ave near Pacheco

View northeast to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 6-line streetcar #161. JP Murphy Playground, Mount Sutro in background. [0161-06-02 NB on 9th Avenue North of Pacheco 1939]

Golden Gate Heights
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

View southwest across Market to Hale Bros. in Lincoln Building, crowded 7-line streetcar #162 with men seated on Eclipse fender. [0162-07-01 WB on Market at Fifth 5 August 1946]

Downtown / Union Square
Geary Near 47th Ave
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Geary Near 47th Ave

View southeast across Geary to approaching Muni 2-line streetcar #464. Rail service on this line ended on July 1, 1949. (Former Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #164 was renumbered to #464 to avoid duplication after the 1944 merger). [0164-02-03 WB on Geary @ 47th Avenue 1949 Car renumbered 464]

Sutro Heights
Stanyan & Frederick
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Stanyan & Frederick

7-line streetcar #164 [0164-07-03 SB on Stanyan at Frederick July 1948 Car renumbered 464]

Cole Valley
La Playa near Cabrillo
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La Playa near Cabrillo

Passengers getting off Municipal Railway (Muni) 5-line streetcar #165. Playland attractions in background. [0165-05-01 NB on La Playa North of Fulton ca 1945]

Richmond Outer
9th Ave near Pacheco
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9th Ave near Pacheco

View northeast past JP Murphy Playground towards Mount Sutro. and Market St. Railway (MSRy) 6-line streetcar #166. [0166-06-02 SB on 9th South of Ortega 11 January 1938]

Golden Gate Heights
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View east to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 7-line #166 on rustic bridge overpass over South Drive (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive). Murphy Windmill in background. Two people on horseback. [0166-07-01 SB on PRW at South Drive GGP Murphy Windmill ca 1941]

Golden Gate Park
Ferry Loop
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Ferry Loop

Streetcars on loop in front of Ferry Building. Sign 'Ferry to Exposition.' Market St. Railway 6-line streetcar #167 in foreground. [0167-06-02 Ferry 1939 M0114-J-02]

Financial District
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Market St. Railway 7-line streetcar #168 on private right of way. Great Highway in background. [0168-07-02 NB on PRW 19 October 1941]

Golden Gate Park