9th Ave near Lawton
Market St. Railway 6-line streetcar #170. 306/308 Lawton under construction. [0170-06-01 SB on 9th South of Lawton 14 August 1939]
Golden Gate HeightsContains 8537 photos
Market St. Railway 6-line streetcar #170. 306/308 Lawton under construction. [0170-06-01 SB on 9th South of Lawton 14 August 1939]
Golden Gate Heights
View south on 9th Avenue to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 6-line streetcar #171. Highest rail location in the city ever. [0171-06-09 NB on 9th Avenue at Pacheco 1939]
Forest Hill
View south to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 7-line streetcar #173 crossing Fulton after leaving private right of way through Golden Gate Park. Dutch Windmill in background. [0173-07-01 NB on PRW at Fulton Dutch Windmill August 1941]
Richmond Outer
11-line streetcar #174 [0174-11-02 SB on Chattanooga North of 24th Street 1948]
Dolores Heights
Elevated view north across Market to Flood Building. Market St. Railway 6-line and 8-line streetcars. [0176-06-03 0166-08-01 C502-59-03 Powell & Market 1936]
South of Market
Elevated view north from overpass over private streetcar right-of-way towards Big Dipper rollercoaster, Playland attractions and Sutro Heights. Coast Guard station at left. 7-line streetcar #177. [0177-07-02 SH on PRW South of Fulton Playland ca 1947]
Golden Gate Park
6-line streetcar #178 [0178-06-06 NB on 9th Avenue at Ortega 1948]
Golden Gate Heights
View south toward Golden Gate Park, 7-line streetcar about to enter Golden Gate Park private right-of-way. Dutch Windmill at center. Kids riding the streetcar fender (cow catcher). Rail service ended on the 7-line in 1948. [01XX-07-08 SB on La Playa at Fulton 1946 Kids] (Cropped version of wnp14.1448)
Richmond Outer
Elevated view southeast to Muni 5-line streetcar #303 with wings livery westbound. Taken from University of San Francisco (USF) campus. [0303-05-02 WB on Fulton West of Clayton 1948]
Lone Mountain
View northeast across intersection to Oak & Broderick old cable car barn and powerhouse (demolished). Market St. Railway (MSRy) 20-line #304 approaching on Oak Street. Just beyond, Engine Company No. 21 firehouse with square hose tower, San Francisco Landmark #89. Not in service, but still (2020) owned by fire department. [0304-20-02 WB on Oak at Broderick December 1938]
Panhandle
View north across 4th St. to 20-line streetcar #305, Roos Bros in background left. [0305-20-A SB ON 4TH SOUTH OF MARKET 1947 SHUTTLE]
South of Market
Elevated view east from East Bay (Transbay) Terminal Overpass to Market St. Railway 35-line #402 'rail sedan' streetcar on Howard. [0402-35-01 WB on Howard West of First 1938]
South of Market
View southeast to Santa Fe E-unit diesel locomotive on Embarcadero and Market St. Railway (MSRy) 35-line streetcar #402 at right. Railway Express Agency, Crowley's, Bay Bridge. [0402-35-03 NB on Embarcadero North of Howard Santa Fe Train ca 1937]
Financial District
View east to White Cleaners, St. Francis ice cream parlor and Market St. Railway 35-line streetcar #403. [0403-35-01 Roosevelt Theatre 24th Street ca 1938] Roosevelt Theater opened in 1924, and was known as the York for many years. It closed in 1993 but reopened, as Brava Women's Theater Arts in 2001.
Mission
Market St. Railway streetcar #403 at Valencia Car House. [0403-35-A VALENCIA YARD 1940]
Bernal Heights