Transit

Contains 8537 photos

32nd Ave & Geary
wnp14.1748

32nd Ave & Geary

View east on Geary St. from 32nd Ave of Municipal Railway (MUNI) B-line streetcar. Scotty's Drive-In at 31st Avenue (at right) was a hangout for students at Washington High School, out of view on the right.

Richmond Outer
Powell & O'Farrell
wnp14.1750

Powell & O'Farrell

View north on Powell toward Union Square, Lefty's Bar, Manx Hotel, Luppino's Restaurant, Crane Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Quinby's Chocolates, Dance Art Co. Four cable cars #503, #525, #501 and 1 other) with Red Cross flags headed south to terminus.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Grant
wnp14.1751

Market & Grant

View northeast across Market St. towards Union Trust (Wells Fargo) building. H. Liebes, Livingston's in distance left. At far right, Mutual Savings Bank Building with Citizens Federal Savings signage, Chronicle building with modern cladding, later removed, Bank of America. Muni J-Line streetcar, diesel bus. Western Union, Robinson's Luggage.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near Spear
wnp14.2043

Market near Spear

View east from center of Market St. to multiple streetcars, Ferry Building in distance, Southern Pacific Building at right.

Financial District
Richmond Ferry Terminal
wnp14.2203

Richmond Ferry Terminal

Elevated view of five Richmond-San Rafael ferry boats tied up at Richmond terminal. Center ferry is loading trucks and cars, Ferry 'City of Richmond' at right. Ferry 'Klamath' second from left.

SF Bay
Point Lobos Ave
wnp14.2204

Point Lobos Ave

Parking lot on Point Lobos Ave. View north from Sutro Heights. Streetcar depot at left, Merrie Way at right.

Sutro Heights
Fox Theatre
wnp14.2207

Fox Theatre

View northeast across Market at 10th Street to Fox Theatre, playing 'Absent Minded Professor', Gold Room cocktail bar, Riviera Snack Bar in retail space. Larkin Lane restaurant across Larkin in distance. 100 McAllister, former Empire Hotel, in distance.

Civic Center
Powell & Market
wnp14.2255

Powell & Market

View northeast across Powell to Market Street Railway (MSRy) cable car #504 at turntable. Flood Building, Owl Drug, Clinton Cafeteria, Frank Werner Shoes, Hotel Golden State in background. Approaching MSRy cable car #509? at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Cable car at Taylor & Bay
wnp14.2256

Cable car at Taylor & Bay

MSRY Cable car #502 on turntable. View north

North Beach
Elkton Shops
wnp14.2267

Elkton Shops

Railway crane car in yard with piles of scrap material.

Cayuga
Broadway, Burlingame
wnp14.2268

Broadway, Burlingame

View south across Broadway toward Market Street Railway (MSRy) 40-line San Mateo Interurban car northbound. The MSRy Interurban line ran parallel to Southern Pacific (now Caltrain) tracks. Broadway Theatre, later called the Encore, visible at right. (image is very blurry)

Outside SF
Jackson & Laguna
wnp14.2480

Jackson & Laguna

View north on Laguna from between Jackson and Washington. Whittier Mansion, former home to California Historical Society, at center.

Pacific Heights
Hyde & Ellis
wnp15.456

Hyde & Ellis

View of curved section of streetcar track. Accident report image from United Railroads Claims Dept. [U03010]

Tenderloin
28th & Valencia Car House
wnp15.457

28th & Valencia Car House

Lot at car barn with street tracks and single pole. [#3273. 28th & Valencia C.H., 10-31-11] United Railroads photograph [U03273]

Bernal Heights
17th & Market
wnp26.107

17th & Market

Elevated view west toward Twin Peaks Tunnel entrance and Market Street. Standard gas station in foreground, Bank of America at corner of Castro Street at left. [dpwA6144 Castro & Market]

Castro