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Twin Peaks Tunnel
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Twin Peaks Tunnel

Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC streetcar #1039 about to enter West Portal of tunnel.

West Portal
Market near Grant
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Market near Grant

View northeast on Market between 4th and Grant. Phelan Building at left and Wells Fargo Union Trust in background center.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

View northwest from sidewalk to Muni Shopper's Shuttle Bus #0327, Muni K-Line PCC #1010. Flood Building, Woolworth's, Samuels Jewelers, Douglas Building, Garfield Building in background.

South of Market
Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

View west on Market Street toward 4th Street. State Theatre (showing 'House of Frankenstein' and 'House of Dracula' for Halloween) at left, banners advertising the Grand National Livestock Exposition and Rodeo (Don't miss the West's Greatest Show). Flood Building and Roos Bros at right, Pacific Building, Emporium at left.

Downtown / Union Square
West Portal near 15th Ave
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West Portal near 15th Ave

M-Car approaching St. Francis Circle

West Portal
Frederick & Stanyan
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Frederick & Stanyan

MSR 7-line car turning left onto Stanyan. Owl Bakery & Fountain on northeast corner, bicycle shop.

Parnassus Heights
Frederick & Stanyan
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Frederick & Stanyan

View northeast across intersection to approaching Muni 7-line #464 car, Bike shops, Owl Bakery, Barber Shop, Grocery. Buildings in photo still stand in 2023. This former Market Street Railway (MSRy)streetcar #164 was renumbered #464 after the merger with the Municipal Railway in order to avoid confusion with Muni #164.

Golden Gate Park
Parnassus & 6th Ave
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Parnassus & 6th Ave

6-line car approaching intersection. UC Med Center buildings at left.

Sunset Inner
Carl & Arguello
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Carl & Arguello

Elevated view north on Arguello to Golden Gate Park. Westbound Municipal Railway (Muni) N-Line streetcar enters intersection.

Parnassus Heights
Judah near La Playa
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Judah near La Playa

Streetcar #62 Birney, Sacramento Northern car, on excursion trip at turnaround at foot of Judah St. Dick's Coffee Shop at left.

Sunset Outer
Judah near 45th Ave
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Judah near 45th Ave

View northeast across Judah near 45th Avenue to Sacramento Northern #62 Birney car with N-Line signage on rail fan excursion. St Paul's Presbyterian Church in distance.

Sunset Outer
31st Ave & Judah
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31st Ave & Judah

View southeast. Opening of the Sunset Tunnel and Muni N-Judah line. Bunting, '1' sign, and 'Old Timer's Car' banner decorate streetcar stopped on Judah. This was the lead car in the parade, with Mayor James Rolph as its motorman, headed to the inaugural ceremonies at the western terminus of the new line. Automobiles line the street surrounding it. People standing in street and on sandy hillside. Homes on 30th Avenue in left background, side of a home on 31st Avenue in right background. See also wnp27.0493

Sunset Outer
29th Ave & Clement
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29th Ave & Clement

Street cave-in next to Presidio Junior High; 2-line streetcar heading eastbound on Clement in the background.

Richmond Outer
McAllister near Gough
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McAllister near Gough

Damaged offloaded 5-line streetcar

Western Addition
Church, Market & 14th
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Church, Market & 14th

View south on Church to flooded street and Market Street Railway (MSRy) 22-line car #871 with zip stripe livery; during WWII.

Duboce Triangle