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Geary & Kearny

October 18, 1911

View west on Geary from the terminal of the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. Cable car on turntable. Flannery Building (with Electra-Vita sign), Lotta's Fountain in background. In distance, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Magee Building, Bankers Investment Building under construction. This is one of the last days of cable operations on the line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads United Railroads [U03277]

Geary & Kearny
Location

Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences, 690 Market St, 94104

Keywords
Artifact
  • Citation: John Henry Mentz, United Railroads
  • Date Added: November 29, 2018
  • Contributor: Courtesy of SCRAP
Rights

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