Contains: photos
The 81 negatives were donated to Western Neighborhoods Project by Nancy McCormick in September 2017. These views show unique views of streets, businesses, and transit. Many more United Railroads images can be seen at the <a href="https://sfmta.photoshelter.com/index" target="blank">San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority website.</a>
View East on Haight toward Shrader. United Railroads Streetcar #611 on the 33-line parked in front of Haight Street Carbarn, dash sign advertising 3rd & Harrison & Park.(Accident Report 2312) [ United Railroads U05252]
Haight Ashbury
United Railroads image of Elkton shops, looking north with steam engine coming south. Windmill and water tank. - United Railroads [U01157 New Shops.]
Mission Terrace
View west toward The Casino at the northeast corner of 25th Avenue and Fulton, United Railroads [24th Ave. & Fulton St., A.R. 2] Accident Report [U03366] [SC65]
Richmond Outer
41st Ave and Lincoln Way, looking north to waiting station and Golden Gate Park. Man standing in road. Clary Collection, United Railroads [U03461] [#3461. 41st Ave. & Lincoln Way looking North, A. R. 1388, 3-8-12]
Sunset Outer
View east on Haight from Stanyan. United Railroads converting to electric tracks. United Railroads [U01066] [New Streetcar Tracks on Haight Street East from Stanyan Looking Towards Haight Car House]
Haight Ashbury
View west on Haight toward Cole. Conversion of Haight Street line to electric? 1677-81 Haight at left, James Francis Dunn architect. United Railroads [U01065][Track Replacement on Haight Street West from Belvedere]
Haight Ashbury
United Railroads Streetcar #1513 at McAllister Street Car House Accident Report 5962 [U04560]
Western Addition
View west on Lincoln Way (then H Street) near Sunset Blvd. [H Street Near Stadium.] United Railroads streetcar #1687 with Golden Gate Park on the right, high sand dunes on the left. Accident report photo: Samuel E. Cooper, of 9th Avenue, stepped out of the park into the path of an oncoming Ellis line car on H Street sustaining fatal injuries. The stadium referenced is known as Polo Field today. [U01805]
Golden Gate Park
View East on Sacramento from Franklin United Railroads [URR U05498]
Pacific Heights
Possibly looking northeast on Mission Street; sign on flat front building'.. County Line'; streetcar tracks and overhead power lines - United Railroads [U01797]
Outer Mission
[H St. Car House between 13th & 14th Aves.] View Southeast toward Mt. Sutro. Houses under construction on Funston. Affiliated colleges in background. United Railroads [U01378]
Golden Gate Park
3rd Street formerly Kentucky Street, Kentucky Theatre on left. [3rd St. & 19th Ave. looking south. Accident Report 1068] United Railroads [U05696]
Dogpatch
View northwest across intersection with roadwork around cable car partly on turntable. Victorians in the background all extant 2020, though 4 of the 5 beyond the corner have lost their large gable pediments atop their bays. Row of rectangular bay Italianates built by Fernando Nelson 1892. [26th & Castro Streets. Accident Report 7892-14] United Railroads [U04746]
Noe Valley
Elevated view south across Embarcadero near Clay, streetcars, Ferry building. Ferry Station Post Office (1901-1915) at right. United Railroads [U00545] (from print with Mentz imprint)
Financial District
Elevated view west up Market street over cable car turntable with United Railroads cable car #253 on turntable to approximately 13 other cable cars. United Railroads California Street #38 horsecar at left. Sacramento Street cable car at center right. Magnolia Cafe, Pacific Ticket Office, Aug. Wessell and Co., Smiths' Cash Store Building, [551]
Financial District
View west from center of Mission Street to Rialto Building under construction at left, approaching 10-Line #1367 at center. Keystone Type Foundry at right. California Mill Co. wagon. United Railroads photo. [3232. Mission St West from New Montgomery A.R. 4805] [U03232]
South of Market
[4278 Sloat Boulevard 100 ft west of 45th Ave A.R. 771 2-6-14] View west on 12-Line streetcar tracks toward Ocean Beach. Carousel in back. United Railroads [U04278]
Parkside
[82] Looking west. Fulton Street Chutes on the right, Golden Gate Park on the left. Streetcar tracks swerve around cable car turntable. Eddy & Fulton line streetcar waiting. Billboard on left advertising transfer point for Golden Gate Park Casino. Sign on right 'Baby Tigers Now On Display in the Zoo.'
Golden Gate Park
View north from center of Fillmore to United Railroads counterbalance cable car #768 descending. Another car ascends in the distance.
Pacific Heights
View west on California from Presidio Avenue. Track work and street work underway during conversion of Ferries & Cliff House steam line to electric streetcars. Laurel Hill Cemetery on left. California cable car line car #5. Steam line depot on right. [California and Presidio] United Railroads - [U00485]
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park