United Railroads

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>

Valencia & Mission
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Valencia & Mission

View East toward Bernal Heights from Mission, Valencia & Fair. URR #1074streetcar - United Railroads [U00435]

Bernal Heights
Mission & Randall
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Mission & Randall

View North on Mission toward Randall (building on left corner demolished) - United Railroads [U0XXXX]

Holly Park
16th & Bryant
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16th & Bryant

View Northerly toward City Hall Ruins in background streetcar #1359 and #1424 - United Railroads [U01714]

Mission
San Bruno near Woolsey
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San Bruno near Woolsey

View south on San Bruno Road (now Avenue) near Woolsey, Bayview Hill in background - United Railroads [U01603]

Portola
Parnassus & Hillway
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Parnassus & Hillway

The Golden Gate Sight Seeing car passing Affiliated Colleges - United Railroads [U0XXXX]

Parnassus Heights
Circular & Monterey
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Circular & Monterey

Circular Avenue Between Acadia Street and Joost Avenue, Sunnyside electric streetcar powerhouse in background- United Railroads [UO2893]

Sunnyside
24th & Rhode Island
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24th & Rhode Island

View East at the (then) end of 24th Street streetcar #625. M. O'Keefe's saloon 1299 Rhode Island on corner. - United Railroads U04423

Potrero Hill
30th & Balboa
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30th & Balboa

End of 31-line streetcar #970. Opening day. Park-Presidio Merchants Club banner on side.

Richmond Outer
Lands End
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Lands End

United Railroads (URR) 2-line streetcar #130. [#3532. Private right of way Cliff Line, looking East, A.R. 2599, 5-9-12.] United Railroads photograph, accident report 2599.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Lands End
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Lands End

URR 1-line streetcar approaching Eagles Point. Mile Rocks lighthouse in distance. United Railroads photograph.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Clement & 6th Ave
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Clement & 6th Ave

View northeast. Palm Theatre on NE corner. URR photo. [U02414. 6th Ave & Clement St. 10-20-09]

Richmond Inner
Castro Street Theatre
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Castro Street Theatre

Enlarged detail of WNP67.0032. View northeast across intersection to Castro Street Theatre (converted into retail store in 1922, later Cliff's Variety), Home Market, Corinthian Grocers. Awning with Boss of the Road Overalls ad. See wnp67.0019, with same movie playing.

Castro
Mission near Russia
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Mission near Russia

Plowing streetcar tracks on Mission between Russia and Persia Avenues. Bell Theatre, Green Valley Macaroni Factory at 4736 Mission St. United Railroads image U06644.

Cayuga
24th & Rhode Island
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24th & Rhode Island

View south to United Railroads (URR) 35-Line streetcar #625 (Howard & 24th Street line) at terminus. Corner grocery store behind.

Potrero Hill
Mission near Sickles
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Mission near Sickles

northeast on Mission Street; sign on flat front building'.. County Line'; streetcar tracks and overhead power lines - United Railroads [U01797]

Crocker Amazon
Mission near Sickles
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Mission near Sickles

View south on Mission toward county line, note that pavement ends at county line. - United Railroads [U01798]

Crocker Amazon
Powell & Vallejo
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Powell & Vallejo

[U05438 Powell & Vallejo Sts. Looking north, A.R. 3772] Fisherman's Wharf gas tank in background.

North Beach
Montgomery & Clay
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Montgomery & Clay

Looking north. [U04480. Montgomery & Clay Sts. A. R. 4483. 7-25-14.] Bolton & Barron Building (at Merchant) and Montgomery Block. El Camino Real bell on left. R. J. Boyer cigar store on right. New Occidental Hotel. 10th & Bryant line streetcar #614. Duplicate of wnp27.6378.

Financial District
31st Ave & Lincoln
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31st Ave & Lincoln

View south on 31st Avenue from Lincoln Way, showing bench for Fernando Nelson's not yet built Parkway Terrace development. Sand dunes in background. United Railroads [U06188] [A.R. 3478]

Sunset Outer
Ferry Loop
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Ferry Loop

'Sight Seeing Streetcar' later named the 'California' after rebuild as Pay as You Enter car. Photographed at the Ferry Building streetcar loop - United Railroads [U03522]

Financial District