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>

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Sutter near Powell

View west on Sutter toward Powell. Hotel Regent. Empty lots on northwest and southwest corners. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking West A.R (accident

1912 Downtown / Union Square

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Fillmore & Green

view south on Fillmore from green toward counterbalance section of Fillmore street line. [Fillmore & Green Sts Looking south A.R. (accident report) 3865 1/2] United Railroads [U05842]

1917 Union Street

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Washington & Mason

Washington & Jackson cable car #534 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 534 Powell 'C'] [A.R. (accident report 1378-18] United Railroads [U06033]

1918 Nob Hill

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Washington & Mason

Powell cable car #508 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 508 Powell St 'C'](accident report 2671) United Railroads [U06078]

1918 Nob Hill

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Washington & Mason

Powell cable car #508 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 508 Powell St 'C'](accident report 2671) United Railroads [U06079]

1918 Nob Hill

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Ferry Loop

View northerly toward Ferry Building, Ferry Loop, and Mission line streetcars terminal. [photographed for Office of General Manager] United Railroads [U06337]

1918 Financial District

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Grove near Larkin

View across Civic Center Plaza toward City Hall. Welcome Home Victory (World War I) monument in the center of the plaza (Accident Report 3277-20) [Grove St E of Larkin St. NW] United Railroads [U07098]

1920 Civic Center

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Fillmore near Union

View north on basalt stone street past two United Railroads Fillmore Street counterbalance streetcars (#607 and #609). Golden Gate Pharmacy. Accident Report. [#3799. Fillmore and Union Sts. Looking North. A.R. 5081. 12-30-12.]

1912 Union Street

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Pacific & Divisadero

View northwest across the intersection of Pacific and Divisadero, 2800 Pacific (built 1899) in the background. United Railroads Pacific Avenue cable car dummy #60 and trailer #77. United Railroads Accident Report 3510 [U02034]

1909 Pacific Heights

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Bayshore & Marin

San Bruno Avenue, United Railroads image taken roughly from today's Bayshore and Marin Street, former Ocean Shore Railroad crossing, view south on Bayshore. 25-line streetcar #737. Franconia House, 1625 San Bruno; Rodgers & O'Day horseshoeing on right. [U03769] [San Bruno Ave. & Ocean Shore Crossing looking South. A.R. (accident report) 7184 12-3-12]

1912 Produce Market

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California & 2nd Ave

View Southwest from California Street and 2nd Avenue. 3925 California (built 1895) on the corner. Truck for G.G. Graeber & Son / Clement Market parked across street. Houses visible on Cornwall. [50' east of 2nd Avenue at Calif. St. looking S.W. - A.R. (accident report) 6774] United Railroads [U05937]

1917 Richmond Inner

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16th & Bryant

View Northerly toward City Hall Ruins in background streetcar #1359 and #1424 - United Railroads. The latticed metal utility poles on the west side of the intersection stood until approximately 2010. [U01714] [Line 25 - Line 27 - 1424-27-01 NB on Bryant North of 16th June 1908]

1908 Mission

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Mission near 12th

View southwest from center of Mission between 12th and 13th Street. 11-line streetcar #1020 and 14-line. Ocean Shore Railroad depot in background left. [Two Passing Cars on Mission Street Between 12th Street and 13th Street] - United Railroads [U02507]

1910 South of Market

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Church & 22nd

View northerly on Church toward 22nd and J-Church line construction on the private right-of-way. [Church & 22nd looking north 10:10 AM 6-10-16] United Railroads [U05350]

1916 Dolores Heights

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11th & Clement

View north on 11th Avenue toward Clement [100 Feet South of Southern Property Line of 11th Avenue looking Northeast. Accident Report 2577-20] Untied Railroads [U07045]

1920 Richmond Inner

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11th & Clement

View southwest at the corner of 11th & Clement. Masten the Tailor, Cascade Market. Both buildings still stand in 2019, with the one on the left moved to the rear of the lot. [25 Feet East of Eastern Property Line of Clement Street looking Southwest Accident Report 2577-20] United Railroads [U07045]

1920 Richmond Inner

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Parnassus near 2nd Ave

Sightseeing street streetcar 'Golden Gate', photo hand-colored by Charles Smallwood.

1909 Parnassus Heights

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Sutter & Montgomery

View west on Sutter from Montgomery, United Railroads 1-line streetcar #243 and 3-line streetcar #229 [Sutter & Montgomery Sts. Looking west. AIR. 3090 (accident report) ] United Railroads [U04861] [0243-01-01 EB ON SUTTER AT MONTGOMERY 15 MAY 1915]

1915 Downtown / Union Square

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Alameda & York

Oil tank delivery car, in front of Bryant and Division powerhouse.

1904 Mission

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Mission & St. Mary's Ave

View south on Mission towards St. Mary's Avenue. Mission Viaduct in background. Tim Shea's new place at right on corner of Bosworth. At left, cypress grove is on former site of St. Mary's College, later developed into St. Mary's Park. Building at right still stands. [Mission Street and St. Mary's Avenue Looking Towards Mission Street Viaduct | April 28, 1919] United Railroads [U06516][17XX-12-01 NB on Mission South of Bosworth 1910s]

1919 St. Marys Park