United Railroads

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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>

Hayes & Scott
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Hayes & Scott

25' east of PL of Hayes Looking Southwest AR2913-17 - United Railroads [U05793]

Western Addition
Scott & Hayes
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Scott & Hayes

25' south of South Plumb Line of Scott looking Northeast - United Railroads [U05795]

Western Addition
Market & 2nd
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Market & 2nd

Market and Second looking Southeast towards Ferry Building - United Railroads [U05806]

Downtown
Oak Street Car House
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Oak Street Car House

United Railroads streetcar #154 at Oak and Broderick Street car house. Photograph part of an accident report. [U05855 A.R. 4577 9-13-17]

Panhandle
Folsom near 18th
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Folsom near 18th

At right, Pioneer Trunk Factory - C. A. Malm and Co.(1902, Architect Thomas J. Welsh, later known as Pioneer Building). At left, H. Friedrichs furniture factory, later Allied Box & Excelsior Co., 2169 Folsom, built 1902, still standing, converted to housing. Documenting SF Municipal Railway Accident Report 5012, car - people - United Railroads [U05871]

Mission
2nd Ave & California
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2nd Ave & California

United Railroads accident case photograph. View to southwest. [5936 25' east of 2nd Ave at California looking SW AR6774 11027-17} [U05936]

Richmond
2nd St & Harrison
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2nd St & Harrison

View southwest from Harrison across 2nd. Building at left is A. Fleishhacker and Co, 'The Paper Box House', at the southeast corner of 2nd and Harrison. At center, 400 2nd St., commercial building built 1917. Still stands 2021, though facade has been modernized. - John Kaskell AR568-18 - United Railroads [U05998]

Rincon Hill
Hotel Dalt
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Hotel Dalt

Entrance to Hotel Dalt - 34 Turk Street - Accident Report - United Railroads [U06326] <br>'Guests in the lobby of the Hotel Dalt, 34 Turk street, were stampeded last night when an automobile crashed through the window. The machine had collided with another automobile that had struck a Turk street car.' (Motor Car Plunges Into Hotel Lobby, SF Examiner, 11/22/1918, pg6)

Downtown
Florida near 25th
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Florida near 25th

view north on Florida Street toward 24th Street. Rectory of St. Peter's Church at left. Marathon Draying Company - United Railroads Accident Report [AR6858-18] [U06334]

Mission
15th & Mission
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15th & Mission

View east on 15th toward Mission. Albert Zaborski Grocery at 1572 15th Street. Marshall Elementary School at right. - United Railroads [U06371]

Mission
Fillmore & Duboce
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Fillmore & Duboce

View southeast. Man Looking at Damaged Pole - Anchor Steam sign Veterans' Hall - United Railroads [U06406]

Duboce Triangle
Fulton & 6th Ave
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Fulton & 6th Ave

View west on Fulton Street, Golden Gate Park at left. Old Powell Street Railway waiting station at 7th Ave in distance. - Mrs Mogan AR5828 [U06768]

Richmond
Waller & Fillmore
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Waller & Fillmore

View east on Waller toward Fillmore. Sign for Henry Meade, tailor at 408 Waller, Mike Parker's bar at 400 Waller (with campaign sign for Sheriff Thomas H Finn), and Bernard Schleyer Grocery at 398 Waller. Most of these buildings still stand in slightly modified form. [100ft from property line on Waller looking Northeast AR6347] - United Railroads [U03334]

Lower Haight
5th Ave & Parnassus
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5th Ave & Parnassus

View southwest on 5th Avenue toward the intersection of Parnassus, Mount Sutro in the background. Gas street lamp at corner. [5th Avenue 25 Feet North of Parnassus Avenue Looking Southeast] - United Railroads [U06781]

Sunset Inner
5th Ave & Parnassus
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5th Ave & Parnassus

looking south toward Sutro Forest from 5th Avenue. United Railroads [U06782]

Sunset Inner
5th Ave & Parnassus
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5th Ave & Parnassus

Looking NW from Parnassus onto 5th Avenue. Dr. Bothe AR 3500 - United Railroads [U06784]

Sunset Inner
Parnassus near 5th Ave
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Parnassus near 5th Ave

View west on Parnassus between 4th & 5th Avenues. Apartment house at 750 Parnassus in foreground. Apartment Dr. Bothe AR3500 - United Railroads [U06786]

Sunset Inner
Sutter near Octavia
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Sutter near Octavia

Sutter Street 50ft east of Octavia Looking Southwest NS Brownleed AR6083-19 - United Railroads [U06801]

Western Addition
Page & Cole
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Page & Cole

View southeast along Page. Building at right demolished and replaced with brick apartment building, those on east side of Cole survived. residential street scene, for URR Accident Report 2598-20 - United Railroads [25 feet west of west property line at Page Street looking southeast] [U07032]

Haight Ashbury
Hyde & Ellis
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Hyde & Ellis

View of curved section of streetcar track. Accident report image from United Railroads Claims Dept. [U03010]

Tenderloin