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>

28th & Valencia Car House
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28th & Valencia Car House

Lot at car barn with street tracks and single pole. [#3273. 28th & Valencia C.H., 10-31-11] United Railroads photograph [U03273]

Bernal Heights
Lands End Station
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Lands End Station

Cliff Line waiting room under construction United Railroads [Reconstruction Ferries & Cliff Line] Served as passenger waiting room, curio shop and food concession until demolished in 1940. The railroad right-of-way is now part of a walking path. (The Cliff Line began as the Ferries & Cliff House steam railroad in 1888. It was converted to streetcar operations in 1905.)

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

Elevated view east over construction of Ferry Building Loop. Scaffolding on Ferry Building tower. United Railroads [U01007] [Market & East Sts 10-22-06]

Financial District
Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

Elevated view east toward Ferry Building Loop. Temporary Streetcar tracks and Ferry Tower being repaired from scaffolding (with Pacific Construction Co., 17 Spear St. sign). Ferry Drug Co. Southern Pacific Railroad office at far right. United Railroads [U01009] [Market & East Sts. looking east 10-25-06]

Financial District
Mission Viaduct
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Mission Viaduct

Mission Viaduct Under construction. View Southwest from St. Mary's College site.- United Railroads [U02762]

St. Marys Park
31st Ave & Lincoln
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31st Ave & Lincoln

View looking east along Lincoln Way showing bench for Fernando Nelson's future Parkway Terrace development. United Railroads [U06190] [A.R. 3478 General Del Campo]

Sunset Outer
Airway Park & Sloat Blvd
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Airway Park & Sloat Blvd

View looking southeast, across Sloat from Merced Manor Reservoir. [N_7 lubricating oil co. AR. 1862-20] - United Railroads [U06973]

Merced Manor
Haight & Masonic
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Haight & Masonic

Looking east. Man between two streetcars. - United Railroads [U04898] [A.R. 3723 Thomas Doyle]

Haight Ashbury
Fulton & Cole
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Fulton & Cole

View looking east of two United Railroads cars. A.R. 5063 - United Railroads [U03553]

Lone Mountain
Haight & Octavia
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Haight & Octavia

View south across Haight on the west side of Octavia. The apartment building (47-59 Octavia) still stands and looks largely the same in 2021. [A.R.(accident report) 1212] - United Railroads [U05166]

Mint Hill
Page & Divisadero
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Page & Divisadero

View south on Divisadero toward Page Street. United Railroads accident report. [Page & Devisadero Sts Looking south A.R. 1643] [U05171]

Lower Haight
Duncan & Guerrero
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Duncan & Guerrero

View west on Duncan toward Guerrero. Edward Douglas Grocery at right. Saloon for rent on the northwest corner (both buildings still stand in modified form in 2020)[Duncan Street 25 Feet East of Guerrero Street Looking Northwest] - United Railroads [U06948]

Bernal Heights
Cole near Page
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Cole near Page

View northwest on Cole to Page intersection. Buildings on corners replaced with brick apartment building, others have survived. C.P. Bates dentist, 463 Cole. - United Railroads [50 feet south of Southern property line at Cole Street looking northwest] [Accident Report 2598-20] [U07036]

Haight Ashbury
Carl & Cole
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Carl & Cole

Looking west on Carl, meat market, fruit and vegetable store. Buildings in view extant 2020. 1001 Shrader in distance. - United Railroads [U03577 from property line on Cole st. looking S.W. A/R. 3???]

Cole Valley
26th & Capp
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26th & Capp

View southeast from Capp Street across 26th. North Star Bottling Works on southwest corner, the 3 residential buildings still stand (2020) on the south side of the 3300 block of 26th Street. [(Accident Report) A.R.6789-11] - United Railroads [U03570]

Mission
22nd & Church
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22nd & Church

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking north 10 AM - United Railroads [U05326]

Dolores Heights
Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking southeast 10:35 AM - United Railroads [U05383]

Mission Dolores
Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking southeast - United Railroads [U05282]

Mission Dolores
Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking southeast 10:25 AM - United Railroads [U05271]

Mission Dolores
Fillmore & Waller
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Fillmore & Waller

Pedestirans, Campaign signs on building. [100ft from Property Line on Fillmore St. Looking southwest Accident Report 6347] - United Railroads [U03336]

Lower Haight