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>

Gough & McAllister
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Gough & McAllister

Crowd of dignitaries assembled for the opening of United Railroads 23-line #1325.

Western Addition
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

View west to gore of Sutter, Market and Sansome. Streetcars, horse wagons, Patrick & Co., Fly Trap restaurant. United Railroads [U02589]

Financial District
Sacramento near Hyde
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Sacramento near Hyde

View West on Sacramento near Hyde, United Railroad cable repair [Sacramento St. West from Hyde 4-11-07 UO1248]

Nob Hill
Sacramento & Broderick
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Sacramento & Broderick

View East on Sacramento from Broderick. [50' west of Broderick St on Sacramento St looking East] - United Railroads [U03870]

Pacific Heights
Market near Sanchez
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Market near Sanchez

Workers building new rails on Market Street [Market east from Sanchez] - United Railroads [U01220]

Castro
Fillmore & Fulton
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Fillmore & Fulton

View north from center of Fillmore toward Fulton, decorative arches at intersections, buildings across Fulton demolished or removed during redevelopment. [U0223]

Alamo Square
Fulton near 10th Ave
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Fulton near 10th Ave

View West on Fulton from about 10th Ave. Fulton Street 'Chutes' at right. [Simon Popper Case] - United Railroads [U00081]

Golden Gate Park
Gough near Filbert
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Gough near Filbert

View northwest on Gough to Presidio and Ferries Railroad Carhouse - United Railroads [U01959]

Union Street
Carl & Willard
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Carl & Willard

Carl Street and former Metropolitan Railway Powerhouse (decommissioned in 1902). [Carl Street Powerhouse] - United Railroads [U00119]

Parnassus Heights
Fulton & 5th Ave
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Fulton & 5th Ave

[Fulton St. & 5th Ave. Looking West, A.R. (Accident Report) 691][U03417] Golden Gate Park at left. United Railroads photograph

Golden Gate Park
Daly City
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Daly City

View West from Top of the Hill, [Daly's Quarry] - United Railroads [U00461]

Outside SF
Diamond & Bosworth
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Diamond & Bosworth

Trestle over Islais Creek for electric streetcar, on Diamond Street, seen from Bosworth St looking north. Two-story buildings on right: 701 Chenery St and 2798 Diamond St. Grove of gum trees in background. [Glen Park Bridge] - United Railroads [U00425]

Glen Park
Frederick & Clayton
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Frederick & Clayton

[Frederick St looking East from Clayton St A.R. (accident report) 3743] - United Railroads [U03638]

Ashbury Heights
Haight & Divisadero
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Haight & Divisadero

View West on Haight toward Divisadero car #1720 - United Railroads [U02384]

Lower Haight
Ocean near Junipero Serra
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Ocean near Junipero Serra

12-Line Streetcar on Ocean Avenue near Ingleside House - United Railroads [U02427]

Ingleside Terraces
Haight & Divisadero
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Haight & Divisadero

Crane Car and Workers on Haight Street Removing Cable Car Tracks for Replacement with Electric Streetcar [Haight east from Devisadero] - United Railroads [U01043]

Buena Vista
Fulton & La Playa
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Fulton & La Playa

View West on Fulton [Fulton St. & 49th Ave. Looking West. A.R. (Accident report) 49] - United Railroads [U03813]

Richmond Outer
Haight near Fillmore
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Haight near Fillmore

View East on Haight from Fillmore, Gallagher Bros Shoe Repair at right. [Haight St. east from Fillmore.] - United Railroads [U01077]

Lower Haight
Clay & Kearny
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Clay & Kearny

Elevated view northeast to track work. Cable car line with its innards exposed. Cable car track crossing a street car track. Near site of the first cable car turntable. McDonough Bros. Bail Bonds on northeast corner. - United Railroads [U00312]

Chinatown
6th & Market
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6th & Market

New track crossing installation. Looking NW toward the intersection of Taylor and Golden Gate. Crossing for the 6th and Sansome Line. Mitchell's is now the site of the Golden Gate Theatre. - United Railroads [U00224]

South of Market