Fifty Thousand San Franciscans came out to cheer the opening of the Municipal Railway on Geary Street, December 28, 1912. Muni Archives.
Muni Begins Its Centennial Year
History Spotlight
Photo of the (Past) Moment: Christmas 1944
San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar No. 1 on Stockton Street at Market, the terminal of the original F-Stockton line, Christmas Day 1944. Roy D. Graves photo, Market Street Railway Archives.
Sutro’s For the Holidays!
Photo of the (Past) Moment: Hey, Santa, Where’s Your Nickel?
A Great Book You’ll Want to Own – or Give!
We are really proud to announce the arrival of a wonderful book that is both a labor of love and a product of passion for our city’s transit system. It will make a great gift for anyone who loves San Francisco history or urban transit, or who would just get a kick of seeing how our town used to look.
Hats Off to a Fabulous Photo Website
A sample photo picked off the OldSF.org website: a Muni streetcar turning onto Geary from Market Street, 1914 or so. SF Public Library Photo.
Market Street 1906: A Repeat Visit by 60 Minutes on Sunday
Last fall, *60 Minutes* correspondent Morley Safer joined us aboard 1895 Market Street Railroad Company car No. 578 for a trip down Market Street, recreating the route featured in the Miles’ Brothers now-famous historic film. We told the behind-the-scenes story here, and invite you to read that post.
Philip Hoffman: An Historic Loss
Phil Hoffman volunteering for MSR in February. Tammy Pollard photo.
Great Photo Archive Starts Coming Online
One of San Francisco’s great photographic treasures belongs to Muni! Or more specifically, its parent agency, the SFMTA. It includes wonderful images that actually extend back before Muni opened in 1912: glass plates and negatives from erstwhile competitors United Railroads (URR) and our namesake, Market Street Railway, acquired in the 1944 merger of transit systems in the city.
Photo of the (Past) Moment: 70-line to the Ball Park?
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