When street railway companies laid tracks in San Francisco streets, they were responsible for maintaining the area around the tracks. That’s part of the reason it was customary to lay a row of basalt pieces right next to the outer rails. The dense, heavy, gray stone is correctly called Belgian block or sett though often mistakenly called cobblestone. (Cobbles are more egg shaped.)
San Francisco didn’t always have a reputation for openness and inclusion. The city’s past has been marred by discrimination in many forms. For example, before World War II, all but a small number of city employees were white.
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Though not this exact bus. In a time when many of its well-established lines, including the F-Market historic streetcars (which carried more than 20,000 riders a day) are still suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Muni is adding an entirely new route. No, wait. What they’re doing is reviving the well-known bus line known as the 15-Third, and setting it up kind of like a T-Express, to provide faster service downtown from the Hunters Point neighborhood and points along Third Street from the Bayview District through Dogpatch, Mission Bay, and the South of Market areas to Market Street.
December 28, 1912. Fifty thousand San Franciscans gathered at Market and Geary Streets. Was it a presidential visit? No, it was the transit equivalent of a late visit from Santa. It was a new streetcar line.
The last of 16 streamlined PCC streetcars completely rebuilt for Muni by Brookville Equipment Company was delivered to its owner today.
Our online store is the place to get transit-related San Francisco gifts you can’t find anywhere else. And with our physical museum across from the Ferry Building closed by the pandemic, the online store is the ONLY place to find these unique items.
Help us Keep the Past Present in the Future!
Add a little San Francisco to your holiday decorations and support Market Street Railway’s efforts to bring back the F-line! From the Kurt Adler Noble Gems collection, this hand-crafted Cable Car ornament, is 3″ tall x 4″long and comes in a clear plastic box. All proceeds go toward our efforts to return the vintage fleet to regular service on Market Street. Read More……
Help us Keep the Past Present in the Future!
Add a little San Francisco to your holiday decorations and support Market Street Railway’s efforts to bring back the F-line! From the Kurt Adler collection, this hand-crafted glass ornament is 5″ tall. All proceeds go toward our efforts to return the vintage fleet to regular service on Market Street. Read More……
Help us Keep the Past Present in the Future!
Add a little San Francisco to your holiday decorations and support Market Street Railway’s efforts to bring back the F-line! From the Kurt Adler Noble Gems collection, this hand-crafted San Francisco Shopping Bag ornament, is 5″ tall and comes in a clear plastic box. All proceeds go toward our efforts to return the vintage fleet to regular service on Market Street. Read More……
