Say Hey! Say Willie!

May 7, 2016May 9, 2024 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos cable car, cable car 24, Mays, Powell, Willie Mays

[caption id="attachment_8654" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Left to right, Willie Mays, Mayor Ed Lee, Giants President and CEO Larry Baer, and SFMTA Board Member Malcolm Heinecke chat in front of Willie’s cable car No. 24 before the dedication ceremony.[/caption]

Buses Back on the F as E Starts Daily Service

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos E-line, F-line, F-line buses

Today marks the beginning of daily service on the E-Embarcadero historic streetcar line, which will now run daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Fisherman’s Wharf to AT&T Park and the Caltrain Depot along The Embarcadero and King Street. It’s a major service expansion following nine months of the weekend-only service that inaugurated this long-anticipated line.

110 Years Ago: Earthquake Ends the Cable Era

April 18, 2016May 12, 2016 Rick Laubscher History Spotlight 1906 earthquake, earthquake 110th anniversary, San Francisco earthquake

Herb Caen: A Centennial to Celebrate

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 Rick Laubscher History Spotlight, Posts with Photos Herb Caen, Herb Caen Centennial

[caption id="attachment_8541" align="alignnone" width="707"] Herb Caen at the Powell and Market turntable, 1953. A wonderful photo taken by the great Fred Lyon, Herb’s friend and a San Francisco treasure himself. (c) Fred Lyon[/caption]