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Rare Streetcar Scenes in Upcoming Silent Movie Showing
On Sunday, July 21, 3:30 p.m. at the Castro Theater, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival is showing a restored print of “Last Edition,” filmed in San Francisco in and around the Chronicle building in 1925. There are said to be many great streetcar scenes included in the film and even a rare glimpse of the Pacific Avenue cable car, which closed in 1929.
Plain Jane on the Way to a Makeover
Still Room on Sunday’s Vintage Streetcar Excursion!
Mid-Market Comeback
PCC No. 1060 enlivens the scene at Seventh and Market Streets. (c) Melissa Wuschnig.
Maya Angelou and Market Street Railway
Something about the poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou escaped most people’s attention, until now. She was once employed by our namesake, Market Street Railway Company, Muni’s old competitor, as a streetcar conductor. The first black female conductor in San Francisco history, in fact.
Sneak Peek at a Special Streetcar
Shuttle Diplomacy?
Newly restored PCC No. 1009, honoring Dallas Railway & Terminal, takes the turn from Steuart onto Mission as part of its shuttle loop, March 13, 2013. Rick Laubscher photo. Click to enlarge.
Photo of the Moment: Less Darkness, More Daylight
Photo of the Moment: Down Under the Bridge
Copyright 2013, Jeremy Whiteman.
