streetcar

A collection of 13 posts

Embarcadero

The State Belt

The little railroad that once ran on San Francisco's waterfront.

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Grab Bag #71

Tommy's Joynt, nickel-in-slot machines, and Revenge of the Goat Carts.

Polk Gulch

The Last of the Lunch Wagons

While not an old streetcar, Grubstake Diner is the last of its kind in San Francisco.

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Grab Bag #66

Revolving table restaurant, sand-dune gliders, Clint Eastwood, and Woody's aunt.

Geneva Car Barn

125 Years of Geneva Car Barn

Celebrating a local landmark of the Excelsior, Ocean View, Ingleside, and Mission Terrace neighborhoods.

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Grab Bag #65

A San Francisco Grab Bag of queer tales, many about shoes...

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Grab Bag #64

Discoveries in old photos, arrest stats from 1858, Members Only jackets and Folger's Crystals.

Sunset District

Scrubland Living

In the 1860s, Cornelius Reynolds and his family took on San Francisco's scrubby west side.

Parkside

The Parkside Village

Early 20th century boosting for a new neighborhood in San Francisco's Sunset District.

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Grab Bag #50

Apartments in a park, baseball in a pasture, parents in a nightclub, and one goat.

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Grab Bag #46

San Francisco history grab bag with kissing, blessings, dancing, and star-gazing.

Sunset District

Making 19th Avenue

The highway through San Francisco's Sunset District started as a rutted country road.

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Grab Bag #028

San Francisco History Guy goes all stream-of-consciousness on the Broadway tunnel, buried ships, and petting parties in alleys.