Fillmore Street Cars - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 05:23, 30 April 2021

2021-04-30T05:23:52Z

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	[[Image:Fillmore-Street-with-1920s-cars.jpg]]		[[Image:Fillmore-Street-with-1920s-cars.jpg]]

	'''New cars ~~poses~~ on Fillmore Street, 1920s.'''		'''New cars pose on Fillmore Street, 1920s.'''

	''Photo: provenance unknown''		''Photo: provenance unknown''

Ccarlsson: upgraded with new photos

2021-04-30T05:17:40Z

upgraded with new photos

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	And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental, Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill.		And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental, Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill.

	[[Image:Fillmore~~-Street-hill-c-1900~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Fillmore and Greenwich circa 1905 wnp4.1537.jpg\|800px]]

	'''View southward up Fillmore Street from [[AND THEY CALLED IT "COW HOLLOW"\|Cow Hollow]], c. ~~1900~~'''		'''View southward up Fillmore Street from [[AND THEY CALLED IT "COW HOLLOW"\|Cow Hollow]], Greenwich Street c. 1905'''

	''Photo: ~~provenance unknown~~''		''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp4.1537''

	[[Image:U00029-SFMTA 1903-Fillmore-counterbalance-cars.jpg\|792px]]		[[Image:U00029-SFMTA 1903-Fillmore-counterbalance-cars.jpg\|792px]]
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	''Photo: provenance unknown''		''Photo: provenance unknown''

	[[Image:Fillmore~~-north-1912~~.~~gif~~]]		[[Image:Fillmore near Green 1930s wnp5.50012.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Fillmore Street near Green, 1930s.'''

			''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp5.50012''

			[[Image:Fillmore and Union circa 1940 wnp14.1371.jpg\|800px]]

	'''Fillmore Street ~~north~~, ~~as a truck is stuck trying to climb the hill, 1912~~.'''		'''Fillmore Street south at Union, c. 1940.'''

	''Photo: ~~Private Collection~~''		''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.1371''


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Ccarlsson at 04:49, 30 April 2021

2021-04-30T04:49:56Z

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	[[Image:Fillmore-Street-hill-c-1900.jpg]]		[[Image:Fillmore-Street-hill-c-1900.jpg]]

	'''View southward up Fillmore Street from ~~Marina District~~, c. 1900'''		'''View southward up Fillmore Street from [[AND THEY CALLED IT "COW HOLLOW"\|Cow Hollow]], c. 1900'''

	''Photo: provenance unknown''		''Photo: provenance unknown''

Ccarlsson: added photos

2021-04-30T04:48:21Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			<font size=4>FILLMORE STREET CARS</font size>

			And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental, Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill.

			[[Image:Fillmore-Street-hill-c-1900.jpg]]

			'''View southward up Fillmore Street from Marina District, c. 1900'''

			''Photo: provenance unknown''

	[[Image:U00029-SFMTA 1903-Fillmore-counterbalance-cars.jpg\|792px]]		[[Image:U00029-SFMTA 1903-Fillmore-counterbalance-cars.jpg\|792px]]
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	''Photo: C. R. collection, also SFMTA U00029''		''Photo: C. R. collection, also SFMTA U00029''

	~~'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''~~		[[Image:Fillmore-Street-with-1920s-cars.jpg]]

	~~And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental,~~ Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, ~~and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill~~.		'''New cars poses on Fillmore Street, 1920s.'''

			''Photo: provenance unknown''

	[[Image:Fillmore-north-1912.gif]]		[[Image:Fillmore-north-1912.gif]]
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	''Photo: Private Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	~~[[Image:Fillmore-hill-w-car-1910.gif]]~~

	~~'''A new car poses on Fillmore Street, 1910.'''~~		<hr>

	~~''Photo: Private Collection''~~

	''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA		''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
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Ccarlsson: swapped photos

2020-05-27T22:13:44Z

swapped photos

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	[[Image:~~Fillmore~~-~~north~~-~~from~~-~~Braodway~~-~~1903 72dpi~~.jpg\|~~720px~~]]		[[Image:U00029-SFMTA 1903-Fillmore-counterbalance-cars.jpg\|792px]]

	'''Fillmore north from Broadway, 1903.'''		'''Fillmore north from Broadway, 1903.'''

	''Photo: C. R. collection''		''Photo: C. R. collection, also SFMTA U00029''

	'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''		'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''

Lisaruth at 00:41, 13 July 2016

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	'''Looking north down Fillmore Street about 1920 from Pacific Heights toward landfill which had hosted the [[SAILING TO BYZANTIUM: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition\|Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915]].'''		'''Looking north down Fillmore Street about 1920 from Pacific Heights toward landfill which had hosted the [[SAILING TO BYZANTIUM: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition\|Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915]].'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	[[Image:Fillmore-north-from-Braodway-1903 72dpi.jpg\|720px]]		[[Image:Fillmore-north-from-Braodway-1903 72dpi.jpg\|720px]]
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	'''Fillmore north from Broadway, 1903.'''		'''Fillmore north from Broadway, 1903.'''

	''Photo: ~~Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: C. R. collection''

	'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''		'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''

	And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental, Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill.		And who could forget the intriguing, though at times temperamental, Fillmore streetcars? From Green to Broadway towered two massive Kilamanjaros, mixtures of dirt, grass and cobblestone. One single cable was attached both to the descending and ascending cars. By means of accurately synchronized bell signals both motormen knew exactly when to begin their runs, and the descending car would pull the ascending car uphill.

	~~''--from Walter de Vecchi, Marina Memories''~~

	[[Image:Fillmore-north-1912.gif]]		[[Image:Fillmore-north-1912.gif]]
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	'''Fillmore Street north, as a truck is stuck trying to climb the hill, 1912.'''		'''Fillmore Street north, as a truck is stuck trying to climb the hill, 1912.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection~~, San Francisco, CA~~''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	[[Image:Fillmore-hill-w-car-1910.gif]]		[[Image:Fillmore-hill-w-car-1910.gif]]
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	'''A new car poses on Fillmore Street, 1910.'''		'''A new car poses on Fillmore Street, 1910.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection~~, San Francisco, CA~~''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA		''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Ccarlsson: added category

2014-09-07T19:37:30Z

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Ccarlsson: added category

2014-09-07T19:36:41Z

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Ccarlsson: added Charles Ruiz photos

2014-06-07T00:34:53Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

			[[Image:Fillmore-north-from-Braodway-1903 72dpi.jpg\|720px]]

			'''Fillmore north from Broadway, 1903.'''

			''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''

	'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''		'''FILLMORE STREET CARS'''
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	'''Fillmore Street north, as a truck is stuck trying to climb the hill, 1912.'''		'''Fillmore Street north, as a truck is stuck trying to climb the hill, 1912.'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	[[Image:Fillmore-hill-w-car-1910.gif]]		[[Image:Fillmore-hill-w-car-1910.gif]]
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	'''A new car poses on Fillmore Street, 1910.'''		'''A new car poses on Fillmore Street, 1910.'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA		''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
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	[[category:Marina]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:Transit]]		[[category:Marina]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:Transit]] [[category:1900s]]

Ccarlsson: took off Transit tour

2011-01-20T00:07:18Z

took off Transit tour

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	''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA		''Marina Memories'', courtesy [http://www.calhistory.org/ California History Center]; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

	~~<hr>~~

	~~[[Image:Tours-transit.gif\|link= Panhandle]] [[Panhandle\| Continue Transit History Tour]]~~

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