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Ccarlsson: added photos

2024-01-18T03:38:18Z

added photos

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	'''Steam Railroad built by Powell Street cable system, seen here in the 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''		'''Steam Railroad built by Powell Street cable system, seen here in the 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''

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

			[[Image:Steam-dummy-on-ferry-and-cliff-house-line-6th-and-California-c-1890.jpg]]

			'''Steam dummy on Ferry and CLiff House line at 6th Avenue and California, c. 1890.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
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	To provide affordable public transit, Sutro funded the [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\|Ferries & Cliff House Railway]]. Beach-goers could transfer from cable cars downtown and ride the steam train to Lands End for a mere five-cents. The train's route wound along this cliff, affording unobstructed ocean views, earning a reputation as one of the most scenic short-line railroads ever built. The Ferries & Cliff House Railway ran three and one quarter miles from the corner of California and Presido Avenue to the depot across from Sutro Heights.		To provide affordable public transit, Sutro funded the [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\|Ferries & Cliff House Railway]]. Beach-goers could transfer from cable cars downtown and ride the steam train to Lands End for a mere five-cents. The train's route wound along this cliff, affording unobstructed ocean views, earning a reputation as one of the most scenic short-line railroads ever built. The Ferries & Cliff House Railway ran three and one quarter miles from the corner of California and Presido Avenue to the depot across from Sutro Heights.

	When [[Adolph Sutro\|Sutro]] built the steam railroad, he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and the new owner doubled the fare to ten cents. Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.		When [[Adolph Sutro\|Sutro]] built the steam railroad, he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and the new owner doubled the fare to ten cents. Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.

			[[Image:Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railroad, near Masonic Avenue c1890 wnp32.0264.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railroad, near Masonic Avenue, c. 1890.'''

			''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp32.0264''

	In 1905, electric streetcars replaced the old steam train, and became the No. 1 Sutter and California trolley.		In 1905, electric streetcars replaced the old steam train, and became the No. 1 Sutter and California trolley.

Ccarlsson at 04:00, 30 September 2023

2023-09-30T04:00:57Z

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	<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>		<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>

	As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us ~~in this exploration of~~ the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. ~~Expect a~~ lively evening ~~featuring~~ the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano ~~draws~~ from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.		As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us to explore the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. A lively evening featured the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano drew from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.

	<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ccarlsson at 03:40, 30 September 2023

2023-09-30T03:40:17Z

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


			<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>

			As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us in this exploration of the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. Expect a lively evening featuring the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano draws from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ccarlsson at 21:22, 23 September 2014

2014-09-23T21:22:00Z

Ccarlsson: moving photos

2014-09-22T07:20:41Z

moving photos

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	'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''		'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''

	~~'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''~~

	[[Image:richmond$33rd-and-balboa-1949-photo.jpg]]		[[Image:richmond$33rd-and-balboa-1949-photo.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: moving photos

2014-09-22T07:20:08Z

moving photos

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	'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''		'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''

	[[Image:richmond$~~cablecar~~-~~clement~~-st-~~1940s~~.jpg]]		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

			[[Image:richmond$33rd-and-balboa-1949-photo.jpg]]

			'''B Streetcar turning at 33rd and Balboa, 1949.'''

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

	~~'''Clement at about 33rd Avenue, 1940s.'''~~

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

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	[[Image:Tours-transit.gif\|link=Cliff House Steam Railroad]] [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\| Continue Transit History Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-transit.gif\|link=Cliff House Steam Railroad]] [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\| Continue Transit History Tour]]

	[[~~33rd and Balboa 1949~~\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]		[[Clement Streetcars\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]] [[category:1940s]]		[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]] [[category:1940s]]

Ccarlsson at 20:18, 7 September 2014

2014-09-07T20:18:15Z

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	[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]		[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]]		[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]] [[category:1940s]]

Ccarlsson: rewrote reorganized and added photos

2014-09-07T20:17:08Z

rewrote reorganized and added photos

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	[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-train-1890s.jpg]]		[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-train-1890s.jpg]]

	'''Steam Railroad built by ~~Sutro~~, in 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''		'''Steam Railroad built by Powell Street cable system, seen here in the 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''

	~~When~~ [[~~Adolph~~ Sutro\|~~Sutro~~]] built the [[Sutro ~~Railroad~~\|steam railroad]], he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and ~~it was absorbed by~~ the ~~[[The Octopus and~~ the ~~Big Four\|"Octopus"]] (name given~~ to ~~the Southern Pacific Railroad)~~. ~~When the company quadrupled the fare,~~ Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.		In the early 1880s, three miles of sand dunes separated the developed areas of San Francisco from Lands End, where Adolph Sutro was developing popular seaside attractions—[[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], the gardens of Sutro Heights, the seven swimming pools at Sutro Baths. A private rail line ran out to Ocean Beach, but Sutro felt its ten-cent fare was outrageous.

			To provide affordable public transit, Sutro funded the [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\|Ferries & Cliff House Railway]]. Beach-goers could transfer from cable cars downtown and ride the steam train to Lands End for a mere five-cents. The train's route wound along this cliff, affording unobstructed ocean views, earning a reputation as one of the most scenic short-line railroads ever built. The Ferries & Cliff House Railway ran three and one quarter miles from the corner of California and Presido Avenue to the depot across from Sutro Heights.

			When [[Adolph Sutro\|Sutro]] built the steam railroad, he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and the new owner doubled the fare to ten cents. Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.

			In 1905, electric streetcars replaced the old steam train, and became the No. 1 Sutter and California trolley.

	[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-locomotive.jpg]]		[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-locomotive.jpg]]

	'''One of Sutro's steam locomotives.'''		'''One of Sutro's steam locomotives.'''

			''Photos: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

			[[Image:Sutro-railroad-at-Cliff-House.jpg\|720px]]

			'''Sutro electric trolley at Cliff House, opened in 1896, seen here before the old Cliff House burned.

			[[Image:richmond$sutro-rail-road-cars.jpg]]

			'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''

			[[Image:richmond$cablecar-clement-st-1940s.jpg]]

			'''Clement at about 33rd Avenue, 1940s.'''

	''Photos: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photos: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
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	[[Image:Tours-transit.gif\|link=~~Land's End Fertilized by Human Flesh~~]] [[~~Land's End Fertilized by Human Flesh~~\| Continue Transit History Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-transit.gif\|link=Cliff House Steam Railroad]] [[Cliff House Steam Railroad\| Continue Transit History Tour]]

	[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]		[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]]		[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]]

Ccarlsson at 05:07, 29 August 2014

2014-08-29T05:07:53Z

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	'''Steam Railroad built by Sutro, in 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''		'''Steam Railroad built by Sutro, in 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''

	When [[Adolph Sutro\|Sutro]] built the [[~~Land's End Fertilized by Human Flesh~~\|steam railroad]], he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and it was absorbed by the [[The Octopus and the Big Four\|"Octopus"]] (name given to the Southern Pacific Railroad). When the company quadrupled the fare, Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.		When [[Adolph Sutro\|Sutro]] built the [[Sutro Railroad\|steam railroad]], he only charged a nickel a ride because he believed in cheap public transportation. But he sold the railroad, and it was absorbed by the [[The Octopus and the Big Four\|"Octopus"]] (name given to the Southern Pacific Railroad). When the company quadrupled the fare, Sutro was furious and decided to build an electric line on Clement Street charging again a nickel. Finally, the nickel fare became universal.

	[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-locomotive.jpg]]		[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-locomotive.jpg]]

Lisaruth: changed category from Richmond to Richmond District

2014-08-28T06:29:03Z

changed category from Richmond to Richmond District

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	[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]		[[33rd and Balboa 1949\|Prev. Document]] [[Cemeteries at foot of Lone Mountain\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Richmond]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]]		[[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:transit]]

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-train-1890s.jpg]]		[[Image:Richmond%24sutro-steam-train-1890s.jpg\|720px\|thumb]]

	'''Steam Railroad built by Powell Street cable system, seen here in the 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''		'''Steam Railroad built by Powell Street cable system, seen here in the 1890s on California Street (at 7th Street on this picture).'''

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

	In the early 1880s, three miles of sand dunes separated the developed areas of San Francisco from Lands End, where Adolph Sutro was developing popular seaside attractions—[[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], the gardens of Sutro Heights, the seven swimming pools at Sutro Baths. A private rail line ran out to Ocean Beach, but Sutro felt its ten-cent fare was outrageous.		In the early 1880s, three miles of sand dunes separated the developed areas of San Francisco from Lands End, where Adolph Sutro was developing popular seaside attractions—[[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], the gardens of Sutro Heights, the seven swimming pools at Sutro Baths. A private rail line ran out to Ocean Beach, but Sutro felt its ten-cent fare was outrageous.
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	'''One of Sutro's steam locomotives.'''		'''One of Sutro's steam locomotives.'''

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

	[[Image:Sutro-railroad-at-Cliff-House.jpg\|720px]]		[[Image:Sutro-railroad-at-Cliff-House.jpg\|720px]]
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	'''Sutro electric trolley at Cliff House, opened in 1896, seen here before the old Cliff House burned.		'''Sutro electric trolley at Cliff House, opened in 1896, seen here before the old Cliff House burned.

	[[Image:richmond$sutro-rail-road-cars.jpg]]		[[Image:richmond$sutro-rail-road-cars.jpg\|720px\|thumb]]

	'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''		'''Trolley Cars built by Adolph Sutro on Clement Street, now MUNI's #2 line'''

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