Fillmore Street Cars
Looking north down Fillmore Street about 1920 from Pacific Heights toward landfill which had hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915.
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. --from Walter de Vecchi
Contributors to this page include:
San Francisco Public Library,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
California History Center; De Anza College,Cupertino,CA - Publisher or Photographer
de Vecchi,Walter - Writer
Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer