Interurban Streetcars South: Difference between revisions

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'''Interurban streetcar south of San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo, c. 1940s.'''
'''Interurban streetcar south of San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo, c. 1940s.'''


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


[[Image:Granada-San-Mateo-Co-station-of-the-Ocean-Shore-RR-nd-1910s.jpg|720px]]
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'''Granada, San Mateo county station of the Ocean Shore Railroad, early 20th century.'''
'''Granada, San Mateo county station of the Ocean Shore Railroad, early 20th century.'''


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


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'''Interurban [[United Railroads|United Railroads]] streetcar at Market and 5th Streets, 1905.'''
'''Interurban [[United Railroads|United Railroads]] streetcar at Market and 5th Streets, 1905.'''


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


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'''On the occasion of the Kelly-Nelson prize fight in 1903, this lineup of more than 20 streetcars on School Street in Colma is next to the Colma Boxing Arena. The two private cars at the head of the train were probably used to transport the fighters officials of the area and other dignitaries. (''Charles Smallwood'')'''
'''On the occasion of the Kelly-Nelson prize fight in 1903, this lineup of more than 20 streetcars on School Street in Colma is next to the Colma Boxing Arena. The two private cars at the head of the train were probably used to transport the fighters officials of the area and other dignitaries. (''Charles Smallwood'')'''


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


[[Image:Cemeteries-streetcars-in-Daly-City-at-Grand-View-Theatre-near-Union-Park-c-1910.jpg|720px]]
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'''Streetcars to Colma cemeteries in Daly City at Grand View Theatre near Union Park, c. 1910.'''
'''Streetcars to Colma cemeteries in Daly City at Grand View Theatre near Union Park, c. 1910.'''


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


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'''Funeral streetcar parked at cemetery, no date.'''
'''Funeral streetcar parked at cemetery, no date.'''


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


[[category:transit]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:San Francisco outside the city]] [[category:cemeteries]]
[[category:transit]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:San Francisco outside the city]] [[category:cemeteries]]

Revision as of 14:01, 4 October 2016

Unfinished History

Interurban-streetcar-south-of-SB-Mtn-in-San-Mateo-c-1940s.jpg

Interurban streetcar south of San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo, c. 1940s.

Photo: C.R. collection

Granada-San-Mateo-Co-station-of-the-Ocean-Shore-RR-nd-1910s.jpg

Granada, San Mateo county station of the Ocean Shore Railroad, early 20th century.

Photo: C.R. collection

Market-and-5th-interurban-streetcar-1905.jpg

Interurban United Railroads streetcar at Market and 5th Streets, 1905.

Photo: C.R.collection

Maybe-Colma-Cemetery-streetcars-all-lined-up-nd-maybe-late-1910s.jpg

On the occasion of the Kelly-Nelson prize fight in 1903, this lineup of more than 20 streetcars on School Street in Colma is next to the Colma Boxing Arena. The two private cars at the head of the train were probably used to transport the fighters officials of the area and other dignitaries. (Charles Smallwood)

Photo: C.R. collection

Cemeteries-streetcars-in-Daly-City-at-Grand-View-Theatre-near-Union-Park-c-1910.jpg

Streetcars to Colma cemeteries in Daly City at Grand View Theatre near Union Park, c. 1910.

Photo: C.R. collection

Funeral-streetcar-at-cemetery-yard-nd.jpg

Funeral streetcar parked at cemetery, no date.

Photo: C.R. collection