San Francisco Cable Cars


  • Address: 1390 Washington St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

I was largely induced to think over the matter from seeing the difficulty and pain the horses experienced in hauling the cars up Jackson Street, from Kearny to Stockton Street, on which street four or five horses were needed for the purpose - the driving being accompanied by the free use of the whip and voice, and occasionally by the horses falling and being dragged down the hill on their sides, by the car loaded with passengers sliding on its track. Andrew Smith Hallidie

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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1873/09/01 Andrew Smith Hallidie Architect The Clay Street line begins regular service, proving to be a financial success.
1878/00/00 Daniel Stein Work The Stein family return to America in 1878 and settle in Oakland, California. Daniel Stein becomes director of San Francisco's street car lines, the Market Street Railway.
1944/00/00 Maya Angelou Work After having been denied the chance to apply for a job with the Market Street Railway, Maya Angelou mother encourages her "Go get it". Two weeks later, Maya Angelou is hired as San Francisco's first Black female streetcar conductor.

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Particulars for San Francisco Cable Cars:
Criteria Historic Event
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Railroad
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: San Francisco Cable Cars
Registry Address: 1390 Washington St.
Registry Number: 66000233
Resource Type: Structure
Owner: Local
Architect: Hallidee,Andrew
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 5
Contributing Buildings: 2
Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 39
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1873
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Rail-related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Rail-related

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