Great 150th cable car celebration! August 3, 2023March 21, 2025 Rick Laubscher Cable Car History, Cable Cars, History Features, Muni News, SFMSR Cable cars celebrated their 150th birthday on August 2 with a lively celebration at Market and Powell Streets. The event commemorated inventor Andrew Hallidie’s first cable car trip, down Nob Hill on Clay Street, on August 2, 1873. Read More……