Goodbye, Columbus!
Fred Matthews photo, Walter Rice collection.
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189 – Porto, Portugal
A century ago, America was the world technology leader – in streetcars! U.S. firms such as the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia exported their products to numerous countries around the globe.
New Orleans “Desire” streetcar No. 952 crosses Golden Gate Bridge!
228 – 228 & 233 Blackpool, England
Each profile has a line or two about the streetcar (or in this case, tram) in the upper right corner.
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496 – Melbourne, Australia (W2 Class)
One-two line summary about the Melbourne car, recently restored thanks to the help of Victoria, Australia’s tourism ministry.
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Foot of Market’s Future
John King, the Chronicle’s excellent urban design writer, is taking a look at the “re-imagining” going on about the public space surrounding San Francisco’s most famous transit shrine: the old Ferry Building streetcar loop.
916 – Melbourne, Australia (SW6 Class)
Few cities in the world have shown as much loyalty to a single streetcar design as has Melbourne. The “W” class of trams was introduced in 1923, with a design that was the opposite of the “California” type streetcar common on this side of the Pacific.
3557 – Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg’s tramway system, like those of many German cities, was devastated by World War II.
Evocative Cal Cable Book Worth a Read
Nothing evokes vanished San Francisco more than the old California Street Cable Railroad Company, more familiarly known as “Cal Cable.” This private company, founded by Leland Stanford, operated cable cars from 1878 to 1951, when it went bankrupt and was taken over by Muni. After that, politicians effectively dismembered it, and we’re still talking about whether its remnants can be improved.
