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

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