Clayton-Market Switchback

Unfinished History

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1998

This sharp turn from Clayton to Market was not negotiable by early streetcars so operators would "switch" the backs of the passenger seats at Market Street, thereby "switching" the streetcar in the reverse direction.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

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May 2010 - Looking down Market Street at Clayton

Photo: Michael Greene, San Francisco, CA


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