Financial District in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
California Street Cable Cars Line
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014
1. California Street Cable Cars Line Marker
of the
California Street Cable Cars Line
and Leland Stanford
Mr. Robert Downing-Olson, President and Chairman, The Nob Hill Historical Society. • Mrs. Hans Klussman, Honorary Chairman, Cable Car Friends • The Honorable Cyril Magnin, Chairman, One Hundredth Anniversary Committee, Cable Car Friends
Erected 1978 by Cable Car Friends.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1914.
Location. 37° 47.625′ N, 122° 23.77′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in the Financial District. Marker is at the intersection of Drumm Street and California Street, on the left when traveling south on Drumm Street. This marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Lee Frost (a few steps from this marker); San Francisco Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Gunnybags (about 600 feet away); The Abraham Lincoln Brigade (about 700 feet away); Freeway Supports (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise (approx. 0.2 miles away); Port Time (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Leidesdorff (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Also see . . . San Francisco Cable Car History. The driving force behind the San Francisco cable car system came from a man who witnessed a horrible accident on a typically damp summer day in 1869. Andrew Smith Hallidie saw the toll slippery grades could extract when a horse- drawn streetcar slid backwards under its heavy load. The steep slope with wet cobblestones and a heavily weighted vehicle combined to drag five horses to their deaths. Although such a sight would stun anyone, Hallidie and his partners had the know-how to do something about the problem. (Submitted on February 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014
2. California Street Cable Cars Line Marker
Photographed By Danielle Porreca, October 13, 2016
3. The cable car turnaround
The recently renovated Powell and Market cable car turnaround.
Photographed By Smith News Company, circa 1943
4. Powell at Market Street Turntable
"At the foot of Powell at Market is the famous corner where the cable car is turned around bodily by the crew before starting the journey up the hill again."
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on October 20, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on February 22, 2014. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
