The cable cars - United States California

Special feature United States California : The cable cars

The cable-car is a real institution in San Francisco. Inaugurated in 1882, the cable-car enables the inhabitants to get to the summits of the hills without too much effort. The success of the San Francisco network lead to the expansion of the system and to the introduction of railways in many other cities. In the twenties, most city councils across the United States had abandoned the horse-driven vehicles for electric mechanically-towed cars. The Cable-Car Museum at 1201 Mason Street possesses a collection of historical cable-cars, photographies, mechanic displays and a souvenir shop run by 'friends' of the cable-car museum.

  A mosaic of people and cultures

The city of the thousand hills  

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  A mosaic of people and cultures

  
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  The cable cars

  
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  The city of the thousand hills

  
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  Alcatraz, on the Rock

  
• 5

  The Piers

  
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  Golden Gate Bridge

  
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  Chinatown

  
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  Swing in church

  
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  Long live the Crab

  
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  Baseball bar