San Francisco's Market Street Railway by Walt Vielbaum, Robert Townley, Grant Ute, Philip Hoffman

San Francisco's Market Street Railway



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San Francisco's Market Street Railway Walt Vielbaum, Robert Townley, Grant Ute, Philip Hoffman
Page: 128
ISBN: 9780738529677
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC

The Market Street Railway Company thrived in an age when rails ruled San Francisco. Spanning the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the boom times of World War II, it had a long and legendary lifetime that is deeply ingrained in the city's early identity. Gradually, however, it became challenged by the emergence of the automobile, cheaper motor coaches, and "nickel jitneys"--competing cars on the same routes. The MSRy painted the fronts of its cars white to show up well in San Francisco's misty weather, and for many years people called them "the White Front cars." Franchise competition and city regulations undid MSRy, and its assets were absorbed into MUNI in 1944. However, the ... MORE EBOOKS:
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