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Author |
: Paul Bignardi |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 214 |
Release |
: 2019-05-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1733576703 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781733576703 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Fleet History of the San Francisco Municipal Railway by : Paul Bignardi
A Fleet History of the San Francisco Municipal Railway is a book that lists every transit vehicle that has been used in regular Muni service since 1912. The format includes a listing of key data for each vehicle, such as size, passenger capacity, manufacturer /cost and years of service, a short summary of the service history of the vehicle, and a photo (if available). All four modes are covered: rail (streetcar and LRV), bus, trolley bus and cable car, with one section covering each mode. Two additional sections include information on all Muni operations facilities, and a figures and graphics section. The figures and graphics section includes information on the four modes of transit, plus information on historical data in the areas of ridership, fares, farebox recovery, logo and agency structure and leadership. A short summary history section precedes the fleet history sections, and a photo credits table is included along with the blbilograpy. The completed document represents the first compilation of many of these pieces of information in almost 40 years. With over 200 pages and over 400 photographs, it is an excellent reference and history book both for experts and for people with a casus interest in the history of San Francisco Municipal Railway.
Author |
: Virginia Lee Burton |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 1997-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547422329 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547422326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Maybelle the Cable Car by : Virginia Lee Burton
Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.
Author |
: Emiliano Echeverria |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 134 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0738530476 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780738530475 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars by : Emiliano Echeverria
San Francisco's cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are actually three cable lines in operation today: the California Street line and the two Powell Street lines-- the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde. The Powell Street lines have been the subject of much controversy through the years, due to a complex lineage of private and public ownership. Cable cars on Powell Street began in 1888, operating under the Ferries and Cliff House Railway Company and utilizing the same basic design pioneered by Andrew Hallidie in 1873. Among the story's twists and turns are the line's actual routes following the 1906 earthquake, which caused heavy damage and forced major repairs. Post-quake, United Railroads was able to replace many of the cable car lines with streetcars, including a part of the Powell Street system. San Francisco at one time had eight separate cable car operators. Gradually most were replaced by streetcars, buses, and trolley buses, given the complexities and expense of cable systems. The Powell lines were taken over by the city in 1944, but the mayor tried to abandon them in 1947. The public disapproved of this move, and since then the Powell Street line has only grown in stature and its importance to San Francisco.
Author |
: Charles A. Smallwood |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105022854157 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The White Front Cars of San Francisco by : Charles A. Smallwood
Author |
: Robert Joseph Chandler |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806144106 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806144108 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis San Francisco Lithographer by : Robert Joseph Chandler
This biography by a distinguished California historian gives an underappreciated artist and his work recognition long overdue. Focusing on Grafton Tyler Brown's lithography and his life in nineteenth-century San Francisco, Robert J. Chandler offers a study equally fascinating as a business and cultural history and as an introduction to Brown the artist.
Author |
: Mark Ovenden |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 152 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015066729263 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Metro Maps of the World by : Mark Ovenden
Author |
: David Macaulay |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 105 |
Release |
: 1983-03-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547347974 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547347979 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Underground by : David Macaulay
This illustrated book gives young readers “a breathtaking and entirely original insight” into the complex systems that exist underneath modern cities (Kirkus, starred review). Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay takes readers on a visual journey through a city's various support systems—the many tunnels, pipes, walls, and other structures that help sustain the bustling life above. In Underground, Macaulay exposes a typical section of this intricate underground network and explains how it works. Along with his beautiful illustrations, Macaulay presents “a straightforward yet fascinating description of the labyrinth beneath the feet of any city dweller. And what a complex covered world [he] reveals! He invents an intersection of two streets and proceeds to show what we all might find if we dared to descend through that Alice-in-Wonderland manhole" (The New York Times).
Author |
: Paul Castelhun Trimble |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105123191095 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Interurban Railways of the Bay Area by : Paul Castelhun Trimble
Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.
Author |
: Grant Ute |
Publisher |
: Imaginary Lines, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 158 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0738575801 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780738575803 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis San Francisco's Municipal Railway by : Grant Ute
On December 30, 1909, following the passage of the bond issue allowing construction of San Francisco's Municipal Railway to begin, Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor gushed, "This is great . . . The Geary Street road will now be built and run by the people and for the people. This marks an epoch. It means civic freedom. . . . Some day our children's children will look back with wonder at the things we have stood for and suffered. Public utilities run . . . by the people . . . will give service to the public.
Author |
: Edward Porter Alexander |
Publisher |
: Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 075910509X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780759105096 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis Museums in Motion by : Edward Porter Alexander
In 1979, Edward P. Alexander's Museums in Motion was hailed as a much-needed addition to the museum literature. In combining the history of museums since the eighteenth century with a detailed examination of the function of museums and museum workers in modern society, it served as an essential resource for those seeking to enter to the museum profession and for established professionals looking for an expanded understanding of their own discipline. Now, Mary Alexander has produced a newly revised edition of the classic text, bringing it the twenty-first century with coverage of emerging trends, resources, and challenges. New material also includes a discussion of the children's museum as a distinct type of institution and an exploration of the role computers play in both outreach and traditional in-person visits.