Cable cars were invented by Andrew Smith Hallidie here in San Francisco in 1873. Hallidie's cable car system was based on early mining conveyance systems and dominated the city’s transit scene for ...

SAN FRANCISCO ... begin at Powell and Market. The third line, which is the least crowded and least known to tourists, runs along hilly California Street and also offers lovely views. Here are some ...

After all, we're the city that first launched cars pulled along by cables running beneath the street. Invented here nearly 150 years ago and named a National Historic Landmark in 1964, today's San ...

The San Francisco ... of Market Street and Powell Street. However, this line ends at Taylor Street and Bay Street. While ...

A fabulous San Francisco home — complete with a roof deck, state-of-the-art movie theater and parking for up to eight cars on ...

Hornblower Classic Cable Cars is San Francisco's original cable car tour and charter operator and provides a variety of fun and informative tours that allow visitors and locals to see well known ...

Located in San ... at the foot of Market Street, Embarcadero Station is close to the Ferry Building, Embarcadero Center, Transbay Terminal and the California Street cable car.

Cable cars, Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and the “Painted Ladies” Victorian homes are classic San Francisco attractions. Visitors enjoy boat trips to Alcatraz Island, hikes through ...

So, of course, to fully experience San Francisco ... cable cars from a few spots around town, including the famous Powell-Hyde Line at Powell and Market streets, which passes the twisty Lombard ...

San Francisco is the nation's leading tech-hub ... The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Chinatown are just a few of its recognizable features. The city is also a principal banking and finance ...

Andrew Smith Hallidie tested the first cable car at 4 o'clock ... Railroad in 1882, Market Street Cable Railway in1883, Ferries & Cliff House Railway in1888, and Omnibus Railroad & Cable Company in ...