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An official Pedestrian Pass for the opening day of the Golden Gate Bridge from my friend, Judy. I hope you had a fun day, Anna Martin. (Thumbnail image)

The heart and life’s blood of San Francisco’s cable car system is at these crossroads, Mason and Washington Streets, where the cable car barn is. The view is slightly farther down Washington Street in the old photo where the double slots formed in the 1950’s. A rare double slot patch of cable car tracks still is in use here a little ways down toward Powell Street. (Thumbnail image)

In the Cable Car Barn, giant pulleys keep the underground cables that operate the entire cable car system moving. (Thumbnail image)

Without the cable cars, great old pictures like this wouldn’t have been possible. Well, at least, I got one wave in my picture. (Thumbnail image)

Ah, a lovely setting from the 1960’s with the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and the hills of Marin County in the background! Absolutely, beaut………. Wait a minute, it’s a fake! It’s an ad for a car! Hah! Knew it all the time! (Thumbnail image)

If she gets off, it’ll tip over on him! (Thumbnail image)

Beach Blanket Cable Car. Muni’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in 1962 in front of the St. Francis. (Thumbnail image)

The old Sacramento line, long gone, passing the Brocklebank Apartments on Nob Hill. This was where Jimmy Stewart’s character was staying in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’. (Thumbnail image)

A California Street cable car passes Huntington Park, and the exclusive Pacific-Union Club on Nob Hill in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. Not much has changed here over the years except the cars! That’s the Fairmont Hotel on the right. Grace Cathedral, out of the picture, is on the corner on the left  (Thumbnail image)

A lonely looking cable car chugs up the Castro Street hill in the early 1940’s. This line had been isolated from the other cable car lines, and only ran from 18th to 26th when this picture was taken. Most of the beautiful old houses in this area from long ago are still there! (Thumbnail image)