SAN FRANCISCO’S ICONIC cable cars celebrated a century-and-a-half in style this week after city leaders, public transit fans and historical reenactors kicked off a birthday celebration downtown on Wednesday.
The cable car, known today as a classic symbol of San Francisco, first operated on city streets 150 years ago on Aug. 2, 1873. On Wednesday, a vibrant crowd vied for a good photograph at the Powell and Market streets turnaround as city officials and historically accurate costume-wearers posed in front of a cable car adorned with dahlias.
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