San Francisco's Municipal Railway:
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738575801 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Observing Municipal Railway Centennial On this day, one hundred years ago, the San Francisco Municipal Railway or Muni's streetcars began service and began what would be considered a bold experiment, city ownership of the means of transportation. What began as the 1st city owned street railway system in the United States, is today the seventh largest transit system in the nation. If you are interested in the first deca. Great news for trolley modelersand San Francisco architecture & history lovers For years, Arcadia Publishing's Images of Rail series has been helping rescue photographs that might, otherwise, be lost to future generations.Historically, most of the Images of Rail series have appeared in a 6x9 format in the $20 list price range--i.e., originally $19.95, later, $21.95 (before retailer discounts). I consider this a relatively low price for 128-page books contain. "Great history, great photos, great storytelling" according to Roderick Laubscher. This is a superb book in every aspect, especially considering the limitations of the Arcadia Publishing format (even for their oversized books, such as this one). The photographs were carefully selected from among several archives to tell the comprehensive story of a century of service by America's first publicly owned transit system. Many of them have never been published before,
. Hop aboard and trace Muni's construction, expansion, operations, competitors, labor issues, and finances through two world wars to chronicle the growth of the "people's railroad" into America's seventh-largest public transit system. About the Author Celebrating Muni's centennial, coauthors Grant Ute, Philip Hoffman, Cameron Beach, Bob Townley, and Walter Vielbaum have scoured private collections as well as the archives of the Municipal Railway, Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, Market Street Railway, and San Francisco Public Library for the best images to bring you the fascinating history of the grand civic experiment that is San Francisco's Municipal Railway
This marks an epoch. Public utilities run by the people will give service to the public.. 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. Some day our children's children will look back with wonder at the things we have stood for and suffered. It means civic freedom
Celebrating Muni's centennial, coauthors Grant Ute, Philip Hoffman, Cameron Beach, Bob Townley, and Walter Vielbaum have scoured private collections as well as the archives of the Municipal Railway, Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, Market Street Railway, and San Francisco Public Library for the best images to bring you the fascinating history of the grand civic expe