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San Fran street car ride (1909 vid)

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Here's what a trolley car ride looked like, three years after the big quake.

+ crazy traffic
+ ladies in big hats
+ cars fighting with horses for space
 

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Originally Posted by crazyquik
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Here's what a trolley car ride looked like, three years after the big quake. + crazy traffic + ladies in big hats + cars fighting with horses for space

I don't get why the moustache and derby ever went out of style. BTW, they don't let you jaywalk like that in San Francisco any more.
 

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Love the fat constable with the white gloves and the truncheon and ~:35. What a great slice of Americana.
 

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Originally Posted by w.mj
Love the fat constable with the white gloves and the truncheon and ~:35. What a great slice of Americana.

That was EXACTLY my reaction. Hollywood nailed the stereotype of a fat cop with a billy club.

I think that is Market Street?
 

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