Ferries of San Francisco Bay
Author | : Paul C. Trimble |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738547312 |
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Author | : Paul C. Trimble |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738547312 |
Chiefly photos from the collections of the authors.
Author | : Bailey Millard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mel Scott |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1985-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780520055100 |
Author | : Anne Evers Hitz |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467126268 |
For many years, visitors traveling to San Francisco came via ferry, and the Ferry Building, one of San Francisco's most famous landmarks, stood ready to welcome them. In the 1920s, the Ferry Building was the world's second-busiest transit terminal (after Charing Cross, London), with more than 50,000 people a day passing through the elegant structure, designed by architect A. Page Brown and opened in 1898. When the 1906 earthquake struck and the ensuing fire was destroying the city, the venerable waterfront icon stood above the ruins, giving residents hope that the city would recover and rise from the ashes. By 1939, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge both open, ferry traffic fell off. By the late 1950s, ferry service ended altogether, and the building's beautiful facade was blocked by the double-decker Embarcadero Freeway. With the freeway's demise after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Ferry Building was restored and reopened in 2003. It is once again a beacon of civic pride, a landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a public space that anchors the San Francisco waterfront.
Author | : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520268253 |
This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Bridges |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 960 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : Harbors |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ables Bray Dickinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Narrow gauge railroads |
ISBN | : |
This history covers the lifetime of a small but important California railroad and ferry line which once transported thousands from San Francisco each year north across the bay into Marin County and beyond. The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a common carrier narrow gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) and which rebuilt the southern section into a standard gauge electric railroad. The NPC operated in the northern California counties of Marin and Sonoma that carried redwood lumber, local dairy and agricultural products, express and passengers. The NPC operated almost 93 mi (150 km) of track that extended from a pier at Sausalito (which connected the line via ferry to San Francisco) and operated northwest to Duncans Mills and Cazadero (also known as Ingrams). The NPC became the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) on March 7, 1902. In 1907 the North Shore Railroad became part of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP). Southern portions of the line were standard gauged and electrified by the North Shore for suburban passenger service, though most of the trackage north of San Rafael remained 3 ft (914 mm) gauge until abandonment in the late 1930s. All of the NPC trackage has been abandoned either by the NPC or the NWP. Some of the original right of way can be seen at the Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Fairfax, along the shore of Tomales Bay and Keyes Estuary and passenger depots remain in San Anselmo and Duncan Mills. One NPC steam locomotive, No.12, "The Sonoma," remains as a restored static exhibit in its circa 1870s appearance at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.