[quote="In "Atlas Obscura" In an article entitled "Last Known Carville House ", leiris "]
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
When cable cars and streetcars began replacing San Francisco’s old horsecars, the Market Street Railway Company needed to purge their outmoded horse-drawn inventory. So in 1895, they began selling the old horsecars for $20, or $10 without the seats. Some creative individuals purchased these horsecars and converted them into houses, offices, clubs, and shops on the outskirts of town. [/quote]
Read more of this story and see more photos at Atlas Obscura's web site
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
When cable cars and streetcars began replacing San Francisco’s old horsecars, the Market Street Railway Company needed to purge their outmoded horse-drawn inventory. So in 1895, they began selling the old horsecars for $20, or $10 without the seats. Some creative individuals purchased these horsecars and converted them into houses, offices, clubs, and shops on the outskirts of town. [/quote]
Read more of this story and see more photos at Atlas Obscura's web site
Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
