Saturday, November 13, 2010
history fact #3
Until 1958 lower deck of the Bay Bridge ran electric street cars that were part of the Key System. The Key Cars ran all over Oakland and Berkeley and then to the Trans-Bay Terminal. The public library at Piedmont Ave & 41st and the Whole Foods at 27th & Harrison both used to be a Key station. Here are some pictures:
for more story check out this Chronicle article.
for more pictures check out this train nerd site.
if you don't find this at all interesting you might like this.
early Bay Bridge pictures
Bay Bridge intersection with Treasure Island
first electric train to cross the Bay Bridge- 1939
the eastern entrance at Yerba Buena- Christmas, 1937
fire boat battling pier fire- 1936
opening day- 11/13/36
eastern span- 1398
westbound commute- 1940
for more check out this dude's blog
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