The San Francisco native is pretty sure he saw the lions and tigers and all that comes with it, but he wasn’t left with much of an impression. As it did in many cities, the streetcar spurred a huge amount of development in San Francisco. “The electric streetcar helped stretch the boundaries of our cities.”Two streetcars pass each other along the San Francisco waterfront. “People come from all over the world to ride them.”A streetcar painted in tribute to Philadelphia runs along the San Francisco waterfront. “San Francisco relishes its transit history, but we also put our history to work.”Franz is a writer based in Montana.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2018 12:00 UTC