San Francisco's iconic cable cars celebrated a century-and-a-half of operation in style after city leaders, public transit fans and historical reenactors kicked off a birthday celebration downtown on Wednesday.
The cable car, known today as a classic symbol of San Francisco, first operated on city streets 150 years ago on Aug. 2, 1873. On Wednesday, a vibrant crowd vied for a good photograph at the Powell and Market streets turnaround as city officials and historically accurate costume-wearers posed in front of a cable car adorned with dahlias.
"San Francisco is a city of firsts. Not only was a cable car invented here and others followed in other cities around the entire world, but right now the cable car only exists in the city and county of San Francisco," Breed said. Breed and a handful of other prominent city leaders also shouted out Sen. Dianne Feinstein for saving cable cars again in the late 1970s during her time as mayor of the city, thanks to securing millions in federal funding. Feinstein was notably a no-show at the event despite an invitation.
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