SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Cable Cars are synonymous with San Francisco and recognized around the world. It all started in 1873, with an innovative idea to navigate the city's hills. Wednesday ...

With engineering design work by William Eppelsheimer, construction began in early 1873. By mid-summer, the double-track line, powerhouse, cable and cars were completed at a total cost of $85,150. The ...

Hallidie, who in 1873 invented the cable car, started the first one on nearly vertical Clay Street. Overnight, property values doubled on Nob Hill and all real estate boomed for several years as ...

Hallidie started the engineering work in 1872, with an August 1, 1873 deadline to have a running cable car, barring which his rights would expire. Despite being confronted with several new ...

Within five years, in 1873, Hallidie's invention -- an "endless wire rope way" -- would power the world's first practical cable cars, shaping cityscapes for generations. Born on March 16 ...