Great 150th anniversary celebration

Cable cars celebrated their 150th birthday on August 2 with a lively celebration at Market and Powell Streets. The event commemorated inventor Andrew Hallidie's first cable car trip, down Nob Hill on Clay Street, on August 2, 1873.

You can watch the entire celebration here! Or click here for more photos and descriptions of what was a great event. (But the party’s not over! Come for special events, special fares, and special experiences the rest of the year.)