February, 2021 Version of the Cable Car Home Page -- February 1, 2021

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The Cable Car Home Page will be 25 years old in November.

I just put the February, 2021 version of my Cable Car Home Page on the server:
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/

It includes some new items:
1. Picture of the Month: The Baldwin Hotel stood at Powell and Market, about 1888. We see the Powell and Market turntable in the foreground. (Source: OpenSFHistory / wnp37.00580-L.jpg).
2. On the Ferries and Cliff House Railway page: Two photos of the Baldwin Hotel at Powell and Market.
3.On the Cable Car Lines in Ohio page: A ten year update about Cleveland's Brooklyn Street Railroad/South Side Railway, both owned by Tom L Johnson, one of which had an experimental cable installation using the Johnson Ladder Cable System. Including a new ad for bonds.
4. Added News items about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Ten years ago this month (February, 2011):
1. The picture of the month: "Cable Car Belle": A clipping from the 03-June-1973 Palo Alto Times, shows Miss Cable Car, Barbara Jean Davies, posing on a cable car and holding a model of a Powell Street cable car.

2. On the Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest page: Barbara Davies Walsh, Miss Cable Car 1973, shares memories and clippings from her exciting reign. Also added information about Kathy Cooper, Miss Cable Car 1971

3. On the Cable Car Lines in Ohio page: A new article about Cleveland's Brooklyn Street Railroad/South Side Railway, both owned by Tom L Johnson, one of which had an experimental cable installation using the Johnson Ladder Cable System

Twenty years ago this month (Winter, 2001):
1. Picture of the Quarter: Market/Hayes cable car by IW Taber

2. Roll out More Market Street Pictures page.

3. Add "The Los Angeles Cable Railway" article from Scientific American, courtesy of Tom Ehrenreich.

4. Ray Long provided two photographs of the Industry Hills Incline, one of Sacramento/Clay car 16 on the Emporium roof and one of Cal Cable 56 at Washington/Mason.

5. Add section on The Electrical System to How Page.

6. Add Beebe book and article about ergonomic adjustments to turntable to Bibliography.

Coming in March, 2021: On the Cable Car Lines in Ohio page: On the Cable Car Lines in Ohio page: More about Cincinnati's Mount Adams and Eden Park Railway.

125 years ago this month:

On 01-February-1896, the cable on the former lines of the Los Angeles Cable Railway/Pacific Cable Railway on West Seventh and Fort was shut down.

Also on 01-February-1896, San Francisco's electric Sutro Railroad began service to Sutro Baths.

25 years ago this month:

New California Street cable car Number 52 entered revenue service after a ceremony at the Washington-Mason cable car barn.

The Cable Car Home Page now has a Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CableCarHomePage/

Joe Thompson
The Cable Car Home Page (updated 01-February-2021)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/
San Francisco Bay Ferryboats (updated 31-January-2020)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ferry/
Park Trains and Tourist Trains (updated 31-July-2019)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ptrain/
The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion (updated spasmodically)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com
The Big V Riot Squad (new blog)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/