"Modern commuters may look at that 1932 map with some envy. (What we wouldn’t give for an H Portero these days!) But the city’s makeup and transit realities were different in those days—as, perhaps, were City Hall’s priorities in the age of the automobile." [
sf.curbed.com]
A larger version of the map is here: [
www.munidiaries.com]
How Muni’s Streetcar Lines Got Their Letters -- "At various times throughout the early 20th century, streetcar lines claimed the letters A through O, but as the network was removed or replaced with bus lines in the mid-century, only five lines survived: the J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View and N Judah. ... Now, here’s a brief look at those ten other defunct lines that adopted letters A through O. Let’s start by laying out the full list (the lines we know and love today are denoted with an asterisk)..." [
preview.tinyurl.com]