Car Barn
Named in the records1891–2018
294 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1891–2018: 222 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 72 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 294: 222 Board decisions, 72 facts from city reports
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- 1891–2018
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The 60 most telling of its 294 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Car barn, Seventeenth Street · sold: sale of old buildings | building | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | The city agreed to accept the Mee Estate's offer of land in Block 636 for a Geary Street railway car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Resolution 8309 was corrected to describe the Geary Street car barn site as Block 636, Western Addition. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-10-21 | Board allowed a $22,922.72 (≈ $798,988 in 2026 dollars) third payment to F. Rolandi for construction of a Geary Street Railway car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-07-14 | The Board authorized bond-fund payments to railway, pipe and fixture suppliers and to Rolandi for Geary Street car barn work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-06-15 | Payment of $8,788.94 (≈ $296,135 in 2026 dollars) to Jas. L. McLaughlin for the second payment on extending a car barn approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-06 | The city accepted the O'Neil Estate's offer to sell land at Mariposa and York Streets for a municipal car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-27 | Daniel O'Day Company granted revocable permission to set blasts for grading the Municipal Car Barn site near Seventeenth Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-11-09 | First story of the Seventeenth Street car barn to be built | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-11-16 | Ordinance passed ordering construction of the first story of the Seventeenth Street Municipal car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-11-16 | First story of 17th Street municipal car barn ordered built | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-11-16 | First story of the Seventeenth Street car barn to be built | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-01-04 | City set aside about $7,100 (≈ $236,859 in 2026 dollars) for Polytechnic High School, City Hall, Geary Street car barn and street and bridge works. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-01-25 | Board appropriated funds for San Francisco Hospital equipment, Polytechnic High School, the Car Barn, and San Bruno Avenue paving. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-03-22 | Supervisors appropriated $115 (≈ $3,836 in 2026 dollars), $406.09 (≈ $13,547 in 2026 dollars), $135 (≈ $4,504 in 2026 dollars) and $500 (≈ $16,680 in 2026 dollars) for a car barn, Potrero Emergency Hospital, hydrants and license tags. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-05 | Municipal Railway bond funds appropriated for Stockton, Columbus and Fort Mason extensions, a Church Street appraisal and a car barn skylight, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-05 | Board appropriated Municipal Railway bond funds for Stockton Street extensions, inspection, a Church Street appraisal and car barn skylights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-12 | Supervisors passed for printing $1,670 (≈ $55,712 in 2026 dollars) for bins and fixtures at the Seventeenth Street Municipal Railway car barn, Clinton Fireproofing Co. contract. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-12 | Supervisors passed for printing an ordinance ordering a wiring and motor generator set for the Seventeenth Street Municipal Railway car barn. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-19 | Wiring and a motor generator set ordered for the Seventeenth Street Municipal Railway car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-19 | Board appropriated $1,670 (≈ $55,712 in 2026 dollars) from the Municipal Railway fund to fit out the Seventeenth Street car barn with bins and fixtures. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-10 | Foundations to be built for the Geary Street car barn tower | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-17 | Board ordered construction of foundations for the tank and tower of the Geary Street Municipal Railway Car Barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-27 | Payment of $2,820 (≈ $94,076 in 2026 dollars) to Ralston Iron Works for Municipal Railway car barn lockers approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-08-02 | Second story added to the Geary Street car barn for $27,947 (≈ $932,323 in 2026 dollars), with James L. McLaughlin as contractor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-08-09 | Supervisors approved $27,947 (≈ $932,323 in 2026 dollars) for a second story on the Municipal Railway car barn at Geary and Presidio, awarded to McLaughlin. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-08-16 | Resolution appropriated $1,400 (≈ $46,705 in 2026 dollars) from Geary Street Railway Fund to inspect the Geary Street car barn's second story. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-08-23 | Board adopted Resolution 12059 setting aside $1,400 (≈ $46,705 in 2026 dollars) from Geary Street Railway Fund to inspect a second story on the car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-09-07 | Board transferred $18,186.80 (≈ $606,719 in 2026 dollars) to the Geary Street Railway Fund for a second story on a Geary street car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-11-01 | Several small city appropriations were adopted for a car barn, Glen Park School, a county office and a Juvenile Detention Home. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-11-15 | Payment of $3,714.18 (≈ $123,907 in 2026 dollars) to James L. McLaughlin for the Geary Street car barn passed first reading only. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-12-06 | Board appropriates about $85,000 (≈ $2.8 million in 2026 dollars) for street cleaning, paving and repairs, plus Municipal Railway car barn and trolley work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-03-12 | Ordinance passed to improve Hampshire Street between Seventeenth and Mariposa streets in front of the Municipal car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-05-07 | $121.85 (≈ $3,208 in 2026 dollars) to improve the crossing at the Municipal Railway car barn | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-03-10 | Mayor authorized to auction scrap copper and brass stored at the Municipal Railway car barn at Geary and Presidio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-04-09 | Mayor authorized to sell scrap metal and tires at the Municipal Railway car barn at Geary and Presidio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-06-25 | Board of Public Works authorized to build a second story on the Seventeenth Street Municipal Railway car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-10-27 | Board approved $140,000 (≈ $2.8 million in 2026 dollars) from the Municipal Railway fund for a second story on the Seventeenth Street car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-11-17 | Second story added to the Seventeenth Street car barn for $9,000 (≈ $177,337 in 2026 dollars) | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-11-24 | Second story added to the Seventeenth Street car barn for $9,000 (≈ $177,337 in 2026 dollars) | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-05-11 | Mr. Monson's property at Bryant and York Streets was proposed for condemnation as a car barn; the matter was left pending in the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-01 | The Board adopted a resolution accepting Olof and Charles Monson's offer to sell land on Mariposa Street for a $70,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) Municipal Railway car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-01 | City accepts offer to sell land for Muni car barn | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-15 | Municipal Railway pays $70,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) to Olof and Charles Monson for land for a car barn site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-09 | Appropriation of $1,979 (≈ $38,103 in 2026 dollars) from the Municipal Railway Depreciation Fund for sand bins at the Seventeenth Street car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-23 | Board approved $1,979 (≈ $38,103 in 2026 dollars) for ten sand bins at the Seventeenth Street car barn of the Municipal Railways. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-11-21 | Appropriates $1,145.16 (≈ $22,175 in 2026 dollars) from the Municipal Railway depreciation fund for Ocean View extension, a car shop land purchase, and Seventeenth Street car barn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-03-30 | Mayor's veto of the Turk and Fillmore car barn sale stands | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-03-30 | Move made to take back the car barn veto vote | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-08-03 | The Public Works appropriation of $100,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) to convert the Geary Boulevard car barn for voting machines passed for second reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-08-10 | Public Works will convert part of the car barn at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue into storage for voting machines, costing $96,500 (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-09-13 | Board adopted, with an amendment barring a Powell Street spur track without approval, $58,212,000 (≈ $203.3 million in 2026 dollars) in federal transit funds for the [name withheld]. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-04-22 | Balboa Reservoir, Geneva Car Barn and University Mound sites adopted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-04-22 | Board moved to offer surplus city sites for development; Balboa Reservoir and [name withheld] adopted, University Mound vote not shown. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007 | Ordinance proposed to appropriate $1,344,490 (≈ $2.2 million in 2026 dollars) for Geneva Avenue Car Barn repairs and Alemany Boulevard greening passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007-03-06 | Proposed ordinance appropriating $1,044,490 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars) for Geneva Avenue Car Barn repairs and $300,000 (≈ $487,513 in 2026 dollars) for Alemany Boulevard greening passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007-03-06 | An ordinance appropriating $1,074,490 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars) for Geneva Avenue Car Barn repairs and Alemany Boulevard greening passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-04-08 | Recreation and Park Department authorized to hire Aidlin Darling Design for $837,863 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) on [name withheld] design work; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-04-15 | Recreation and Park Department hired Aidlin Darling Design for $837,863 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) in design work on the [name withheld] and Powerhouse; ordinance passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-03-22 | Proposed $2,500,000 (≈ $3.5 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for facilities improvements at the [name withheld] passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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