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San Diego Electric Railway
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The San Diego Electric Railway was a mass transit system in San Diego County, California, United States. The system utilized 600 volt direct current streetcars and buses.
A San Diego Class 1 streetcar at 5th and Broadway, c. 1915
A San Diego Class 1 streetcar at 5th and Broadway, c. 1915
"Rapid Transit in San Diego": An original 1886 horse-drawn trolley and its driver participate in a parade celebrating the groundbreaking of the Panama
"Rapid Transit in San Diego": An original 1886 horse-drawn trolley and its driver participate in a parade celebrating the groundbreaking of the Panama–California Exposition Center in 1911.
Opening Day on the San Diego Cable Railway; June 7, 1890
Opening Day on the San Diego Cable Railway; June 7, 1890
SDERy double-decker Car No. 1 pauses at the intersection of 5th Street & Market Street during its inaugural run on September 21, 1892.
SDERy double-decker Car No. 1 pauses at the intersection of 5th Street & Market Street during its inaugural run on September 21, 1892.
John D. Spreckels
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John Diedrich Spreckels was an American businessman who founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the son of German-Am
San Diego Electric Railway
…States. The system utilized 600 volt direct current streetcars and (in later years) buses. The SDERy was established by sugar heir and land developer John D. Spreckels in 1892. The railroad's original network consisted of five routes: the Fifth Street and Logan Heights Lines, the First and "D" Streets Lines, the Depot…
Spreckels in 1901
Spreckels in 1901
"The Danger of Discord", a political cartoon by C. H. Confer published in The Wasp mocking Spreckels and fellow Republican newspaperman M. H. de Young
"The Danger of Discord", a political cartoon by C. H. Confer published in The Wasp mocking Spreckels and fellow Republican newspaperman M. H. de Young for their infighting, insinuating it would lead to the election of Democrat James G. Maguire as Governor of California, September 24, 1898