#FlashbackFriday to this 1955 travelogue about the San Francisco cable car system. Check out vintage Nob Hill, San Francisco! Did you know that every 50 years or so, a cable car must come in from the cold to a carpentry shop in Dogpatch, where nine carpenters spend six to 18 months taking it apart and putting it back together? “We make everything from scratch ... You can’t go down to Home Depot and buy a part for a cable car.” Read more: http://bit.ly/2kbwlGm (Footage via Getty) | SFGATE

Make sure to visit one of the best free museums in San Francisco - the Cable Car Museum. Step inside to watch the wheels in action as they pull our historic cars along their routes. #cablecarsanfrancisco #cablecars #sanfrancisco | SFTourismTips