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Although reports exist of horse-drawn carriage services as early as the 1500s, the first modern omnibus was not introduced until 1829, with service in London followed in 1831 in New York City by a line along Broadway. The first U.S. horse-drawn streetcar line was begun in 1831 in New York City. By the 1860s most U.S. cities had horse- or mule-powered street railways franchised by the city. With the Industrial Revolution and the growth of cities, an urban system to transport people to work, social events and other personal trips, became increasingly important.

The cable car, made possible by the invention in 1869 by Andrew Hallidie of a grip that can grasp a continuously running cable, was introduced in 1873 in San Francisco as a means of public transportation. When the private automobile became available in the 1910s and '20s, many street railway companies went bankrupt. In the 1930s an effort for revitalization of street railways was made by the Electric Railway President's Conference Committee. Most cities, however, utilized instead the gasoline- and diesel-powered bus, because it allowed route selection flexibility and freedom.

The San Francisco cable cars returned to operation in the mid-1980s after several years of repair. Transporting both tourists and commuters, the cable car operates along several city routes, servicing many of San Francisco attractions. Notable are the Transamerica Pyramid Building, a white pyramid-shaped office tower with an observation area on the 27th floor; Chinatown, one of the largest Chinese communities outside Asia; the theater district along Geary Street; Coit Memorial Tower on Telegraph Hill; Fisherman's Wharf, with the nearby Hyde Street Pier; and Ghiradelli Square.