Carrington Hall

Historical marker location:

1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City, California

( Marker can be reached from Brewster Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2004

Named in Honor of Otis M. Carrington. (1884 1964).

The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. The system was built in 1873 and is a National Historic Landmark. The cable cars are a popular tourist attraction and are featured in many movies and TV shows.