Fire Station No. 1

Historical marker location:

1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California

( Marker is on Middlefield Road, ½ mile west of Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.)

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.