PAGE UPDATES:
Added nos. 2511, 2624, 2636 on 09/03/20.
ABOUT THE BUSES:
Muni entered into a lease arrangement with Mack to receive seventy C-49-DT buses per year, returning each group after
six years to receive a new group of buses. This began in 1955 and ended 1960.
The fleet was returned to Mack after new buses began arriving 1969, but 5-6 buses were sold to private owners and 2230
is owned by Muni and was restored in the late 2010s. A few of the coaches were cut down for use on
the 39 Coit line, where the reduced length would allow them to circle the drive under Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill.
MACK No. 2224:
Mack 2224 on 30X Freeway Express at North Point and Divisadero Sts. in May 1974. Scan of a slide from my
collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2230:
See Mack 2230 for pictures of this coach.
MACK No. 2237:
Mack 2337 in the simplified wings livery at an unknown location in December 1970.
Scan of an A.J. Reinschmidt slide added 08/24/20.
MACK 2245:
Muni Powell car 509 meets Mack 2245 (on 38 Geary inbound) at Powell and O'Farrell Sts. in October 1962. Scan of a slide by an unknown
photographer added 07/20/20.
MACK No. 2359:
Cut down Mack 2359 in modified GMC Cal Cable livery on 39 Coit at Coit Tower on July 13, 1975. Bruce Korusek slide from my collection
added 04/21/18.
Cut down Mack 2359 in Landor livery on 39 Coit at two locations, Hyde and Jefferson Sts. terminal (next to the cable car terminal, and an AM General
on 32 Embarcadero is parked behind) and on Telegraph Hill Blvd. approaching Coit Tower, in November 1979.
Scans of slides (uncredited, possibly by John McKane) from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2439:
Mack 2439 on 38 Geary outbound at Geary and Mason Sts. in May 1974. Places no longer there in 2017 include
Theater Lounge and Pam Pam East restaurant. Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2442:
Mack 2442 on 15 Third-Kearny inbound at Geneva and San Jose Aves. in December 1974.
Scan of an uncredited slide added 07/20/20.
MACK No. 2452:
Mack 2452 on a J Church bus substitution outbound at Market, Geary, and Stockton Sts. on an August 1970 evening.
The headsign shows an incorrect destination of Ferry almost turned to East Bay (Transbay Terminal). It should read To 30th for an
outbound run. Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2456:
Mack 2456 on 11 Hoffman at 24th and Church Sts. on July 23, 1975. Scan of a Douglas Grotjahn slide added 08/24/20.
MACK No. 2463:
Mack 2463 at West Portal Station on an evening in December 1974. Scan of an uncredited slide added 07/20/20.
MACK No. 2502:
Mack 2502 at Woods Division in May 1975. This is an excellent example of the single window version of some
of the C-49s Muni ordered. Scan of a Jack Garcia slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2507:
Mack 2507 on 38 Geary Limited outbound on Geary St. between Powell and Mason Sts. in July 1974.
This set of buildings, represented by Klever Kasuals at 360 Geary, was replaced by the Westin St. Francis hotel
and, to the left at 366, Martin Lawrence Gallery. Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2511:
Mack 2511 at "Beach Garage," according to the information on the slide mount, on August 8, 1969. I suspect it's Ocean Division
next to Elkton Shops. Scan of an uncredited slide added 09/03/20.
MACK No. 2517:
Mack 2517 on 14 Mission Limited southbound at Mission and 24th Sts. in July 1974.
Scan of a slide (not credited but possibly by John McKane) from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2523:
Mack 2523 on a Shoppers Shuttle run at O'Farrell St., Grant Ave., and Market St. in August 1971.
A yellow flag indicates the shuttle service. There are lamps mounted on either side of the headsign, indicating
the 2523 was also used for school trippers. Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2567:
Mack 2567 parked at Geneva Upper Yard on July 25, 1975. Note the single rear window and the remaining rear red light
above it; the latter indicates 2567's use as a school bus. Scan of a Douglas Grotjahn slide added 08/24/20.
MACK No. 2600:
Mack 2600 on 19 Polk at Hyde and Fulton Sts. in December 1974. Uncredited slide from my collection
added 04/21/18.
MACK No. 2617:
Cut down Mack 2617 in Landor livery on 39 Coit at the Coit Tower circle on June 25, 1978.
Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2624:
Mack 2624 on the Shoppers Shuttle on Market St. between Stockton and Powell Sts. in July 1974. Scan of a J.F. Garcia slide added 09/03/20.
MACK No. 2626:
Mack 2626 outbound on Market St. between Noe and Castro Sts. in December 1972. The Missouri Mule, the first
gay bar in the Castro District, is seen at the left. In 2017 Beaux is located there.
There's a church at the corner of Noe and Market that is gone. In the median are the unused streetcar
tracks of the K, L, and M lines. Just that month, the lines were rerouted via 17th, Church, and Duboce so construction
could begin on the Muni Metro Subway. One trolley wire is still visible over the outbound track. Scan of a slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
MACK No. 2636:
Mack 2636 on M Ocean View bus substitution leaving West Portal in December 1974. Former St. Louis PCC 1116 on K Ingleside follows. Scan of an uncredited slide added 09/03/20.
MACK No. 2650:
Mack 2650 on 26 Valencia at Nineteenth Ave. and Junipero Serra Blvd. in July 1974. The steeple in the background belongs to the current
Temple United Methodist Church. Scan of a John McKane slide from my collection added 05/10/17.
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