Pulling this rope releases the cable car platform at the Hyde Street turnaround. Then the operators can spin the turntable 180-degrees and send the cable car back up Russian Hill.
A little respect for "The Little Professor."
The USS Pampanito, a WWII-era submarine that saw multiple patrols in the Pacific during the war. After the recent fire at this pier, the liberty ship Jermiah O'Brien was moved to the other side of Pier 39, but the Pampanito is still tied up where's she been for years.
Homage to the Pier 39 sea lion colony. These pieces of public art are in endless variations all over downtown.
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