Powell & Market cable car turnaround
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Powell & Market cable car turnaround is a major San Francisco cable car terminus and popular tourist spot where the historic cars are manually turned around at the end of the line.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cable Car Turnaround at Powell and Market | 1 |
| Cable car Powell Street turntable | 1 |
| Powell & Market cable car turnaround canonical | 1 |
| Powell Street cable car turntable | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1915117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powell & Market cable car turnaround Context triple: [Powell Street terminal, alsoKnownAs, Powell & Market cable car turnaround]
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A.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
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B.
Powell–Hyde cable car line
The Powell–Hyde cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running from Market Street over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the city’s northern waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf.
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C.
San Francisco cable car system
The San Francisco cable car system is a historic manually operated streetcar network and iconic symbol of the city, known for its steep routes and status as the world’s last permanently operational cable car system.
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D.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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E.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is a historic institution in San Francisco that showcases the city’s iconic cable car system, featuring preserved cars, machinery, and exhibits on their engineering and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powell & Market cable car turnaround Target entity description: Powell & Market cable car turnaround is a major San Francisco cable car terminus and popular tourist spot where the historic cars are manually turned around at the end of the line.
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A.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
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B.
Powell–Hyde cable car line
The Powell–Hyde cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running from Market Street over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the city’s northern waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf.
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C.
San Francisco cable car system
The San Francisco cable car system is a historic manually operated streetcar network and iconic symbol of the city, known for its steep routes and status as the world’s last permanently operational cable car system.
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D.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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E.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is a historic institution in San Francisco that showcases the city’s iconic cable car system, featuring preserved cars, machinery, and exhibits on their engineering and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable car terminus
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ transportation facility ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Hallidie Plaza
ⓘ
Muni Metro Powell Street Station entrance ⓘ Powell Street BART/Muni station ⓘ
surface form:
Powell Street BART station entrance
|
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of San Francisco’s historic transit system ⓘ |
| feature | wooden cable car turntable ⓘ |
| hasBoardingSystem | queue-based boarding ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic transit facility ⓘ |
| hasManualLabor | cable car gripmen and conductors turning cars ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModeConnection |
BART
ⓘ
San Francisco Muni ⓘ
surface form:
Muni Metro
Muni bus ⓘ historic streetcar on Market Street ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUsers | tourists ⓘ |
| hasQueueManagement | roped-off waiting areas ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUsers | local commuters ⓘ |
| hasTicketSales | nearby ticket booths and machines ⓘ |
| hasTransportationMode | cable car ⓘ |
| hasTurningMethod | manual turntable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high tourist traffic
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long passenger queues ⓘ street performers nearby ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersectionOf |
Market Street
ⓘ
Powell Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Union Square neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square area
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| near |
Union Square
ⓘ
Westfield San Francisco Centre ⓘ |
| operatedBy | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
Market Street subway
ⓘ
surface form:
Market Street transit hub
|
| photographySubject | cable cars on turntable ⓘ |
| publicSpaceType | outdoor urban plaza area ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | staff supervision during turning ⓘ |
| servedByOperator |
San Francisco Muni
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Municipal Railway
|
| servedBySystem | San Francisco cable car system ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Powell Street, San Francisco
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surface form:
Powell Street at Market Street
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| terminusOf |
Powell–Hyde cable car line
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Powell-Mason cable car line ⓘ
surface form:
Powell–Mason cable car line
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| tourismSignificance |
gateway to Fisherman’s Wharf via cable car
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iconic San Francisco photo spot ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alighting cable car passengers
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boarding cable car passengers ⓘ reversing cable car direction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Powell & Market cable car turnaround Description of subject: Powell & Market cable car turnaround is a major San Francisco cable car terminus and popular tourist spot where the historic cars are manually turned around at the end of the line.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cable Car Turnaround at Powell and Market
this entity surface form:
Cable car Powell Street turntable
subject surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell Street cable car turntable