Several days of events commemorating the centennial of the cable cars were held. These began with a 5 o'clock in the morning celebration at Portsmouth Square on August 2, 1973, a celebration highlighted by Clay Street Hill Car No. 8 (from the Cable Car Museum), with some riders on board, being carried on a flatbed truck down the hill from Clay and Jones to the square duplicating Andrew S. Hallidie's first trip.
1973 San Francisco Cable Car Centennial 38mm Silver Medal, commemorative produced by the United States Mint in San Francisco.