Golden Gate City: San Francisco 1940

A tour of San Francisco, California in 1940. Footage from this film is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com

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• Chinatown

[im4wur]

Not the place to learn how to use a clutch. - lol

[oldwarrant]

Back then San Francisco was one of the most transit intensive cities in the world. Just about every major street had a streetcar line. A streetcar entered the Ferry Loop every 4 seconds in the rush hour, which meant thatas many as 900 cars went around the loop in an hour! There were three interurban companies plus Southern Pacific commtuer and long distance trains. Prior to the construction of the Bay Bridge the Ferry Building was the second busiest passenger terminal in the world.

[rogerrrubin]

This vid is too cool! In the 1950's I lived in Oakland. Playland, the place to go, was just a two block walk to the Key System train, over the bridge to San Francisco. Grab a street car to the beach. After that it was fun, fun, fun for the day and then back over the Bay Bridge to home in what I now consider (having moved to The City in 1964) the Far East. We also went up the hill to the Cliff House and watched the seals on the rocks beyond the shore. :>}

[emuguy2003]

Notice most of S.F. is dummied down today. That is courtesy of some Americans communicating w/ locals opposing those times.

Now a days most cars don't have 3 layers of sheet metal. In this video you say a brunette in a sail boat w/ a white skinned dark haired man. Today's time are slitely different.

Most things around today are devalued. O we feel sorry let's take away from our folks & give to yours.

On Treasure island people are suppose build 15% more low income housing projects. I'm curi

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

I love your vintage travel videos.

Thank you.

George Vreeland Hill

[chyaos]

"... posted everyday from the Chinese journals, not good news today... (music goes woah woah woah...) , moving on..."

[belogio]

I was just in this city yesterday....nice place...kinda crowded, but kool place and tons of rain!

[reyleon2010]

that filming so awesome, I love this video, I love istory and although I would like to see become of those times, you be who the people were very nice and without malice and tranquility of people, but it's nice to see this video, I like filming a lot and is golden.

[kngkrl22]

@Jeffredo729 San Francisco was a way better city back in the 1940's when it was known as the Paris of America or the New York City of the west coast. Also, it was a strong middle class town. Now the only type of people living in San Francisco are either single professionals making over 6 figures a year or the working poor making minimum wages. San Francisco has taken a turn for the worse.

[im4wur]

@lukebccb - It's not driving uphill that's at issue, but rather starting up from the lower slope after waiting for a light to turn green. Personally, I find using the handbrake useful to keep myself from rolling into the car behind me while transferring my foot from brake to gas. Especially, when some clown is 6 inches off my back bumper. ...but then, I've only got two feet.

[Jeffredo729]

@lukebccb Don't have to lecture me - I live in The Sunset and the folks on either side are Chinese-American with kids. Still, The City is far less middle/working class families than it was 30 or 40 years ago. There are areas that have such families (The Sunset, The Richmond, Noe Valley) but more transient single professionals are what the town is about now. That was not the case when my parents were young.