San Francisco

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Santa Fe Railway

Complete Record: Opened with shot of Bay Bridge. A train and steamboat are shown. San Francisco skyline seen from the bay. City streets and neighborhood exterior shots. Coit tower. Foggy bay shot. Fog in city shot. Cannon shot. Flags fly in the wind. Mission Dolores. Sutter Mill. Nature shots. Settlement type buildings. Old fashioned store fronts. SF city with cable cars. Crowds crossing street. Hills. Vintage cars. Retail stores. Marina. Fishing. Fisherman’s wharf seafood market. People eating out. Bocce ball. Cruise ship leaves with crowd waving it on. Shellfish is harvested. A bear is loaded onto the dock. Various goods being imported via boat, ex. cigars, carpets. Stock exchange. Traffic shot from above. Chinatown markets. Chinese family eating a meal. After the meal they get dressed up and celebrate the new year. Dragon dancing and firecrackers fill the streets. Dueling dragon dancers. Sunset at the bridge. Night life at the clubs and bars. Theatrical performance. Festival of eating and drinking with big brass band possibly Oktoberfest.