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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This travel film from the late 1960s / early 1970s was produced and written by Austin Green, and shows the attractions of the different neighborhoods in San Francisco, CA. It was edited by Walter Soul, with a musical score by Richard McCurdy. The narrator Lindsay Workman speaks fondly of this city and everything it has to offer from parks to art, bridges, beaches, and vibrant nightlife. Views of the city of San Francisco (00:14). “The City of Seven Hills” title banner (00:28). An airplane flying over San Francisco (00:39). “San Francisco” on screen (00:41). A Western Airlines Boeing 707 airplane landing at the San Francisco International Airport (00:56). Passengers exit the aircraft (01:33). Birds-eye view of San Francisco and the Golden Gate bridge over the San Francisco Bay (02:02). A cable car passing through the city (21:21). Different performances of the ‘Gay 90s’ in San Francisco (02:40). An old fire station (03:24). Water systems installed after an earthquake in 1906 (03:43). A momentum in Saint Mary’s Park in honor of the firemen who fought after the earthquake (03:54). The Coit tower monument in Telegraph Hill (04:07). The Palace Hotel (04:14). Market Street (04:32). The San Francisco Opera house (04:45). The Fairmount Tower Hotel with a glass elevator running on the outside of the building (05:00). The Union Square (05:33). Sidewalk flower stands (05:42). Views of the streets of San Francisco (05:55). A store named “Gump’s” selling unusual, collected art (06:29). Scenes from Chinatown (07:03). A chauffeur picks up two women at a hotel for a sightseeing tour of the city (08:26) through wealthy residential districts (08:48), the Palace of Fine Arts (09:06), the Yacht Harbor and the Golden Gate Bridge (09:21), Golden Gate Park and its Japanese tea garden (10:11), and on a drive down Lombard Street (11:46). The Mark Hopkins Hotel (12:48). The Ferry Building (13:40) by the port of San Francisco (13:50). The Cliff House restaurant (14:45). Surfers on the waves at Ocean Beach (15:43). The point of one foot of the Golden Gate Bridge stood by the Fort Winfield Scott (16:30). The pay toll for the bridge (16:48). The Muir Woods national monument (17:33). Sequoia trees, grown since before year AD 1 (17:42). The cable car turntable at Market Street (18:49). The cable car moving up Powell Street (19:13) through Little Italy (20:34) to the Fisherman’s Wharf hectic with fishing boats and seafood restaurants and markets (20:47). A Bay Cruise ship for tours in the San Francisco Bay (21:46). The Alcatraz Island and the prison (23:12). The Oakland Bay Bridge going through the Yerba Buena Island (23:35). A thick fog (24:07). A group of three is taking a taxi to enjoy the nightlife of San Francisco (24:32). Neon signs light up the streets (25:04). Performances entertain locals and visitors on an evening out in San Francisco (25:22). The vibrant night life and performances in the Barbary Coast area (26:03). An airplane taking off (29:16). “The End” on screen (29:52). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
