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1965-1975CALIFORNIA
A tour of the sights in San Francisco, the Historic Ferry Building and Clock Tower, China Town, parks, Victorian architecture. With Tony Bennett singing, I Left My Heart in San Francisco. Some footage of a residential building fire.

Year unknown. Maybe 1960s?

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POV moving vehicle on highway. Downtown San Francisco in the distance.
01:00:03 3.68 thumbnail
Beautiful Victorian homes outskirts of San Francisco
01:00:21 21.94 thumbnail
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01:00:35 35.47 thumbnail
POV moving vehicle on highway approaching San Francisco. Highway signs for the Civic Center and Golden Gate Br.; Downtown Bay Bridge.
01:00:41 41.3 thumbnail
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01:01:26 86.7 thumbnail
Back of vintage bus driving by, the historic landmark San Francisco Ferry building Clock Tower in bkgd.
01:01:34 94.28 thumbnail
Various shots including CU's day and night of the Ferry Building Clock Tower - San Francisco
01:02:10 130.73 thumbnail
People walking on a ramp inside a building, most likely the Ferry Building, woman window shops.
01:02:17 137.61 thumbnail
Interior entrance door to San Francisco Port Authority and varioius government offices: Window display of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.; Window of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Coast.
Tony Bennett singing, I Left My Heart In San Francisco.
01:02:31 151.62 thumbnail
Person taking photos from in between metal rails on a staircase or ramp.
01:02:40 160.54 thumbnail
Sphere like sculpture changes colors
01:02:49 169.96 thumbnail
Cutaway. Exterior shots of downtown San Francisco. A cable car is seen through a large metal structure, skyscrapers lit up at night, the Clock Tower, traffic, fancy restautrant, sculptures, and a smiling security guard.
Tony Bennett still sings
01:04:25 265.11 thumbnail
CU Sculpture of a windswept woman outside a tall building
01:04:27 267.46 thumbnail
CU to WS Street signs in China Town corner of Bush and Grant, also written in Chinese. Sign for Scenic Drive below street signs.
01:04:37 277.58 thumbnail
Street scenes in China Town San Francisco - corner breakfast restaurant with Coca Cola on sign, traffic barricades, sign on window for Shrimp Basket with French Fries 85 cents, moving electronic Welcome to Chinatown sign
01:05:15 315.7 thumbnail
Street sign for Bush and Grant (nighttime).
01:05:18 318.06 thumbnail
Chinatown at night, stores and buildings lit up. Sign on building for "Ricksha Bistro, string lights, store fronts, peds, small nude sculpture and China dolls in store window, man taking photos with 35mm camera,
01:05:59 359.69 thumbnail
China Town at daybreak. Sun shining, glitzy retail store displays, a box of fake moving bugs and objects, trolley car, peds.
01:06:43 403.87 thumbnail
Street signs corner of Grant and California.
01:06:48 408.47 thumbnail
Trolley cars rolling down the street in traffic
01:07:08 428.34 thumbnail
Signs in China Town - Empress of China, Please No Litter, lots of people including kids on the streets, storefronts.
01:07:30 450.37 thumbnail
Little girl in a yellow knit sweater and white hat appears to be alone on a busy sidewalk.
01:07:32 452.37 thumbnail
"Grant Ave" and "Sacramento" carved into sidewalk curb. Street signs for Sacramento and Grant also in Chinese writing.
01:07:41 461.66 thumbnail
Necklaces with stones displayed on velvet.
01:07:56 476.05 thumbnail
Vertical sign jutting out from building for the Bank of America written in Chinese and English.
01:07:59 479.67 thumbnail
A street in Chinatown with Chinese architecture, string lights, and sign jutting from building "Catholic Information"
01:08:10 489.96 thumbnail
Street sign on corner for Grant and California. Signs on buildings for the Shanghai, and K. Lart Co.
01:08:29 509.25 thumbnail
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01:08:31 511.25 thumbnail
Downtown San Francisco - Pedestrians crossing street busy street, vintage Volkswagen Beetle driving by, man handing out pamphlets, retail store on corner "The Unique Mens Shop", Street sign "Ashbury". lots of peds young and old.
01:08:54 534.82 thumbnail
Large striped sign and awning outside the "Juke Box", poster in glass inclosure "Viva", CU a pair of bare feet walking down the sidewalk, crowded streets more pedestrians young and old.
01:09:06 546.36 thumbnail
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01:09:07 547.4 thumbnail
Dark footage emergency vehicles parked on a San Francisco street. Red flashing lights and sirens heard. Fire Engine parked with hose attached.
01:09:28 568.79 thumbnail
Smoke coming out of a Victorian style building in San Francisco, fire ladder leaning on the building.
01:09:34 574.64 thumbnail
Onlookers on sidewalk, sirens are heard, fireman walks by camera.
01:09:51 591.52 thumbnail
Cutaway from building fire to WS of a park. Guys playing soccer, LS people hanging around on wide open grassy area.
01:10:07 607.77 thumbnail
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01:10:09 609.26 thumbnail
Vintage cars including a Volkswagen Van driving toward camera.
01:10:25 625.16 thumbnail
Tourists visiting a Chinese pagoda style building - this could be any number of parks in and around San Francisco - could be the Japanese Tea Garden.
01:10:31 631.23 thumbnail
CU and pan out to WS long haired bearded guy drinking tea and reading a book. Looks peaceful.
01:10:47 647.59 thumbnail
Asian style gardens in the park. Kids climbing on the structure. Tourists walking over Asian style bridge.
01:11:08 668.17 thumbnail
A hippie guy leaning on the red wooden railing eating peanuts or popcorn.
01:11:14 674.41 thumbnail
CU male taking photos with 35mm camera
01:11:22 682.49 thumbnail
Gray Line bus parked and waiting. Man standing at the door, sign on front of bus says "City Tour" people getting on. Red Nevada license plate.
01:12:10 730 thumbnail
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