San Francisco to Oakland commuter ferry goes under the new Bay Bridge in 1936. Battleship could be the USS Arizona but I'm not certain. Ferry pier and another ferry can be seen in the background alongside the new bridge.
Commuters happily stream off the ferry and walk to waiting streecars to take them into the East Bay bedroom communities of Oakland, Piedmont, Berkeley, and Albany and El Cerrito. One could read the afternoon newspaper and grab a cup of coffee in the ferry's soda fountain during the 20-minute ride across the bay.
Then the streetcars left and headed east into Oakland and other communities. Total commute time from Ferry Building in San Francisco to doorstep in the Oakland hills was 45 minutes. Try that in your car today! More like 90 minutes--on a good day.
