Old Street Scenes

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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.

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Lakeport, Clear Lake California c50s:



Larkspur California, north of San Francisco, c1940:



Looking west from the roof of the San Francisco Bay Bridge toll plaza in 1939. Cars used the upper deck and trucks used the lower deck.

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Saballa's restaurant along highway 101 in Corte Madera (north of San Francisco) c57. Mount Tamalpais in the background:



Mill Valley with Mt. Tamalpais in the background (north of SF) c50s:



Proud Model T owner, Oakland California, 1920s:

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Oakland California 1911: "My new car--30 horse power 5 passengers I bought it for my Christmas present. Weighs half as much as my big car My National is a 60 horse power"



Road race in Oakland 1909, "The dangerous corner":



Looking west along 12th Street in Oakland 1920s:

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Definitely the OLD DAYS! Aft cabin lounge scene in a PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) Lockheed Electra 4-engine turbo-prop airliner as it cruises over San Francisco, c61:



Highway 1 through Stinson Beach north of San Francisco c57:



Sea Downs diner on Stinson Beach c57 (long gone):



San Francisco school bus 1925: