California State flags courtesy Wilson's Free Gifs & Animations
The following 8, San Francisco post cards, were purchased by me in 1953
Most measure 9" by 7". The last three are slightly smaller. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was designed by Joseph B. Strauss and CITY HALL AND CIVIC CENTER
San Francisco's City Hall is a magnificent edifice built of granite in the French Renaissance style. UNION SQUARE
At the foot of the luxurious St. Francis Hotel is this beautiful green park. FISHERMAN'S WHARF, SAN FRANCISCO
One of the most picturesque sights in San Francisco is this scene of Fisherman's Warf. HYDE STREET CABLE CAR
San Francisco's cable cars still retain their place in the affections of residents and visitors alike. SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE AT NIGHT
This is one of the outstanding spectacles of the San Francisco Bay area. SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is eight and one-quarter miles long. ALCATRAZ ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO
Located in the Bay between San Francisco and Sausalito, Alcatraz Island, known as
at a cost of 10 cents each. Souvenirs to show my Dad and Brother--San Francisco, CA
Dave Brouchoud. USS Helena CA-75. Jan 52 May 55. Web Page Editor
Under each card, a description is listed
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
completed in May 1937 at a cost of $35,500.000. The huge span is illuminated by night
with yellow sodium vapor lights and links northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco.
Its immense dome rises 300 feet from the ground, which is ten feet higher than the dome of the
nation's Capitol in Washington, D. C.
Color photo by Lionel Bridge
Below the surface of the park is the world's largest underground parking lot.
It can accommodate 1700 cars and occupies four levels.
Color photo by Lionel Bridge
Here many hundreds of fishing boats berth daily. On the street side are located
San Francisco's outstanding, world-renowned Seafood Restaurants.
Color photo by Lionel Bridge
A trip over the hills of the fabulous city is filled with excitement, thrills and panoramic views
as the car sturdily navigates the route.
Color photo by Lionel Bridge
The brilliant rays of the sodium vapor lights can penetrate the thickest fogs.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was built at a cost of $97,000,000.
It is a double-deck structure with six traffic lanes on the upper deck and three
truck lanes and two interurban tracks on the lower deck.
It was built at a total cost of $97,000,000. Its lofty span stretches from the anchorage
in San Fransisco to Yerba Buena Island, and continues to the eastern
approaches of Oakland and Berkely.
"The Rock," is the Federal Prison for incorrigibles. It was made a Federal Penitentiary in 1933.