Castle Street in North Beach:
A long gone pagoda telephone booth at Old St. Mary’s in Chinatown, and where the phone booth once was:
Fred Lyon’s picture of “Mr. San Francisco” Herb Caen on a cable car at Powell and Market Streets:
Day and night: The old Palace of Fine Arts in the 1950’s and today: It’s a pretty thing to see at night.
Three views of Pacific Street on the old Barbary Coast: Fred Lyon’s image at night in the heyday of the International Settlement, the San Francisco History Center’s picture of when the area began to get run down toward the end of the 1950’s, and where Spider Kelly’s and the Barbary Coast were today.
Be sure to buy one of the miniature illuminated orange Coit Towers they sell every Halloween in San Francisco. Aw, you guys are too smart for me! This was the night the Giants won the game that sent them to the 2014 World Series last year, and landmarks showed their appreciation by lighting up orange. The Playoffs are in full swing and the Giants aren’t in it this year, but, oh, the memories!
The end of the game that started it all, the final winning game of the 2010 Season that sent the Giants to the Playoffs, and on their way to three, (and counting) World Series wins.
I was happy with two, but three’s even better; although, that A’s fan on my left might need talking to!
An exciting night in October of 2014 as the Giants got their 3rd win in the Pennant race.
Nothing more beautiful than an orange Ferry Building at Halloween time.
In honor of Fleet Week, a visit aboard the USS Hornet: Two USS Hornets saw service during World War Two; CV-8, that the Doolittle Raiders took off from, (They left from right here in Alameda, by the way.) and CV-12, commissioned in November, 1943 after CV-8 was sunk in October of 1942. These photos are all of CV-12, the museum docked at Alameda today. This was also the carrier that picked up the Apollo 11 astronauts in July of 1969 after their historic trip to the moon.
Fighters on the stern of the Hornet during World War Two, and the stern of the Hornet today:
A plane from Torpedo Squadron Two crash lands near the superstructure in 1944 during the battle for Saipan. The plane came down right where those people were shading themselves on this visit.
This damage to the bow here was not caused by enemy action, but by a typhoon that the Hornet sailed through in 1944.
A fighter lands on the flight deck of the Hornet after a raid on Saipan in June of 1944. We’d have lost World War Two before this hot dog figured out how to get into his plane!
The superstructure and flight deck looking toward San Francisco on a beautiful day! Those vapor streaks at right center are from the Blue Angels performing one of their Fleet Week shows. The superstructure of a carrier is always on the starboard side.
“I’m going below to see what the men want.”
San Francisco Film Locations Then & Now 