San Francisco 1939

This 1939 film explores California and San Francisco, spotlighting the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. It opens with mountain and lake views (possibly Tahoe), then shifts to San Francisco’s skyline, Chinatown, sailboats on the Bay, and the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges. A carnival celebrates the bridge’s opening, while exposition models dubbed "Fascist architecture" dazzle. A voice-over ends, “…San Francisco, the city that knows how,” blending natural beauty with pre-war festivity.