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San Francisco Airport about May 1937
San Francisco Airport about May 1937 as filmed by a relative with an 8MM camera. Especially interesting to compare the Control Tower and Airport Operations to today's operations. Also interesting to notice the Boeing 247 and the DC-3.
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Golden Gate Bridge Opening May 27, 1937 Pedestrian Walk
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The Golden Gate Bridge May 27, 1937, the opening ot the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The public was invited to "Walk the Bridge" to see this incredible achievement of American engineering expertise. My wife's Uncle was there and took his 8MM movie camera. Apparently he was one of the few to do so. The resulting video is precious because it is rare, but also because so many people have b...
I realy like how people dressed back then in 1930s much more better than nowadays
Many pictures and this video show boys and men in cowboy costumes or cowboy hats. Was this a theme for this day? Was it a very popular costume of that time?
May in 1937
I wonder if anyone jumped that day.
All of those people are dead now
WONDERFUL time machine--- shared many places---Luke92849 will see a spike in his analytics. from 15,366
My grandmother and then 9-year-old mother walked the bridge that day. Even nearly 80 years later she still had fond memories of that day...
Throughout the video, I didn't see a fat person. All looked toned and fit. Nowadays, at least 30% of any crowd: fat, fat, fat. America today is pathetic.
My parents were there. It was my mother's 27th birthday...
Thanks. Different times, eh? All those kids wearing cowboy hats and clothes. People forget California was the Wild West and rural at one time. What a feat! Awesome video.
A 1930's woman wearing pants wow amazing!
I remember as a kid, going up on the roof of Chicago's Midway airport, and looking at the airplanes through coin operated binoculars. So disappointed when a few years later, there was no more roof viewing. It was so different to look through glass.
why were people dressed in cowboy costumes?4:16 cool shot of the water below.
the good old days when you couldn't be gay. and republicans ruled the city and built this bridge
kid at 2:35 looking at his cell phone
Love everything about this! Music is awesome too!
omg the music ruins this video. are you high? only way to watch this is with mute on.
I was told that my grandparents walked across on opening day. Of course, I am hoping against all hope to catch a glimpse of them in this video.
The original uploader is correct: the two aircraft in this film are a Boeing 247-D and a Douglas DC-3A. Both are with United Air Lines, as can be verified by examining the logos on the airplanes' sides. San Francisco at this time was the western terminus of United's transcontinental air route, whose other end was in Newark just outside of New York City, and it was also a major stop on United's Pacific coast route which ran from Seattle to San Diego. Daniel Fabien is wrong; the DC-1 and DC-2 look distinctly different from the aircraft shown here, and United never operated either type.
It is a DC-1 or DC-2.
Amazing footage! By the looks of it both planes are operated by United. Nice to see the DC-3 and Boeing 247 operating side by side. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Cool - thanks for sharing. Are you using tags? That will help generate more views/interest.
dad and two of his brothers took a horse and buggy ride while his family (he is one of 13 children) walked the bridge. it was great to see his eyes light up with recollection of the day. I showed him the video and took him a ggbridge 75th anniversary baseball cap ...he loved it..!
Thanks for this video. On that day my Dad carried me "piggy-back" across the bridge. I was only 4 at that time. I was watching the video hoping for a glimpse of us, but didn't spot us.
Crazy!
I enjoyed watching this video. My Dad told me that he had walked on it that day with my Grandparents.
this is great....thank you for postng....i am a sf native and my dad and uncles and aunts walked across opening day....i can't wait to show my father (age 93) this video.,...
wow- my mom and dad walked across that day... Fifty years later, Jay played at the anniversary of the bridge's opening, so many people walked across the bridge began a sway... And my great aunt's partner leapt to his death from the bridge several years after its opening
This is really a wonderful video. The music is just perfect with it as well. Thanks for posting:)
the music ruins it. only way to watch is with mute on