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Home Movies: San Francisco and Pacific Coast Highway (1962)

1962 · Ephemeral film · 11 min

Synopsis

Shot from plane landing in SFO; from automobile driving up US 101 from SF airport to downtown; Golden Gate Bridge; cable cars; drive down south along coast highway (California route 1) from SFO past Daly City and Pacifica (brief shots of both); beaches and buildings in Monterey Peninsula area; additional shots along coastal highway. Amateur film most shots from car of San Francisco and surrounding bay area. Great colors. Good Golden Gate Bridge shots. 1960s automobiles. Ends with surreal marionette puppet show with black puppet pumping case; backdrop of San Francisco, bay area.

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Running time
11 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives