Can you picture San Francisco with a pier protruding from Ocean Beach but without the Golden Gate Bridge? Neither could we—until we spotted this 80-year-old video of life in the city by the Bay. While the choppy waves in the Ocean Beach scenes are just as un-swimmable as they are today, get yourself to the 1:20 mark for a thrilling look at the Embarcadero at Market Street, jam-packed with cable cars and folks wandering down the middle of the thoroughfare.
In 1930, the average rent for an American house was $15 a month. And Wimpy’s Hamburgers on Haight Street offered a burger for a dime. (Prunes are listed on the dessert menu. Prunes.) In other local news, the Glide Foundation announced plans to build its church, Clint Eastwood was born at the St. Francis Hospital and The Maltese Falcon was published.
Which version of the city do you prefer?