7/10
Cavalcade of San Francisco is another of James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series of shorts
3 June 2015
Having just watched San Andreas-where the Golden Gate bridge was depicted as being shaken and falling in debris-it was nice to see it very much intact in this James A. FitzPatrick travelogue short. We also see the Oakland Toll bridge as Fitzpatrick mentions its cost and it being completed in 1936. We also see some churches built by some missionaries in the 18th century as the narrator mentions the city's name being inspired by Saint Francis. And then, we see some highlights of SF's World's Fair as there are reenactments of the pioneer settlers going west for gold, the Wells Fargo stage coaches, the final spike hammered in starting a new railroad line, and the Union and Central Pacific trains meeting. This was a nice look at San Fran during the early '40s. So on that note, Cavalcade of San Francisco is worth a look. P.S. I saw this as an extra on the Go West/The Big Store DVD disc.
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