Polk's San Francisco (San Francisco County, Calif.) city directory, 1951, Part 2

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : R.L. Polk & Co.
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The San Francisco Unified School District and the City and County have coterminous boundaries. Members of the Board of Education are nominated by the Mayor and passed upon by the voters.

San Francisco has operated under five charters, granted in 1850, 1856, 1861, 1898 and 1932.

Initiative and referendum clauses were first em- braced in the 1898 charter.

Mayor James Rolph, Jr., took office in 1911 and served five successive terms, until he became Governor of the State. In 1931 he was succeeded by Angelo J. Rossi, who served until 1944, when he was succeeded by Roger D. Lapham, who pledged himself in advance to one term only. Mayor Elmer E. Robinson took office Jan. 8, 1948, for a four-year term.

HARBOR AND COMMERCE

Centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Fran- cisco is an important port of general commerce, handling a large and valuable domestic and foreign trade. It is the main gateway of commerce for the vast territory of the Central Pacific Coast Area and Intermountain States. The Bay extends from the Golden Gate to the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers on the northcast, and to a point near San Jose on the south, covering an area of 450 square miles. The deep-water commerce enters San Francisco Bay through the mile- wide Golden Gate, and thus shipping is afforded natural protection in the waters of the Bay. To this has been added a comprehensive system of docking and berthing facilities, rail and freight connections, modern and well- equipped warehouses, etc. San Francisco harbor has 18 miles of berthing space; there are 222 acres of pier and wharf area, with a capacity of 4,792,100 tons of cargo; 43 modern piers; facilities to dock the largest vessels; several drydocks; 61 miles of harbor trackage connect- ing piers and warehouses; foreign-trade zone; and mod- ern grain, refrigeration and banana terminals.

The harbor is controlled by the State of California and is governed by the State Board of Harbor Commis- sioners appointed by the Governor. Of the 43 piers, most of them are assigned to steamship companies having their own fleets and operating their own schedules. San Francisco harbor facilities are valued at more than $100,000,000.

The water-borne cargo tonnage of San Francisco Bay is foremost on the Pacific Coast and high among those of the nation's ports.

Exports during 1949 amounted to. . $311,469,972

Imports during 1949 amounted to. . $212,614,866

The principal exports by value have been cotton ( un- manufactured) ; fruits, dried and evaporated; petroleum products; milk, canned, evaporated and dried; medical and pharmaceutical preparations; and electrical ma- chinery and apparatus.

The principal imports have been coffee, copra. lead ores, concentrate sugar, paper, jute, burlap and nuts.

The 1948 report of the U. S. Army Engineers shows the distribution of the cargo tonnage, domestic and foreign, as follows:

Total tonnage, San Francisco Bay. . 36,064,325

Foreign tonnage . 2,885.902

Inland waterway tonnage 13,958,643

Domestic coastwise tonnage 19,219,780

Besides the movement of commodities by water, there is a large rail traffic in San Francisco; during 1950 it reached 183,696 freight-car movements.

San Francisco also is the ocean port for the great inland empire of California, 500 miles in length and 50 miles wide and containing 16,100,000 acres of irrigable land, 5,000,000 acres of which is under irrigation.

San Francisco is normally a port of call for ships serving numerous trade routes.

TRANSPORTATION

Distribution Facilities-A vast transportation net- work, including transcontinental rail and highway facil- ities, air transport services, and steamship lines, con- verges in San Francisco, bringing unexcelled transporta- tion services to local industry and business. San Fran- cisco's fortunate geographic position on the Pacific Coast, combined with excellent distribution facilities, makes it possible for business and industry located here to serve a larger portion of the Western markets at lower

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distribution costs than can be reached from any other Pacific Coast city.

Rail

San Francisco is served directly by four Class I railroads operating more than 27,000 miles of line. These railroads with their connections thoroughly blanket California and neighboring states, and by means of seven major transcontinental routes and connecting routes provide fast, dependable service to and from all parts of the U. S., Canada and Mexico. Passenger trains second to none are operated to and from the city. Re- ciprocal switching arrangements are in effect, under which the line-haul carrier will absorb the charges of the switching carrier on competitive traffic. Over 50 railroads maintain off-line agencies here.

State Belt Railroad-These four railroads connect with the State Belt which serves the San Francisco piers and many industries near the waterfront. They absorb the Belt's switching charge on line-haul carload traffic and, in part, on interline switching movements subject to stated minimum revenue per car.

L. C. L. Service-Store-door pick-up and delivery service for less-than-carload traffic is available between San Francisco and practically all points in California and neighboring states, including over-night service to points in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, along the Coast, and Los Angeles.

Water

Fast new freighters provide regular service between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, New Zealand, the South Seas, the Orient, Central and South America. the West Indies, Europe, South Africa and North Africa, also the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U. S. Luxurious and reconverted passenger liners operate to the Hawaiian Islands, the Orient and around the world. Limited passenger accommodations are available on freighters to Australia, the Orient, Central and South America, Europe, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and the East Coast of the U. S. Barge services for bulk and gen- eral cargo are maintained to points on San Francisco Bay and connecting waters.

Highway

Truck Lines-Over forty common-carrier truck lines provide scheduled service between San Francisco and points in California and neighboring states. Over- night service is available to all important points in Cali- fornia and to southern Oregon and western Nevada. In addition, more than 600 truck operators having head- quarters or agencies in San Francisco hold intrastate permits from the Public Utilities Commission of Cali- fornia or interstate permits from the Interstate Com- merce Commission.

Bus Lines-Bus lines radiate north, east and south, providing frequent service between San Francisco and all important points in California and the eleven West- ern states. Four lines provide transcontinental service. Sightseeing buses operate between San Francisco and neighboring points of interest, as well as in the city proper. Buses and limousines are available for charter.

Air

San Francisco is the major air terminal of the Pacific. Its huge international airport is still being expanded under a multi-million-dollar program to ac- commodate a constantly-increasing flow of air traffic to and from all parts of the nation and the world.

Four of America's largest certified carriers, another which is the West's leading feeder service, four overseas lines, and the two leading air-freight lines all render service from San Francisco in many directions. There also are nine non-certificated lines. Many of the world's air lines which do not directly serve the city have ticket offices or traffic representatives here. Charter services also are available.

Two of the world's largest carriers have immense maintenance bases at the San Francisco airport, and other lines maintain servicing facilities which will be expanded under the development program now in pro-

gress. Plans have been completed for a new passenger terminal and administration building.

Charter services, flight training and facilities for private planes are available at many smaller airports in the vicinity of San Francisco.

MANUFACTURING

The manufacturing industries in San Francisco comprise an important part of the city's activities, lead- ing the nine major fields of activity in San Francisco in insured employees and amount of payroll. About one- fifth of all the people covered by unemployment insur- ance engaged in industry and business in San Francisco were employed by the manufacturing industries in 1949. The ratio rose to one-third during the war period, due to emphasis on production of war goods, but the current trend is toward the pre-war ratio.

Many of the large key industries in the San Fran- cisco Metropolitan Area, with their plants outside the corporate city limits, have their headquarters in San Francisco, from which they conduct their finances, pur- chases, and sales.

Manufacturing-Value Added by Manufacture- 1947 U. S. Census

Industry Group

San Francisco

San Francisco Bay (Six-County Area)

Total

$410,326,000

$1,049,490,000

Food and kindred products

122,446,000

244,184,000

Tobacco manufactures

(a)

Textile-mill products

35,815,000

38,021,000

Apparel and related products

4,126,000

13,760,000

Furniture and fixtures

14,547,000

21,247,000

Paper and allied products

10,189,000

29,005,000

Printing and publishing

71,380,000

97,102,000

Chemicals and allied products

28,764,000

118,601,000

Petroleum and coal products

(a)

58,381,000 4,257,000 7,584,000

Stone, clay and glass products

1,998,000

30,621,000

Primary metal industries

5,612,000

60,820,000

Fabricated metal products

35,508,000

87,181,000

Machinery, except electrical

23,728,000

75,353,000

Electrical machinery

8,320,000

28,220,000

Transportation equipment

(a)

98,062,000

Instruments and related products

1,198,000

(a)

Miscellaneous manufactures

7,962,000

11,790,000

(a) Not reported

Manufacturers-1947 U. S. Census

Six-County Area

San Francisco

Number of establishments

3,671

1,990

Wage-earners

131,161

47,781

Wages

$393,346,000

$143,618,000

Value added

.$1,049,490,000

$410,326,000

Plant equipment expenditures

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Production

Annual Wages (millions)

Weekly Earnings

Earnings

Per Week

1939

76,400

$111

$30.00

$ .808

37.1

1940

83,900

124

30.63

.820

37.4

1943

279,100

752

56.93

1,285

44.3

1944

255,700

721

59.67

1.333

44.8

1945

174,900

478

57.71

1.319

43.8

1946

113,800

278

51.30

1.316

39.0

1947

123,900

341

57.67

1.466

39.3

1948

116,400

341

61.16

1.594

38.4

1949

105,200

320

63.65

1.649

38.6

*Includes Alameda, Contra

Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo

and Solano Counties.

(a) California Department of Industrial Relations.

Expansion and New Plant Outlays-Reported dur- ing 1950 by 130 manufacturers in San Francisco amount- ed to $11,572,400, and by 509 in the Bay Region amounted to $104,118,877.

RETAIL TRADE AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Retail Trade-Retail trade is one of the major ac- tivities among the business groups in San Francisco, ranking importantly in number of employees and amount of payroll. Sales in 1949 wese estimated at $1,- 247,370,000, compared to $398,896,000 in 1940. Food store estimated sales in 1949 amounted to $259,867,000; gen- eral merchandise store sales, to $147,721,000; drug store

Average

Hours

Trend (a

Workers

$110,699,000

$28,306,000

Rubber products

(a)

Leather and leather products

3,065,000

Lumber and wood products

2,477,000

13,033,000

Hourly

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sales, to $30,446,000; and furniture store sales, to $88,- 400,000.

The per capita sales for San Francisco amounted to $1,555 in 1949. Per capita sales for California amounted to $1,108.

San Francisco Retail Sales-Estimate

1940

$398,896,000

1945

$ 850,770,000

1941

539,865,000

1946

1,046,564,000

1942

598,783,000

1947

1,204,655,000

1943

654,857,000

1948

1,277,860,000

1944

743,834,000

1949

1,247,370,000

San Francisco Retail Groups-1948 U. S. Census*

No. of Stures

Sales wJid Receipts Total Eni- (thousands) ployces. .

Retail Trade Groups

Totals

10,301

$1,031,711

55,731

Food group

2,409

217,113

5,234

Eating and drinking places

2,668

144,102

15,848

General merchandise group, general stores

231

146,307

10,378

Apparel group

1,000

121,020

7,481

Furniture-home furnishings, appliances . . .

589

76,500

4,079

Automotive group

221

133,938

3,347

Gasoline service stations

559

32,557

1,526

Lumber-building-hardware group

255

26,205

957

Drug and proprietary stores

344

31,675

1,736

All other retail stores

2,025

102,294

5,145

*Preliminary.

** Includes employees paid for less than the full work week,

Service Establishments

In addition to the retail trade in San Francisco, there were 6.558 insured service units reporting to the California Department of Employment in 1947. These service units reported 47,859 employees and third-quarter payroll of $32,082,000, or at a rate of $128,328,000 per year.

Summary of Principal Service Groups in San Francisco in 1947

Total Payroll. July-September Total

Employment, Mid-September

(thousands)

Units

Groups

47,859

$32,082

6,558

Hotels, other lodgings

8,776

4,842

560

Personal services

8,620

4,993

1,432

Business services, N. E. C.

10,105

7,923

912

Employment agencies, commercial schools.

474

316

Auto repair services, garages

2,196

1,733

418

Miscellaneous repair services, hand trades.

1,534

1,191

296

Motion pictures

2,347

2,344

105

Amusement and recreation, N. E. C.

2,810

1,606

208

Medical, health services

4,105

1,831

1,225

1,561

1,087

482

Educational institutions, agencies

334

136

Other professional, social service agencies.

1,381

1,309

252

Non-profit membership organizations

3,616

2,771

567

All other

930

526

438

Summary of Principal Service Groups in San Francisco- 1948 U. S. CENSUS*

Number of Establishments

Sales and Receipts

Total Em- ' thousands) ployees * *

Groups

5,931

$187,890

27,027

Service group total

5,200

116,536

16,244

Personal services

3,407

48,774

7,427

Business services

577

37,578

6,166

Automotive repairs and services

562

20,424

1,856

Other repair services

654

9,760

795

Hotels

516

45,810

7,915

Amusements

*Preliminary.

** Includes employees paid for less than the full work week.

BAY REGION MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN 1950 Population

Bay Region (twelve-county) population of 3,168,981 in 1950, preliminary U. S. Census, represents an increase of 1,102,891 persons, or 53.4% in ten years. This growth exceeded the growth of all but four states-California, New York, Texas and Michigan-and the total popula- tion exceeded that of 32 states. The Bay Area (nine- county) population amounted to 2,652,334, or 918,026 above 1940, or 52.9%. The growth in this area exceeded the growth of all but five states-California, New York, Texas, Michigan and Ohio.

Employment

Estimated employment in the San Francisco-Oak- land Metropolitan Area (six counties) in December, 1950, amounted to 964,200. Unemployment was estimated at 35,500, bringing the total labor force for this area to 999,700, or about 59,000 higher than the year before. The employment was distributed as follows: Agriculture, 14,300; forestry and fishing, 1,200; construction, 62,000; finance, 62,700; government, not elsewhere classified, 94,500; manufacturing, including shipyards, 194,300; mining, 1,000; retail trade, 179,800; wholesale trade, 58,400; service, 198,200; transportation and utilities, 97,800. Total employment in the manufacturing in- dustries exclusive of shipyards averaged 164,000 during 1950, compared to 158,000 in 1949.

Industrial Development

. During 1950 in the Bay Region (twelve counties), 509 industrial projects with outlays of $104,118,877 were reported, compared to 458 projects with outlays of $56.312,170 in 1949. Of the total in 1950, 372 were ex- pansions with outlays of $88.644,027 and 137 were new plants with outlays of $15,473,850. In northern Cali- fornia there were 50 additional industrial projects with outlays of $13,735,000, bringing the total for the entire area to 559 projects with outlays of $117,852,877.

Finance

1950 Bay Area (five cities) bank debits of $39.3 billion gained 10.9% over 1949 and accounted for 30.3% of the Twelfth District transactions.

Trade

Retail department store sales during 1950 in the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area were 7% above 1949, compared to 7% in northern California, 5% in southern California and 6% in the Twelfth Dist- rict. Wholesale sales, based on Pacific Coast reports, during the first eleven months were up 17%. compared to 13% in the nation, and November inventories were up 12% compared to 18% for the nation.

Construction and Real Estate

Total construction value in San Francisco and Alameda counties during 1950 was up 23.1%. New single- family dwelling units connected with utilities during 1950 in the Bay Area (nine counties) amounted to 33.429, or 27.3% above 1949. Multi-family dwelling units com- pleted in the San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay and San Jose divisions of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. totaled 2.429 in 1950, compared to 1,947 in 1949; and the San Francisco Peninsula Division accounted for 87% of the multi-family units. New single-family dwelling units in the northern California territory of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. were reported at 64,448, or 20.5% above the same period the previous year.

Real estate deeds recorded in 1950 in the Bay Area (eight counties) amounted to 126,634 and were 27.1% above 1949. There were 124,814 deeds of trust amounting to $881,658,435, or an increase of 40.4% in number and 50.5% in amount.

Inter-City Traffic Movements

Vehicular traffic over the world's two largest bridges established new annual highs, with Bay Bridge crossings totaling 28,912,579, or 5.8% above 1949, and Golden Gate Bridge crossings totaling 9,558,983-6% above 1949.

Average daily two-way passenger trips by all means of transportation to and from San Francisco through East Bay, the Peninsula and North Bay gateways amounted to 192,000, according to the 1950 survey. The East Bay accounted for 54%, the Peninsula for 31℃. and the North Bay for 15%.

SAN FRANCISCO DEVELOPMENTS IN 1950 Trend

General business activity in San Francisco in 1950, sparked by new highs in financial transactions, con- struction, production, employment, shipping and airport

215

25,544

2,868

Totals

Law offices, related services

Selected service, trades, total.

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traffic, attained the highest level on record-8.3% above 1949, and December activity soared 18.4% over a year before.

Traffic

San Francisco Airport 1950 traffic rose to new highs, with plane traffic of 82,151, or 4.9% above 1949; pas- sengers on and off numbered 1,197,694, or 15.3% above 1949; air freight, loaded and unloaded, of 32,419,405 pounds soared 24.8%; and air mail poundage of 17,500, 347 rose 17%. Freight-car movements increased 5.1%; number of express shipments by rail, 5.5%, and by air, 7.3% ; vegetable receipts in car-lots or equivalents were up 2.8%; but live stock slaughtered was off 6.1%.

Living Costs

Cost of goods purchased in San Francisco during 1950 was 1.7% above 1949, based on quarterly averages, but the December, 1950, costs were at a new all-time high, 3.9% above September, 1950, and 6.6% above December a year before. The U. S. Department of Labor index for cost of goods in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 1950, was 182.8, compared to the previous all-time high of 177.1 in September, 1948. Food costs were up 10.7%; apparel, 5.7% ; house furnishings, 12.5% ; rent, 2.6%; fuel, electricity and ice, 2.7%; and miscellaneous, 1.7%, in December, 1950, over December, 1949.

FINANCE

Financial Capital-San Francisco, the financial and insurance capital of the West, is headquarters of the world's largest bank and is the nation's second most important financial center. Seven of the nation's 100 largest commercial banks are located in San Francisco.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the headquarters of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, which ranked third in volume of business during 1949 measured by bank debits.

Many hundreds of firms with national reputation have established their Western headquarters in San Francisco, and some, their national headquarters, in- cluding railroad and banking systems of world rank.

Stock Exchange-The expeditious handling of wide- ly-diversified financial transactions has contributed greatly to the sound industrial and trade relations be- tween San Francisco and the Western regional markets. The San Francisco Stock Exchange early in 1949 con- tinued to hold its place as the nation's second largest regional security market.

Banking-There are 18 banks in San Francisco, sev- eral of which operate branches. A few banks with head- quarters here operate branch systems throughout the state. Thirteen banks are under State supervision-six commercial, two commercial and savings; two commer- cial, savings and trust; one strictly savings, and two savings and trust, and one title insurance company operating a trust department. There are five national banks and each has a trust department; the trust departments are under State supervision.

Federal Reserve District Debits

1949

1948

New York

$493,256,230,000

$490,659,812,000

Chicago

182,329,460,000

190,957,257,000

San Francisco

115,375,573,000

117,179,653,000

Cleveland

81,440,474,000

84,274,375,000

Philadelphia

52,871,370,000

54,710,066,000

Boston

50,837,926,000

52,388,482,000

S. F. Bank Clearings

S. F. Bank Debits

1944

$14,834,945,000

$19,669,361,000

1945

15,743,541,000

21,248,370,000

1946

18,254,463,000

23,330,576,000

1947

19,546,621,000

25,458,399,000

1948

20,794,065,000

28,034,055,000

1949

19,512,000,000

28,032,353,000

Cities-Debits to Individual Accounts-1949

New York City

$452,897,483,000 94,167,276,000

Chicago

Detroit

36,403,598,000 35,954,848,000

Philadelphia

San Francisco

28,032,353,000

Bank Clearings

1949

1948

New York City

$358,842,000,000

$371,553,000,000

Philadelphia

45,243,000.000

47,591,000,000

Chicaga

35,806,000,000

38,885,000,000

Boston

22,953,000,000

23,735,000,000

San Francisco

19,512,000,000

20,794,000,000

Detroit

19,485,000,000

20,069,000,000

S. F. Exchange Transactions

1944

$103,305,121

1945

186,126,964

1946

229,925,921

1947

160,952,234

1948

184,085,534

1949

145,591,885

Building and Loan Association Assets There were ten associations in San Francisco in De- cember, 1949.

December, 1945

$34,814,387

December, 1946

41,898,349

December, 1947

50,456,953

December, 1948

58,227,969

December, 1949

66,528,699

Deposits of San Francisco Banks

Time Deposits

Demand Deposits

Total Deposits

12-31-43

$2,060,477,734

$3,682,042,628

$5,742,520,362

12-31-44

2,562,993,926

4,372,610,256

6,935,604,182

12-31-45

3,166,385,725

5,308,095,358

8,474,481,083

12-31-46

3,414,259,924

4,955,090,238

8,369,350,162

12-31-47

3,691,927,000

4,779,444,000

8,471,371,000

12-31-48

3,853,893,000 4,748,695,000

8,602,588,000

12-31-49

4,048,466,479

4,746,629,191

8,795,095.670

Resources of San Francisco Banks

12-31-43

$6,085,920,409

12-31-47

$9,071,023,000

12-31-44

7,350,994,441

12-31-48

9,175,064,000

12-31-45

8,921,258,441

12-31-49

9,452,612,874

12-31-46

8,861,978,955

Postal Receipts

1942

$11,662,103

1946

$21,440,141

1943

17,498,351

1947

20,163,743

1944

35,441,358

1948

20,446,163

1945

50,818,125

1949

21,214,354

Individual Incomes in San Francisco

$ 753,706,000

1940 (a)

1,711,103,000

1946 (a)

1,864,467,000

1947 (α)

1,972,586,000

1949

(a) Calif. State C. of C. revised.

Insurance

San Francisco is the insurance center of the West. Out of 612 insurance companies authorized to transact business in California, 464 selected San Francisco for headquarters, including 216 fire and marine, 107 life, 82 casualty and surety, and 55 foreign companies. The pre- miums and assessments of all groups amounted to $1,- 121,830,554 in 1948. Of this, life insurance accounted for $497,887,451; fire and marine, $231,035,449; casualty and miscellaneous, $374,168,513; and real estate title, $18,- 739,141.

Insurance Premiums and Assessments, All Groups in California

1945 (a)

$694,268,915

1947 (a)

$ 993,029,469

1946 (a) 830,856,170

1948 (a)

1,121,805,503

(a) Direct premiums written.

Life insurance in force in California rose to 7,969,721 policies for $13,243,580,065 in 1948, from 7,672,306 policies for $11,933,397,722 in 1947. (a) Direct premiums written.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

First comes the group in the Civic Center, declared by the Duke of Connaught to be the finest thing of its kind in the world. The group consists: (1) City Hall, of classic design, surmounted by an immense dome, higher than the dome of the Capitol at Washington; cost, $4,- 000,000. (2) Exposition Auditorium, seating capacity of 12,000 in the main auditorium, with numerous small halls; cost, $2,000,000. (3) San Francisco Public Library;

Los Angeles

35,932,391,000

1948 (a)

1,787,213,000

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cost, $1,500,000. (4) State Building; cost, $1,000,000. (5) War Memorial group of buildings, as a part of Civic Cen- ter; cost, $4,000,000, consisting of Civic Opera House, American Legion halls, etc. The San Francisco Federal Building cost $3,000,000.

The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, overlooking the Golden Gate, is a replica of the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Paris. It was presented to the City. The structure cost $2,000,000. Other leading public buildings are the U. S. Mint, located at Market St. and Duboce Ave., built in 1937; the Post Office Building, corner of 7th and Mission streets; and the Ferry Building, at the foot of Market St. on the waterfront, built by the State in 1896 at a cost of $1,000,- 000. The Ferry Building is 659 feet long and 156 feet wide, and in addition to serving as a ferryboat terminal, contains many State offices. The Customs House and U. S. Appraiser's Building represents an expenditure of more than $4,000,000. In Golden Gate Park are located the deYoung Memorial Museum, Academy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium, and Museum of Anthropology. At Kearny and Washington streets is the Hall of Justice, erected in 1910 at a cost of $1,000,000, containing police courts and the criminal department of the superior court. The Golden Gate Bridge, costing $35,000,000, was opened to traffic in May, 1937, and the San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge, costing $78,000,000, was opened to vehicular traffic Nov. 12, 1936. San Francisco East Bay Terminal (at Mission and 1st streets) is a $2,000,000 structure opened to interurban train service Jan. 15, 1939. The $2,730,000 Rincon Annex Post Office was opened in 1940. (See also "Social Features.")

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Polk's San Francisco (San Francisco County, Calif.) city directory, 1951, Part 2

Author: R.L. Polk & Co Publication date: 1951 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : R.L. Polk & Co. Number of Pages: 1710

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1710