Golden Gate Empire
Golden Gate Empire is a short film from 1960 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Travelogue.
Historical reenactments of northern California and Sierra Nevada history; Gold Rush, etc. Wine making Agricultural production and farmworkers in Central Valley San Simeon, Hearst Castle Monterey Peninsula Sierra Nevada and Yosemite
01:38:16:00 begin San Francisco sequence (10 mins, many good images) Golden Gate Bridge aerials fishing boat in harbor wave breaks over bow of boat, soaks front windowpane aerial of SF city piers, VS shipping Bananas being unloaded on conveyor into Union Pacific Railroad boxcar; longshoremen working Aerial and VS Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Fishermen's Wharf, customary shots aerials Coit Tower VS North Beach-Telegraph Hill area tracking shot through Richmond, Sunset or West of Twin Peaks area showing attached houses POV on Lick Freeway, old black signs VS major downtown buildings downtown street scenes and sidewalks cable cars VS Top of the Mark aerial downtown, Bay Bridge Golden Gate Bridge VS Chinatown downtown at magic hour nighttime view from Twin Peaks Chinatown neon at night Fishermen's Wharf at night Bimbo's 365 Club neon at night: Alan Carney, Ann Mason, ? Richards featured The Village neon sign Veneto London Broil and salad being served at restaurant table
Market Street neon at night| Golden Gate Empire | |
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| Produced by | Union Pacific Railroad (?) |
Production company | Union Pacific Railroad (?) |
| Distributed by | Union Pacific Railroad (?) |
Release date | 1960 |
| Language | English |
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