Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco - 1941 movie

Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco - 1941 movie, originally uploaded by bobster1985.

Just months before San Francisco became a hub of wartime activity, this amateur color film was made by John Summers. Did you know that Joe DiMaggio had a large restaurant on the wharf? That summer, Joltin' Joe was setting his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak for the Yankees. This was when the area was more of genuine working fishermen's wharf than a tourist attraction. 

Text by Bob Bobster http://www.flickr.com/people/32912172@N00/
Video from the Prelinger Archive, http://www.panix.com/~footage/

Thanks to the Prelinger Archive and thanks to Bob Bobster for finding this gem !