[East Bay and Northern California, unedited footage, silent, 1956]

This archival footage opens with night scenes of illuminated rotating panels featuring figures and landscapes, accompanied by neon signs for attractions like the Crystal Arcade, Emporium, and Eastman Kodak. The Claremont Hotel appears in daytime shots, followed by views of Berkeley Hills residential streets and the Berkeley Marina with sailboats. Sweeping panoramas from Grizzly Peak capture the East Bay, Bay Bridge, and San Francisco. The film shifts to scenes of the Oakland A’s stadium crowd, an airplane landing at Oakland Airport, and various East Bay streets featuring buildings like State Farm Insurance and Cutter Laboratories. Extensive train sequences offer both rear-facing and forward views of tracks, mountainous landscapes, farmland in the Central Valley, and the Carquinez Strait bridge. Interior shots capture the train engineer’s controls, dining car settings, and observation car with scenic views of the Bay Area. Afterward, the Berkeley Rose Garden sequence showcases its gardens and tennis courts. The journey continues with rural landscapes, including Mount Lassen, California water project dams, redwoods, and the Trees of Mystery attraction. Scenes of Old West-style parades with horse-drawn vehicles, cheering crowds at sunset on San Francisco Bay, and lakeside leisure activities provide lively snapshots of California life. Additional footage of a large dam, mountain meadows, Berkeley’s KRE radio tower, and Aquatic Park rounds out this nostalgic collection, presenting a rich tapestry of East Bay, San Francisco, and iconic California landscapes and landmarks.

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