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28 ρετρό φωτογραφίες του Σαν Φρανσίσκο

Η εικόνα του Σαν Φρανσίσκο, της τέταρτης μεγαλύτερης πόλης της Καλιφόρνια των ΗΠΑ, έχει αλλάξει ριζικά τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες. Οι…

cushman himself poses with his 1940 lincoln zephyr and the golden gate bridge in 1958 0

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14/01/2015 | 17:34

Η εικόνα του Σαν Φρανσίσκο, της τέταρτης μεγαλύτερης πόλης της Καλιφόρνια των ΗΠΑ, έχει αλλάξει ριζικά τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες.

Οι παρακάτω φωτογραφίες τραβήχτηκαν κατά τις δεκαετίες του 1930, 1940 και 1950 από τον ερασιτέχνη φωτογράφο Charles Cushman, ο οποίος διέθετε ένα από τα πρώτα έγχρωμα φιλμ της εποχής του, το Kodachrome.

Δείτε τις φωτογραφίες:

a man sleeps at the embarcadero south of fishermans wharf 0

 

and heres a shot of some victorian row houses on jones street near pacific and broadway

a view of russian hill beyond the wharf shows a quickly growing community

cable cars were a hot topic in the 40s and 50s as during that time many local politicians launched efforts to ban them from the streets the cable cars still survive today thanks to the efforts of a ci

children make their way on a steep sidewalk on kearny street

chinatown is loud and colorful in cushmans photos from 1952

cushman got this view down market street in 1953 this would be an important corridor for commerce and later tech companies

cushmans collection shows a great diversity of life in san francisco before it became an attraction for tourists fishermans wharf was home base for immigrant chinese and italian workers who would use

cushman snapped a photo of the view down cable car tracks on washington street from the top of nob hill

cushman snapped this photo of his car on the marin county side of the golden gate bridge in 1938 one year after the bridge was completed cushman was an early user of kodachrome a revolutionary color f

cushmans photos have an extremely bright quality to them color film was still in its elementary phases during the majority of his career

cushman spotted alcatraz in this photo from 1955 when the island was still an active federal penitentiary

during the fair a 40 acre fun zone called the gayway was host to a roller coaster rocket ship and other fun rides and shows

he captured a dramatic sunset in 1959

heres what a typical telegraph hill home might have looked like in 1940

here two women pose with the bay bridge

in 1939 san francisco hosted the golden gate international exposition to celebrate the official opening of the citys two bridges engineers built a manmade island just for the occasion christened treas

known as the russell house this architecturally stunning home was built by erich mendelsohn between 1947 and 1952 it still stands in presidio heights today though the wires have since been installed u

russian hill as seen in this photo taken from telegraph hill was a large bustling community by the 1940s

telegraph hill also looked much like it does today

that same view looked even busier in 1957

the golden gate makes at least a small appearance in much of cushmans work

there are few more classic san francisco sights than a cable car making its way down a steep hill here a california street cable car stops for passengers at grant avenue in chinatown

this is an amazing view of nob hill and the financial district

this is a view of the castro from above taken from the spot where 21st street meets noe street

tourists and locals sun themselves at the marina green in 1940

you can see pretty much everything from the top of twin peaks which stand at a 922 foot elevation in the center of san francisco

 

Πηγή:businessinsider.com
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