Travel Reference
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6. WELLS FARGO
Stagecoaches of Wells Fargo & Co began carrying freight and passengers in 1852,
taking full advantage of the momentum set up by the Gold Rush. It was also instru-
mental in the development of the Pony Express (for further details see
Wells Fargo
7. PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION
Held in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, the real
raison d'être
for
the festivities was that San Franciscans had resurrected their city after the 1906 dis-
aster (for further details see
Palace of Fine Arts
).
8. BAY AND GOLDEN GATE BRIDGES
The Bay Bridge's inauguration in 1936 heralded the end of the age of ferryboats by
linking the city to the East Bay. The inauguration of the
Golden Gate Bridge
took
place a year later.
9. “SUMMER OF LOVE”
San Francisco counterculture burst forth in the summer of 1967. Hippies were every-
where, and the poetic music that embodied a new way of thinking filled the air. It was
a socio-political shift that affected the whole world.
10. POLITICS
California has always been a few steps ahead of the rest of the US. In 1992 it became
the first state to send two female Senators to the US Congress, Dianne Feinstein and
Barbara Boxer, while Nancy Pelosi was the first female Speaker of the House from
2007-2011.
