Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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enjoyed a rich and proud nautical heritage. Few men who call the sea home have not experienced the deceptive fogs and beguiling cur- rents so common to a passage through the Golden Gate. In fact the international Havor of this beau- tiful city can be attributed to the thousands of ships from throughout the world which, over the years, called at San Francisco and degrees of foreign cul- their wakes. And though elegant liners have replaced sailing ships of yore and gra- ceful skyscrapers dot her skyline, San Francisco still has the color and tradition reminiscent of a by- gone era. In many respects San Francisco is a town that clings to the past. Visit her North Beach district, heart of the entertainment area, and you will find a Gay Nineties atmos- phere prevailing in a majority of the restaurants, night clubs, and bars. Stop by the famed Palace Hotel just off Market Street and have lunch in the Garden Court- once a cavernous hall providing shelter for arrving and departing carriages, but now a sumptuous garden restaurant recently furnish- ing diners with Theater-in-the- Round entertainment. Walk along the Embarcadero from the Ferry Building to Fisherman's Wharf and you will observe the sailing ship Balclutha, a relic from San Fran- cisco's heyday, now moored a few yards from modern freighters that could have gone to New York and back twelve times while Balclutha was making a single eastward trip. Scale Nob Hill aboard quaint cable cars, long past their prime, but still proudly operating in deference to a city that wants to retain a link with her past. Regardless, however, of her fond- ness for times past, San Francisco is today a vibrant and thriving metropolis. Although eleven times smaller than Tokyo, ten times smal- , ler than New York City, and less than half the size of Detroit, San Fran- cisco has established herself as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Certainly no other great Cty can equal her afhnity for cap- Iiviltifrg nicknames. Known vari- ously aa Paris of the West, c'The C001 Cray City of Love T e is.-, . sg ,, . F, , City That Knows How,', and U Gateway to the Grientf' San Francisco's charm has thrilled mil- lions. Perhaps from the latter sob- riquet can best be derived one reason for her current high posi- tion in world popularity, Long known as a departure point for travel to the Far East, thousands of Americans had their first taste of San Francisco's allurejwhile pas- sing through enroute to the Pacific Theater during World War H. And now that trade with the Eastern Hemisphere is riding its greatest crest, San Francisco has found her self a focal point for Oriental commerce. But the real reason for this fas- cinating city's illustriousness would have to be her personality. A per- sonality resulting from nearly two centuries of being a boom town. Founded in 1776 by a group of Spanish Friars as the Mission-,,Fran- cisco de Asis, San Franciscoigiyideal harbor and the riches of the fiiarby lumber and agricultural areasfwygre soon attracting hordes of pioneekfig souls. However, it was in f8i48 when the cry of ':Goldl echoed down through the foothills from

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I s traveling westward across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are a beautiful panorama as they emerge from the tunnel on Yerba Buena 4, -v-...,,, . We , If gms .P 'M ,. '1 W ,H 2 57, n -445, ,,., ,, , X , Union Square, located in the heart of San Francisco's shop- ping district, is always a popular attraction to sailors on