Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Maps xiii
5. The San Francisco Seven. By David Kipen xv
6. Preface 1940 xxiii
7. I. Gateway to the West
8. The Bay and the Land 3
9. A Frontier to Conquer 13
10. Emporium of a New World 29
11. Golden Era 48
12. Calendar of Annual Events 75
13. II. "The City"
14. General Information 81
15. The City's Growth 96
16. San Franciscans at Work 112
17. Social Heritage 127
18. III. Around the World in San Francisco
19. Civic Center 157
20. Metropolitan Scene 174
21. Landmarks of the Old Town 204
22. Chinatown 220
23. Latin Quarter: Telegraph Hill and North Beach 236
24. Lords of the Hilltops 252
25. Embarcadero 260
26. South of Market 271
27. Western Addition 282
28. Rim of the Golden Gate 304
29. Golden Gate Park 329
30. IV. Around the Bay
31. The Harbor and its Islands 357
32. East Bay: Cities and Back Country 371
33. North Bay 435
34. Down the Peninsula 460
35. San Jose 486
36. V . Appendices
37. A Chronology of the San Francisco Bay Region 495
38. A Selected Reading List 501
39. Index 505