The Rise and Fall of San Francisco

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Chapters:
00:00 - A quick overview of San Francisco
00:46 - The Prehistory of San Francisco
04:01 - How San Francisco Became a part of the USA
04:59 - How the Gold Rush Populated San Francisco
09:20 - San Franciscos Complicated Civil War History
13:40 - Why San Franciscos Pretended the bubonic plague didnt exist
17:28 - The Unfortunate internment of U.S. citizens during WW2
18:28 - How San Francisco Became The Wall Street of The West
19:22 - Why San Francisco currently Struggles with Modern Poverty

ITS HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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Scriptwriter - Gregory Back,
Editor - Karolina Szwata,
Host - Ryan Socash
Music/Sound Design: Dave Daddario

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