Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/79

1936
 * The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic, in a ceremony attended by former U.S. president Herbert Hoover, among others (Bridge commemorative coin from 1936 pictured)
 * Cliff's Variety Store in The Castro, San Francisco opens for business
 * Former San Francisco political boss Abe Ruef dies
 * Lafayette Park is created in San Francisco