San Francisco never was a civil city, and still isn’t.
One of my favortie quotes of all time is from Paul Kantner of the “Jefferson Airplace,” “San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.”
I think that pretty much sums up the situation.
I think Paul knew what he was talking about. I think I would have liked San Fran in the late 1940s to 50s though. It was still a sea port town populated by real working people. Same thing could be said of Seattle as well.