Explore the eastern side of San Francisco’s beautiful bay with this photographic look at the East Bay, as it was then and how it is today. From Fremont to Richmond, the East Bay is a vibrant, energetic region encompassing growing business and technological concerns, thriving student populations, and serene residential neighborhoods. That’s today’s image of the East Bay, but 160 years ago much of the region was still farmland. Everything changed with the discovery of gold at John Sutter’s sawmill in 1848. This book traces the ensuing explosion of business and population through fascinating archival photographs placed side by side with matching contemporary views. Historic sites pictured include the San Jose Mission, the San Leandro Courthouse, the Lake Merritt Boat House, and Berkeley City Hall.
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East Bay History Lite,
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If you live in the San Francisco Bay area or have a fondness for the place, this is a fun book to peruse. The author pairs archival photos with current photos to give the reader an idea of how places in the Bay Area have evolved.I think this is a good book if you are into "How Buildings Learn" by Stewart Brand. Its also a good book if you are an older person and want to show the kids what the old town was like way back when. What I found particularly interesting was how some places change more than others. Alameda, for example, is like The Land That Time Forgot. I used to joke with people that it was the only city in the Bay Area where you could order chicken a la king in the 21st century. One architectural detail that went by the wayside are these balconies that the Victorian buildings had on the second floors. Pity, they must have been nice to stand on on a sunny day. Places that had any kind of money (other than Alameda) had the misfortune of the land becoming so valuable that the lovely buildings all were mowed down for more contemporary buildings. A sad example is the Lake Merritt area, which is littered with ticky tacky apartment buildings with thin walls. Anyway, if you like architecture, memories, buildings, or the Bay Area, this book may be for you.
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Great Pics! Interesting!!,
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First off if you like history of the Bay you'll love this book!! I personally am a history fanatic of California especially the Bay so i really liked it, a lot of pictures, one of the most best picture books of history of the Bay!!! Highly recommended if you like the history of the Bay!!!
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One of the better in the "Then and now series".,
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I loved this particular edition as it allowwed me to back track all over the East Bay and get wierd looks from passerbyes as we achieved the correct camera angles out on the street and sidewalk to view the buildings showcased within this noble volume.
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The establishment of Mission San Jose on June 11, 1797, marks the earliest European presence in the East Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Leandro, San Francisco, Park Street, World War, Lake Merritt, Alameda County, East Fourteenth Street, Point Richmond, National Register of Historic Places, San Pablo, Webster Street, Mountain View, Bay Area, Castro Valley, Five Corners, Sather Tower, Seventh Street, Shattuck Avenue, Twelfth Street, Berkeley Way, Carnegie Library, Estudillo House, Jack London Square, Southern Pacific, Sproul Plaza New!
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The establishment of Mission San Jose on June 11, 1797, marks the earliest European presence in the East Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Leandro, San Francisco, Park Street, World War, Lake Merritt, Alameda County, East Fourteenth Street, Point Richmond, National Register of Historic Places, San Pablo, Webster Street, Mountain View, Bay Area, Castro Valley, Five Corners, Sather Tower, Seventh Street, Shattuck Avenue, Twelfth Street, Berkeley Way, Carnegie Library, Estudillo House, Jack London Square, Southern Pacific, Sproul Plaza New!
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- San Rafael by California State Automobile Association on page 141
- Toy Story (Gran Coleccion) (Spanish Edition) by Disney Studios on page 65
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