morgan, 9 months ago to california

100 years ago, California burned. Marin, Sonoma, Berkeley badly hit, some towns lost forever. Read about it here.

http://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2023/08/berkeley-loss-9000000-3000-homeless-100.html

#1920s #1923 #Berkeley #BerkeleyHills #California #fire #history #MarinCounty #OaklandHills #PowerLines #SanFranciscoExaminer #SonomaCounty #UCBerkeley #wind

Women refugees with a few articles of furniture looking down from the heights above Berkeley upon what was once a district of beautiful and costly homes, now smouldering ruins.
Airplane View of Berkeley's Burned District

morgan, 1 year ago to cycling

OK, #Oakland #bike #riders, no cheating. Read this 1895 #article from the #SanFranciscoExaminer, describing "A Short But Picturesque Ride Through Jack Hayes Canyon" and see if you can figure out what the author is describing, without scrolling down to the modern #maps. A few of those landmarks might make sense, but I bet many don't, same with the #roads. It took me a bit to puzzle out the route, which is still a decent #bicycle ride. You'll learn some Oakland #history while you're at it.

https://www.wooljersey.com/wiki/A_Short_But_Picturesque_Ride_Through_Jack_Hayes_Canyon_-

#biketooter #touring #illustration #SFBayArea #Montclair