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Long Gone Amusement Parks That Captured Bay Area Hearts
This week we remember two amusement parks that have etched themselves into the imaginations of generations of Bay Area residents: Idora Park in Oakla…
4 years ago
Purissima: The Ghost Town Hidden Near Half Moon Bay
Bay Curious listener Julia Thollaug is a teacher in the coastal town of Montera. She stumbled on the remnants of a little town called Purissima, just…
4 years ago
What Animals Lived in the Bay Area Before European Settlement?
Bay Curious listener Isabel Guajardo has long wondered what the Bay Area would have looked and felt like before European colonization. Specifically, …
4 years, 1 month ago
The San Francisco Years of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Bay Curious listener Erin Al Gwaiz wanted to know more about the time that famous Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera spent in San Francisco…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Story of Russell City, the Town that Lost the Blues
Russell City used to be a thriving community in the 1940s and 50s. But in the 1960s Alameda County and the city of Hayward used eminent domain to sei…
4 years, 1 month ago
Labyrinths Everywhere! Why Are There So Many in the Bay Area?
If you do a lot of walking or hiking in Bay Area, there's a reasonable chance you've stumbled upon a labyrinth—a large, winding, self contained path …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Story Behind Those Giant Paintings Off Central Valley Highways
Listener Nick Loey often drives between the Bay Area and Southern California. He's long wondered about the giant paintings that dot many Central Vall…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Farallon Islands: Nice Home For Birds, Less So for Humans
Twenty-seven miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Farallon Islands jut out of the Pacific. On the clearest of days, the grouping of 20 islets is…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why Were Many SF Hospitals Once Affiliated With Ethnic Groups?
Bay Curious listener Ken Katz noticed that many of San Francisco's current hospitals used to have names affiliated with ethnic groups, like the Frenc…
4 years, 2 months ago
The WWII Prison Camp in Pacifica That's Been Largely Erased
Sharp Park in Pacifica was the site of a prison camp during World War II, where residents deemed "highly dangerous" were sent. It's lesser-known than…
4 years, 2 months ago