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The Beautiful Bay Bridge Frank Lloyd Wright Never Got to Build
Episode 62
What would the San Francisco Bay look like if Frank Lloyd Wright got to build the bridge he proposed in 1949?
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Produced and …
8 years, 4 months ago
Unwrapping the Bay Area Origins of the Fortune Cookie
There are California and Japanese connections to the fortune cookie, going back more than a century.
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8 years, 4 months ago
Why a Tire Shop Built ‘The City’s Biggest Fortune Cookie’
This sign in front of the tire shop was built in 1958, and it has displayed nothing but quotes ever since.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious …
8 years, 4 months ago
How Joseph Eichler Introduced Stylish Housing for the Masses
Between 1949 and 1974, when the developer died, his group built roughly 11,000 homes in California, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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8 years, 5 months ago
Everything You Want to Know About Legal Weed in California
Episode 58
Reported by Jessica Placzek, Eli Wirtschafter and Ryan Levi. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Ryan Levi…
8 years, 5 months ago
What Are Those Weird, Pink Ponds in San Francisco Bay?
Episode 57
In the South Bay's colorful salt ponds, a decades-old industry continues to crystalize.
Reporter by Lauren Sommer with KQED Science. Bay Curious is Ol…
8 years, 5 months ago
Is the Castro Getting Less Gay?
Episode 56
How economics and cultural acceptance are changing queer communities across the Bay Area.
Reported by Ryan Levi. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-P…
8 years, 5 months ago
Can You Go To Jail For Picking California’s State Flower?
Episode 55
Rumor has it California's golden poppy has some special protections. Is it true?
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Pric…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Buried Ships of San Francisco
Episode 54
The hulls of several dozen ships can be found below ground in the middle of San Francisco.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia …
8 years, 6 months ago
The True History of Irish Coffee and Its San Francisco Origins
Episode 53
Legend has it the Irish coffee was brought to the U.S. by the Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco.
Reported by Kelly O'Mara. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen…
8 years, 6 months ago