You know you're old-school Bay Area when you remember...
10-30-08, 01:58 PM
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You know you're old-school Bay Area when you remember...
Redspoke, here you go. This thread should be fun.
I'll start.
You know you're old-school Bay Area when you remember....
there was no BART.
there were Jitney buses on Mission St.
I'll start.
You know you're old-school Bay Area when you remember....
there was no BART.
there were Jitney buses on Mission St.
10-30-08, 02:36 PM
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Cap't Satellite used to live down the street.
Wow, this is a hella bad thread.
Wow, this is a hella bad thread.
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10-30-08, 02:52 PM
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When Silicon Valley was mostly prune and almond orchards. And there were fruit stands along Monterey Rd between the towns on the Peninsula.
10-30-08, 03:54 PM
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When you can remember when Bussing started or when the national guard helicopters landed nearby to quell a student protest at SF State... or when the Black Panthers had an office in a trailer on campus right outside the student union...
10-30-08, 03:54 PM
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Walnut Creek and walnuts, and creeks.
The only reason to go to Antioch was that you were going to the dump.
No freeway through Oakland.
Seeing another cyclist on Diablo was a very unusual thing.
The only reason to go to Antioch was that you were going to the dump.
No freeway through Oakland.
Seeing another cyclist on Diablo was a very unusual thing.
10-30-08, 03:55 PM
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When there weren't any mansions on Mt. Eden Road.
Selling corn on the side of Mt. Eden Road.
Where you were during the '89 quake.
Joe Montana and the 49ers glory days!
Selling corn on the side of Mt. Eden Road.
Where you were during the '89 quake.
Joe Montana and the 49ers glory days!
10-30-08, 04:01 PM
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When Mark Spitz came to the Concord Community Pool to open it up.
ditto with all the orchards in Concord and Walnut Creek.
...and there was no traffic!
ditto with all the orchards in Concord and Walnut Creek.
...and there was no traffic!
10-30-08, 04:06 PM
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Wow, except for Stripes, you guys are REALLY old timers.
I remember when the Bay Bridge was 50¢
Wine tasting was free at most places along Hwy 29.
You needed a special card to bring your bike on BART.
Dialing for dollars with that guy who called people out of the phone book on Channel 2 (?)
KOFY / TV20 used to have different call letters, remember what they were?
I remember when the Bay Bridge was 50¢
Wine tasting was free at most places along Hwy 29.
You needed a special card to bring your bike on BART.
Dialing for dollars with that guy who called people out of the phone book on Channel 2 (?)
KOFY / TV20 used to have different call letters, remember what they were?
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10-30-08, 04:12 PM
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Your clock radio was set to KFRC to listen to Dr. Don Rose.
10-30-08, 04:52 PM
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Roller Derby on Channel 2 Saturday afternoons.
MarineWorld was in San Mateo.
Coke bottling plant in SF.
Doggie Diner.
MarineWorld was in San Mateo.
Coke bottling plant in SF.
Doggie Diner.
10-30-08, 05:02 PM
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Yeah, Cap'n Satellite, Romper Room too, Romper Stomper Do
Getting your car rocked by black panther students while you gas up in North Oakland, pretty scary for a 6 year old. Owner of station walks out with a shotgun.
The old AC Transit logo on the buses.
Having your mom drive up to the Berkeley Campus so you can see the riots.
Getting your car rocked by black panther students while you gas up in North Oakland, pretty scary for a 6 year old. Owner of station walks out with a shotgun.
The old AC Transit logo on the buses.
Having your mom drive up to the Berkeley Campus so you can see the riots.
10-30-08, 05:02 PM
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10-30-08, 05:06 PM
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Few things I can remember from the so far listed items except for the '89 earthquake (I was in my office in Foster City and living in the San Mateo hills at the time), the Joe Montana era (after suffering watching the boring Raiders during my 3 year stint in LA the Niners were a Renaissance), and Pat McCormick on channel 2 (he was a fun character to watch).
I arrived in the Bay Area in 1986, there were still some orchards in the San Jose/Palo Alto corridor but not many left.
I arrived in the Bay Area in 1986, there were still some orchards in the San Jose/Palo Alto corridor but not many left.
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10-30-08, 05:14 PM
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10-30-08, 05:15 PM
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When cargo was still being unloaded in the piers of the Embarcadero. I still remember trains running along the waterfront.
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"Steven Matthew David*Top of the hill*Daly City"
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Sonic booms from Hamilton AFB
Interstate 80 was called "The Superhighway"
You had to explain to people in Richmond where Pinole and Rodeo are.
We used to go camping where Hilltop Mall is.
Remember the giant vegetable stand on San Pablo Dam Road?
Duck and Cover! There was an air raid siren on Hilltop Drive.
El Portel drive was "Road 20".
Interstate 80 was called "The Superhighway"
You had to explain to people in Richmond where Pinole and Rodeo are.
We used to go camping where Hilltop Mall is.
Remember the giant vegetable stand on San Pablo Dam Road?
Duck and Cover! There was an air raid siren on Hilltop Drive.
El Portel drive was "Road 20".
10-30-08, 05:43 PM
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