Lost Bay Area Stories

J.H Parnham Barbershop in 1941

"Big George" Osen, from the Edenvale neighborhood in San Jose, was the first cyclist with a "safety" styled bicycle. He drew so much...

Interior of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad caboose during the 1940's.

This photo of A.G Col was part of a accumulation of photographs that were found when cycling was just starting in San Jose around 1884. ...

Not in the Bay Area, but a colorized photo of the Mount Lowe Railway at Ye Alpine Tavern in 1913.

This photo of A.G Col was part of a accumulation of photographs that were found when cycling was just starting in San Jose around 1884. ...

Covelo Stables in Mendocino, 1925

On the road to Crystal Springs Reservoir (near San Mateo), October 6, 1901.

San Francisco International Exposition pavilion, 1915.

A bus built on an Atterbury truck chassis in San Francisco circa 1919.

Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods railroad photo in front of the Tavern of Tamalpais in 1913. Termed the 'Crookedest Railroad in the World"...

Starting in the late 1800's, San Jose became infatuated with cycling and bicycle racing. In 1908, the San Jose Mercury decided to...

Oakland, California Service Station circa 1950