Lost Bay Area Stories

I recently got a copy of the Paul Haddads book "Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles". It's a fascinating look into freeways...

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

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

I'm fascinated by abandoned or defunct railroads and their histories, especially if they were in my neighborhood. Here's the story of...