Lost Bay Area Stories

An Exploration into Obscure Bay Area History

Feb 18, 20222 min read

Ma Chuck, the Mathematician/Inventor

As mentioned in earlier posts, Ma Chuck was the first Chinese American male to register to vote in Santa Clara County. He also paid a...

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Feb 8, 20222 min read

First Chinese Man to Vote in Santa Clara County

An American born Chinese man named Ma Chuck was the first man of Chinese decent to register to vote in Santa Clara County on September...

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Aug 4, 20211 min read

Colorized Photo of the Day

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

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Jul 31, 20211 min read

Colorized Photo of the Day

1940's General Motors exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. Transparent Car with Pontiac Chassis and Body by...

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Jul 30, 20211 min read

Colorized Photo of the Day

1924 Photo of a Flint Automobile with Ghiradelli Square in the background.

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Jul 29, 20211 min read

Colorized Photo of the Day

C.W Smiths Yum-Yum treat stand during the 1930's at Playland in San Francisco

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Jul 27, 20211 min read

"The Bonded Woman" SF Billboard, 1922

I love old movie billboards. This one was in San Francisco in 1922. Betty Compson was a rising Hollywood startlet and had early...

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Jul 25, 20212 min read

Fah Teh Loy's Outrageous Bifurcated Pantaloons

Cultural norms and modesty were amusingly different a hundred years ago. Showing legs and ankles were a sign of avant guard fashion. ...

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