Lake Merritt in 1907, and in 2020

1907



2020


This was taken about where I cross the pedestrian bridge, on my bike commute home, where the roller skaters like to hang out in the cul-de-sac of Lakeshore Avenue. The animated version is here.

It's not easy to see that it's the same place, but it is. Here's a map from 1876, showing the only place rails crossed Lake Merritt:

http://www.georeferencer.com/compare#477152530863

That commute:




It's 1000' up in the evening, all downhill in the morning.

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