Archive - East Bay Yesterday newsletter

I’m building an accidental archive

Sometimes objects convey history in ways that a screen never could

Jun 5 •

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April 2025

How to make Oakland look like 1987

Location scout Alex Pearcy on how “Freaky Tales” turned back the clock

Apr 15 •

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March 2025

Oakland’s fading fallout shelters

A journey into the bowels of Cold War history

Mar 4 •

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February 2025

Searching history for survival strategies

Even if the past can’t predict the future, it still offers tools for navigating the present

Feb 7 •

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January 2025

From abandoned factory to “Toxic Playground”

On New Year’s Eve, a derelict steel foundry was taken over by renegade ravers, briefly bringing Berkeley's "post-industrial abyss" back to life.

Jan 7 •

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October 2024

Oakland should be more like Istanbul

A trip to Turkey gave me a new perspective on home

Oct 19, 2024 •

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August 2024

The power of coffee

Why cafes can be so controversial

Aug 21, 2024 •

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July 2024

Prepare to defend the Bay Area

"We don’t have to give would-be authoritarians a free pass to drag us..."

Jul 19, 2024 •

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June 2024

An Oakland oasis

"It felt like we’d traveled through a portal..."

Jun 18, 2024 •

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May 2024

History is for the living

On exploring ourselves through our ancestors

May 10, 2024 •

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April 2024

If you (don’t) build it, they will come

The failure of Big Plans isn't always a bad thing

Apr 18, 2024 •

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March 2024

What's "the point" of history?

The past isn’t a collection of trivia, it’s our entire world

Mar 13, 2024 •

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