History of the Berkeley Pier: A Ferry Tale
For years Martin Kunz has been looking down the hill from his office at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, out over the water, at one of the longest piers in California — the Berkeley Pier.
“I see this every day from my office when I have lunch, and I was curious what the history behind this is,” he said. He submitted a question to Bay Curious, so off we went to find the answer.
Lately, the Berkeley Pier has primarily been used as a fishing pier, but decades ago it had a very different purpose.
Berkeley’s Population Boom
Back in the early 20th century, Berkeley was growing fast. Its population…
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