BY WALT WHITMAN Published: June, 2000 Walt Whitman, the second of nine children, was born 31 May 1819 in West Hills, Long Island, to parents of Quaker background. In 1823 the family moved to Brooklyn, where for six years Whitman attended public schools. It was the only formal education he ever received. At age eleven […]
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Riders of the Tides
BY CHRISTINE E. CORDI Published: June, 2000 The cry of a gull, the slap of a baby whale’s tail on the bay water, the sight of otters frolicking, seals swimming, cormorans in perfect flight formation, and a bevy of heavy beaked pelicans. We visit their world each time our ferry crosses the bay. Our Richmond […]
Focus on the Peninsula: Ferry Service to Redwood City and Oyster Point
BY JOHN CROOK Published: June, 2000 It's 9:00 a.m. and there’s a khaki-clad, 20ish man sitting in a cubicle at a biotech company in South San Francisco or an internet company in Redwood City. He feels great, refreshed and eager to review voice mails. He’s even looking forward to his upcoming two-hour meeting. That’s because […]
Ferry Escapades 1, 2 & 3
Published: June, 2000 Rosenblum Cellars 2900 Main Street (at Gateway Alameda) Alameda (510) 865-7007 One of the smartest deals going – for tourists and Bay Area residents alike – is to take the Alameda/ Oakland ferry for an afternoon of wine tasting at Rosenblum Cellars. Wine aficionados tout Rosenblum zinfandel as some of the finest […]
Ferry Fun in the Fifties: Aboard the Richmond Ferry
BY DAVID GIVENS Published: June, 2000 Following the golden age of bay ferries in the 1930’s and the exigencies of World War II, the winding down of it all had set in shortly after. a "fifties" kid like me had to succumb to the charms of an exotic remnant of ferryboats in a hurry. With […]
Ferry Fun in the Fifties: Aboard the Richmond Ferry
The Richmond Ferry Before the Bridge BY DAVID GIVENS Published: May, 2000 Following the golden age of bay ferries in the 1930’s and the exigencies of World War II, the winding down of it all had set in shortly after. a "fifties" kid like me had to succumb to the charms of an exotic remnant […]
Governor Davis makes appointments to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit
Published: May, 2000 Governor Gray Davis has announced the appointments of Charlene H. Johnson as president, and James Fang, Gavin C. Newsom, and Nancy L. Wagner as members of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority. Ms. Johnson, 54, of Colma, is currently vice-president of the law firm of Hallisey and Johnson of San […]
Bay Crossings Characters: Those Amazing Donahue Boys
BY RICHARD H. DILLON Published: May, 2000 Richard H. Dillon has written over 20 books on California history, among them one dealing on the incredible story of Peter, James and Michael Donahue, "Iron Men" (Candela Press, 1984). Until his retirement he worked as head of the Sutro Library in San Francisco. He is a member […]
Bay Crossings Literature: Walt Whitman Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
BY WALT WHITMAN Published: May, 2000 Walt Whitman, the second of nine children, was born 31 May 1819 in West Hills, Long Island, to parents of Quaker background. In 1823 the family moved to Brooklyn, where for six years Whitman attended public schools. It was the only formal education he ever received. At age eleven […]
Riders of the Tides
BY CHRISTINE E. CORDI Published: May, 2000 The cry of a gull, the slap of a baby whale’s tail on the bay water, the sight of otters frolicking, seals swimming, cormorans in perfect flight formation, and a bevy of heavy beaked pelicans. We visit their world each time our ferry crosses the bay. Our Richmond […]