East Bay Then and Now: Two East Bay Churches Mark Christmas Centennials
By Daniella Thompson
Friday December 28, 2007
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the East Bay population ballooned practically overnight, absorbing 200,000 refugees of which three-quarters remained permanently. To accommodate their burgeoning communities, Berkeley and Oakland acquired new housing developments, factories, and transportation routes, as well as a good number of churches.
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