The Bay, CA
Music connected to The Bay
About The Bay
- • Tom Hanks, Oscar-winning actor, was born in Concord, California.
- • The fortune cookie originated in San Francisco, not China.
- • The Gold Rush put San Francisco on the map in 1849.
- • Alcatraz Island once housed a maximum-security federal prison.
- • The 1906 earthquake and fire devastated San Francisco.
- • San Francisco Bay gets its name from Saint Francis and was founded in 1776.
- • San Jose's population is over 1 million, surpassing San Francisco.
- • San Francisco's elevation reaches 933 feet at Mount Davidson.
- • Tech is a major industry in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
- • The bay area feels innovative, dynamic, and sometimes overwhelming.
- • The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship in 2022.
- • The 'Catch' by Dwight Clark in 1982 is a famous 49ers play.