Scenarios about 'Bay Area'
The Bay Area refers to the metropolitan region surrounding San Francisco Bay in Northern California, encompassing cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. This region has been historically significant as a center of counterculture movements, technological innovation during the Gold Rush era through the rise of Silicon Valley, and as a strategic Pacific port. In alternate history scenarios, the Bay Area often serves as a focal point for divergent technological development, political movements, or as a critical geopolitical location in altered Pacific power dynamics.
What If San Francisco's BART System Was More Extensive?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Bay Area Rapid Transit system was built according to its original ambitious plans, transforming urban development, transportation, and economic growth across the San Francisco Bay Area.
What If The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake never struck the San Francisco Bay Area, potentially changing the region's development, infrastructure, and earthquake preparedness culture.