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posted by [personal profile] msilverstar at 09:56pm on 04/05/2014
Just a particular kind of plum tree.

Then (c. 1900):
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Now: (houses in the foreground probably worth $1 million each)
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posted by [personal profile] tadorna at 10:32pm on 04/05/2014
I love these pictures! Wow, that really is quite a difference, isn't it?
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posted by [personal profile] msilverstar at 05:04am on 05/05/2014
It's something I think about quite a bit. At least we've managed to keep a lot of the hills undeveloped, first for a clean water supply and now also for open space and nature preservation. But one consequence is that housing is incredibly expensive in the area. There is no free lunch :-(
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