Between the Tides The Instant City in the American West Matthew Booker, NC State University SF Bay overview Ostreola conchaphila Temescal shellmound Richmond shellmound 1906 Oakland Beds 1857 virginica Crassostrea virginica CPRR Oakland Mole Booth & Co 1891 Stilwell oyster car 1897 Ferry Building, Foot of Market Street, San Francisco, 1907 Hay scow, San Francisco, 1880s Manure piles and ash cans, New York City, 1890s Children play near a dead horse, New York City, 1893 Height of bay industry 1909 Urban overview 2005