San Francisco

The long arc of Bay Area industrial development

Lunchtime Forum

Although the Bay Area's industrial economy boomed during the military-based shipbuilding days of WWII, its role as an industrial center began much earlier, and continued well after the war with the rise of high-tech manufacturing in the South Bay. Richard Walker, leading economic geographer and chair of the California Studies Center at UC Berkeley, traces the history of industrialization in the Bay Area, discusses how different sub-regions of the Bay Area developed their own particular industrial specialization, and explains what impact this has on our current industrial landscape.

Admission

Free to members
$5 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch

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Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

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