Emeryville, one tough square mile wedged between Oakland and Berkeley with its back to the bay, has a gritty, colorful history and a bright future.
The stench from stockyards and slaughterhouses, the happy roar of a crowd at the Oaklan.
Later, railroad tracks crisscrossed a community formed on the fringe of Oakland to catch its cultural and industrial refuse.
Before the Gold Rush, its creek-fed grasslands served as a huge slaughtering ground for the Peralta family\'s hide and tallow operations.
Emeryville, one tough square mile wedged between Oakland and Berkeley with its back to the bay, has a gritty, colorful history and a bright future