“Fanned by a brisk wind, the flames leaped high into the air, painting the sky a lurid red. The spectacular blaze attracted hundreds of motorists.”
“Fire in the center of the Telegraph Avenue business district … caused $10,000 damage and threatened to destroy an entire business block,” the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported a century ago on June 14, 1926. “The blaze started in a rear room of the Va… [3416 chars]
Source: The Mercury News | Published: 2026-06-17T12:15:29Z
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