RIP Franchises of our youths

[Drunk Monk]

I remember the Leslie salt mountain. Never saw the art.

Cargill salt is really close to Tiger Claw.  If I take the industrial corridor to Dumbo bridge, I pass right by it.  They have a salt mountain.  It's not as impressive as the old Leslie one, but it's significant.

Ever read Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky? I thought I reviewed that here but a search only turned up that horrid Angelina Jolie flick. It's a remarkable read and a lot takes place in Fremont.  It makes this argument that Cali wasn't really born of the Gold rush.  It was the industrial salt rush, predicated by a Silver rush, which was actually far more profitable than the Gold rush.  There's some crazy tales of salt mines carved into subterranean cathedrals accessible by rollercoaster.  Fun read, especially because I spent a decade and a half living in Fremont and still work there.