Today, Lake Merritt is known as the Crown Jewel of Oakland, but it used to be called by a different name: the Lake of 1,000 Smells. To figure how to make it a swimming lake, it'd be good to know how it became un-swimmable in the first place. Head to the 🔗 link in bio for the full #BayCurious story. ✍️: Jessica Placzek 📹: Adam Grossberg + @myroncaringal