1973
Jerry Overaa takes on his largest project to date, the Lafayette BART Station, marking the first of 19 Overaa projects for BART.
2013
Overaa builds the world’s first rotating test lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
1917
Carl agrees to build a 2-story wood frame apartment building for $3997.
1929
The Great Depression nearly puts Overaa out of business – Carl’s sons, Clarence and Elmer, are forced to drop out of UC Berkeley and try their luck gold mining in Coulterville, CA.
1932
Clarence meets his future wife, Julia Lucey.
1915
Carl constructs a boarding house on Nevin Avenue in Richmond, CA – Carl’s friends and family live in the building, most are employees of Overaa.
1939
Overaa builds exhibits for Ford Motor Co. and Standard Oil at the San Francisco World’s Fair.
1945
Carl and Clarence enjoy good economic times; Overaa builds more than 20 schools in the booming Bay Area.
1959
Carl passes away and the company continues to grow under Clarence’s charge.
1969
Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.
