Many changes have taken place. In just a few year orinda has been transformed from a small country village where everyone knew each other to a large suburban community where people who rush home each night from city offices barely have time to get acquainted.////
Just a few year ago the children of orinda walked to one small school through pear orchards and tomato patches. Now they ride to several school on cars and buses, driving past well-trimmed lawns and swimming pools. \ Orinda used to be a quiet, rural town. Now it is bustling and sophisticated. The rocking chair has been replaced by the aluminum recliner. Community supper have given way to country club parties.||| The horse-drawn plow has been replaced by the tractor and rototiller. The two-lane road through town has moved aside for a wide new freeway.