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Historical Markers and War Memorials in California

 
By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 29, 2020
A Working Waterfront Marker - wide view, with ferries in the background
1 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — A Working Waterfront —
Near Alameda Point Shoreline Trail.
2 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 4 — Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Tenders — At NAS Alameda —
On Ferry Point north of Oriskany Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
3 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Alameda City Hall —
On Oak Street near Santa Clara Avenue.
4 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 1 — Alameda City Hall, 1895-96 —
On Santa Clara Avenue near Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
5 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Alameda Lodge No. 1015 —
On Santa Clara Avenue near Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
6 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 440 — Alameda Terminal of the First Transcontinental Railroad —
On West Mall Square, on the right when traveling north.
7 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 1 — Alameda: Bay Area Aviation Center —
On Ferry Point Road.
8 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Alameda’s First Church — Founded Sept. 11, 1853 —
On Central Avenue at Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue.
9 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — An Era of Dramatic Change —
Near Alameda Point Shoreline Trail.
10 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — ATK Baseball Field — 1916-1938 —
On Clement Street at Walnut Street on Clement Street.
11 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — GPY-140-02 — Clark Memorial Bench — My Dumb Friends Bench —
On Park Avenue.
12 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Croll's —
On Central Avenue at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
13 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Douglas SBD Dauntless —
Near Ferry Point Road.
14 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Elsie B. Roemer Bird Sanctuary —
On Shoreline Drive north of Broadway, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — First Presbyterian Church —
On Santa Clara Avenue at Chestnut Street on Santa Clara Avenue.
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16 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Grumman F6F Hellcat —
Near Ferry Point Road.
17 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Grumman J2F Duck —
Near Ferry Point Road.
18 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 3 — Historic Alameda High School —
On Central Avenue near Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
19 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 15 — Lincoln Park, 1909 — City Historical Monument #15 —
On High Street north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
20 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 26 — Meyers House —
On Alameda Avenue near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 968 — Pan Am China Clipper —
On West Mall Square.
22 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Prehistoric Indian Mound —
On High Street near Santa Clara Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
23 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 3 — Seaplanes and Flying Boats at NAS Alameda —
On Ferry Point north of West Oriskany Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 1029 — The Jimmy Doolittle Pier – Alameda Naval Air Station — Pier No. 3 — USS Hornet —
Near Hornet Avenue at Ferry Point.
25 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — They Brought Alameda the News — Paul's Newstand Re-dedicated April 30, 2011 —
On Santa Clara Avenue at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Santa Clara Avenue.
26 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Tonarigumi — Alameda’s Historic Japantown —
On Park Street east of Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
27 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Tonarigumi — Alameda’s Historic Japantown —
On Pacific Avenue north of Park Street, on the right when traveling north.
28 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Tonarigumi — Alameda’s Historic Japantown —
On Buena Vista Avenue south of Oak Street, on the right when traveling north.
29 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Tonarigumi — Alameda’s Historic Japantown —
On Oak Street at Times Way, on the right when traveling east on Oak Street.
30 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Veterans Memorial Building — 2203 Central Avenue — 1929 —
On Central Avenue at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
31 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Vought A-7A Corvair II —
Near Ferry Point Road.
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32 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Webster House —
On Versailles Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
33 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Wilver Dornel “Willie” Stargell —
On Willie Stargell Avenue at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling west on Willie Stargell Avenue.
34 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Bay Farm Island — Lest We Forget —
On Island Drive at Veterans Court, on the right when traveling south on Island Drive.
35 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Bay Farm Island — Tillman Park — Dedicated on September 25, 1991 in honor of — Charles Tillman —
Near Kofman Parkway at Aughinbaugh Way, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Bay Farm Island — Veterans Memorial Park —
On Island Drive at Doolittle Drive when traveling south on Island Drive.
37 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Former NAS Alameda — 2 — Seaplane Lagoon — Historic Development, Use, and Significance at the former NAS Alameda —
On Ferry Point north of West Oriskany Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
38 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Krusi Park — Krusi Park — Alameda, Ca. —
On Otis Drive south of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
39 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Leonardville — 1890 Seawall —
On Union Street south of Clinton Avenue.
40 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — 930 Pacific Avenue —
On Pacific Avenue east of Wood Street, on the right when traveling east.
41 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — 440 — First Transcontinental Railroad — Alameda Terminal —
On Lincoln Avenue at Webster Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Avenue.
42 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — History of the Alameda Belt Line —
Near Atlantic Avenue.
43 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — Jean Sweeney - Alameda's "Little Engine That Could" —
Near Atlantic Avenue.
44 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — Skippy Peanut Butter — Site of the Former Rosefield Packing Company
On Webster Street north of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
45 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, West Alameda — U.S. Maritime Officers Memorial —
Near MacKay Avenue when traveling east.
46 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — Albany Waterfront - Nature Transforms — Albany Waterfront Trail — A Portion of the Bay Trail —
Near Buchanan Street.
47 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — Albany Waterfront History (Post-1900) —
On Buchanan Street, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — Albany Waterfront History (Pre-1900) —
On Buchanan Street, on the right when traveling west.
49 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — Albany World War I Memorial —
Near Portland Avenue at Ramona Avenue.
50 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — Rose Wave — Colin Lambert & Peter Adams, 2007 —
On Buchanan Street 0.2 miles west of San Pablo Avenue when traveling east.
51 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 6 — Site of Albany Hospital —
On Marin Avenue at Masonic Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Marin Avenue.
52 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 3 — Site of Albany's First City Hall —
On Solano Avenue west of San Pablo Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
53 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 2 — Site of Albany's First Firehouse —
On Cornell Avenue south of Solano Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
54 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 1 — Site of Albany's First Official Public Building —
On Solano Avenue at Cornell Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Solano Avenue.
55 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 5 — Site of Charles MacGregor's Office —
Near Solano Avenue at Carmel Avenue.
56 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 7 — Site of Garbage Wars —
On Buchanan Street at San Pablo Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Buchanan Street.
57 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 4 — Site of Miller's Barn —
On San Pablo Avenue at Brighton Avenue, on the right when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue.
58 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 8 — Site of Veterans' Memorial —
On Portland Avenue at Ramona Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Portland Avenue.
59 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — 2401 Bancroft Way —
On Bancroft Way, on the left when traveling east.
60 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Brent James Woodall — July 20, 1970 – September 11, 2001 —
Near Frank Schlessinger Way.
61 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — California Memorial Stadium — War Memorial —
Near Gridiron Way.
62 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Clark Kerr Campus —
On Warring Street, on the right when traveling north.
63 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Clint Evans Baseball Field —
On Frank Schlessinger Way, on the left when traveling west.
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64 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Don Pedro Fages Expedition —
Near Center Street east of Oxford Street.
65 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Gilman Hall — University of California — Berkeley, California, 1916-1917 —
Near Oppenheimer Way at South Drive.
66 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — In Memory of Ed Sanclemente — 1924-2016 —
Near Frank Schlessinger Way.
67 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — John Fitzgerald Kennedy Charter Day Speech —
Near Piedmont Avenue.
68 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Juice Bar Collective —
On Vine Street, on the left when traveling west.
69 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Observatory Hill —
Near Hearst Avenue at Euclid Avenue.
70 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Orchard Lane — Henry Atkins, Designer — 1909 —
Near Panoramic Way.
71 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Panoramic Hill — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places — A National Historic District —
Near Panoramic Way.
72 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — 986 — Piedmont Way —
On Piedmont Way at Bancroft Way, in the median on Piedmont Way.
73 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — The Greatest Play in College Football History —
On Piedmont Avenue north of Bancroft Way, on the right when traveling north.
74 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — The Lawrence 37-Inch Cyclotron —
On Centennial Drive south of Grizzly Peak Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
75 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — UC Berkeley Korean War Memorial —
Near Bancroft Way.
76 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Welcome to Wonderland —
On Derby Street, on the left when traveling west.
77 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Aquatic Park — Site of Pump House - Peet Brothers/Colgate Palmolive — Berkeley History —
Near San Francisco Bay Trail near Shellmound Street.
78 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Annie and Bernard Maybeck House — Bernard Maybeck, Architect — 1933 —
On Buena Vista Way, on the right when traveling east.
79 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Everett and Marie Glass House — William Wilson Wurster, Architect — 1938, 1941 —
Near Twain Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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80 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Hillside School — Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1925 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places —
On Buena Vista Way, on the right when traveling east.
81 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Ina Donna Coolbrith, 1841-1928 — Berkeley History —
On Miller Avenue at Ina Coolbrith Path, on the right when traveling west on Miller Avenue.
82 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Indian Rock — Berkeley History —
On Indian Rock Avenue.
83 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — John Hinkel Park — Clubhouse: John Gregg, Designer, 1918 — Amphitheater: Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934 —
Near Somerset Place.
84 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — La Loma Steps — Circa 1910-1916 —
On Le Roy Avenue at Hawthorne Terrace on Le Roy Avenue.
85 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Mortar Rock —
Near Indian Rock Avenue.
86 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — North Branch Berkeley Public Library — James W. Plachek, Architect, 1936 —
On The Alameda near Hopkins Street, on the right when traveling south.
87 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Northbrae Public Improvements — John Galen Howard, Architect; R.A. Mansell, Landscape Architect 1907 — City of Berkeley Landmark - designated in 1992 —
On The Circle at Marin Avenue, on the right when traveling east on The Circle.
88 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Rose Walk — Bernard Maybeck, Designer and Architect; 1913 — Henry Higby Gutterson, Architect, 1924-36 —
Near Euclind Avenue.
89 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Site of Thousand Oaks School — (Demolished in 1998) — William C. Hays, Architect, 1919; Stone and de Sanno, Architects, 1928 —
Near Colusa Avenue south of Tacoma Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
90 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Temple of Wings — Bernard Maybeck/A. Randolph Monroe, Architects; 1911 — Edna Deakin/Clarence Dakin, Architects; 1924 —
On Buena Vista Way, on the right when traveling east.
91 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Thousand Oaks Neighborhood and Urns — Circa 1909-1910 — Mark Daniels, Landscape Engineer —
On San Fernando Avenue at Yosemite Road on San Fernando Avenue.
92 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Marina — Berkeley Municipal Pier — Berkeley History — 1926
On Seawall Drive at University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Seawall Drive. Reported missing.
93 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Becky Temko Tot Park — Berkeley History —
On Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
94 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Berkeley City Hall — Bakewell and Brown, Architects, 1908 — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1975 —
On Martin Luther King Jr, Way south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
95 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Berkeley High School Alumni: Bobby Seale, Jean Yonemura Wing, Billy Martin —
On Alston Way at Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on the right when traveling west on Alston Way.
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96 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Way at Allston Way, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
97 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — City Hall Annex — Jamers W. Plachek, Architect — 1925 —
On Allston Way west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, on the right when traveling west.
98 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Historic McGee-Spaulding District — Berkeley History —
On Dwight Way at California Street on Dwight Way.
99 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Historic McGee-Spaulding District — Berkeley History —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Way at Alston Way, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
100 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Ohlone Dog Park — Berkeley History —
On Hearst Avenue west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

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