Downtown Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Ennor’s Restaurant Building
James W. Plachek, Architect
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John P. Brennan, Builder; 1923
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
1. Ennor’s Restaurant Building Marker
[Photo caption:]
Ennor’s Restaurant Building soon after completion. Courtesy Plachek Collection, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association.
Inscription.
Ennor’s Restaurant Building. James W. Plachek, Architect.
City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 2006. This reinforced concrete building with its articulated brick facade and simple classical detailing was built for Harvey and Marie Ennor at a time of energetic downtown development. They expanded a small sandwich shop into an elegant restaurant, banquet room, grocery and butcher shop, bakery, and confectionary. From 1933 onward, the building successively housed the True Blue Cafeteria, World War II government agencies, a furniture store, and the Act One and Two Cinema. Builder John Brennan later established his own popular West Berkeley restaurant, Brennan’s. The sidewalk-level storefront was replaced and the building renovated in 2008, but the second-story front remains intact.
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2006
This reinforced concrete building with its articulated brick facade and simple classical detailing was built for Harvey and Marie Ennor at a time of energetic downtown development. They expanded a small sandwich shop into an elegant restaurant, banquet room, grocery and butcher shop, bakery, and confectionary. From 1933 onward, the building successively housed the True Blue Cafeteria, World War II government agencies, a furniture store, and the Act One & Two Cinema. Builder John Brennan later established his own popular West Berkeley restaurant, Brennan’s. The sidewalk-level storefront was replaced and the building renovated in 2008, but the second-story front remains intact.
Erected 2009 by Berkeley Historical Plaque Project.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.
Location. 37° 52.213′ N, 122° 16.013′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Berkeley. It is on Center Street east of Shattuck Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2130 Center Street, Berkeley CA 94704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
