101 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — 935 Hearst Avenue —

No pivotal battles that changed the course of history were fought here. Nary a famous person was ever born or raised, lived, slept, dined, or even gave a glancing look at this place. This location did not provide a monumental role in the . . . — — Map (db m147452) HM

102 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Bowen’s Inn/Higgins Grocery — Circa 1854 — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1985 —

This building, thought to be Berkeley’s oldest remaining structure, originally stood on the Contra Costa Road, now San Pablo Avenue. Built by Captain William J. Bowen when the area was sparsely populated, it served as an inn, saloon, grocery . . . — — Map (db m53831) HM

103 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Church of the Good Shepherd — Charles L. Bugbee, Architect, 1878 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places —

This is Berkeley's oldest remaining church building and the oldest church in the East Bay still in continuous use by its founding congregation. The one-story Victorian Gothic-style building was built here on what was Bristol Street, before it was . . . — — Map (db m28503) HM

104 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Delaware Street Historic District — Period of Significance, 1854-1910 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1979 —

(Rehabilitated and Partially Reconstructed in 1986. William Coburn, Historic Architectural Consultant) In the 1850s, Gold Rush-era farmers and merchants began settling in this rural bayside area. Delaware Street connected Jacob’s . . . — — Map (db m52299) HM

105 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Fullen Market Building — Henry S. Patton, Builder — 1907-08 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1985 Built by a real-estate developer during the East Bay building boom that followed the 1906 earthquake, this corner store anchored the southwestern boundary of the neighborhood once known as Regents . . . — — Map (db m53833) HM

106 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Harpoon Cannon — (Whaling Gun) — Reported permanently removed

The whaling gun below this plaque came off the ship; “Cody.” Gib Hunter was the Captain of the ship and was the last of the whalers to operate off the West Coast. Captain Hunter presented this whaling gun to Bud Spenger. — — Map (db m155984) HM

107 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Spenger’s Fish Grotto — c. 1890 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated in 2001 —

Clam chowder, baked beans and 10¢ beer – these and fish dinners drew crowds to fabled Spenger’s. It all began in the 1860s when Johann Spenger from Bavaria started fishing in the Bay. The gabled structure he built here housed his business and . . . — — Map (db m52303) HM

108 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Toveri Tupa – Finnish Hall — August Trille, Designer, 1908 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1979 Toward the end of the 19th-century, a large Finnish immigrant community was located in west Berkeley. Together they constructed this wooden building which integrates traditional Finnish and American . . . — — Map (db m53834) HM

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109 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Poets Corner — American Photoplayer Co. — Cooper Woodworking Buildings — 1912-1920 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1986 Over the years this complex housed Cooper Woodworking, the Sperry Flour Company, the American Photoplayer Company, and other industrial and manufacturing enterprises. American Photoplayer manufactured . . . — — Map (db m53818) HM

110 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Poets Corner — Fox Court — Carl Fox, Designer — 1927-30 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1977 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places This small-scaled complex of one-and two-story buildings is a surprise on a busy street. Arranged along a brick walkway through a garden court, . . . — — Map (db m53829) HM

111 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Poets Corner — Garden History —

From 1902 to 1979 the Santa Fe railroad company used this land for both industrial shipping and passenger service. The railroad tracks that once passed through here were part of a nine mile strip of land that went from Richmond to Oakland. After . . . — — Map (db m153776) HM

112 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Poets Corner — Santa Fe Railway Depot — Charles Frederick Whittlesey, Architect — 1904 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 2001 During the early 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad provided three-day passenger and freight service between Chicago and the Bay Area. This depot was one of three major rail stations in Berkeley. . . . — — Map (db m53828) HM

113 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — "In Tribute to Chiura Obata" — 1885-1975 (小圃 千浦) —

Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American artist Chiura Obata was a popular member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley from 1932 to . . . — — Map (db m122842) HM

114 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Anthony Boucher: Editor and Writer — Berkeley History —

From 1947 to 1968 this was the home of William Anthony Parker White (1911-1968), universally known by the pen name Anthony Boucher. This Oakland-born author with a master's degree from UC Berkeley was a pivotal figure in the establishment and . . . — — Map (db m136180) HM

115 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Burl Toler, Sr. — (May 9, 1928 - August 16, 2009) —

was a college football star at the University of San Francisco and #1 NEL draft pick but lost the chancce to play pro football when he suffered a career- ending knee injury during a college all- star game. Instead he became the first African . . . — — Map (db m145994) HM

116 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Charles W. Woodworth House — 1905 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1993 Entomologist, naturalist, physicist, and inventor Charles W. Woodworth designed and built this all-redwood house in the Bay Region style. The three-level, seven-bedroom home has a brown shingle . . . — — Map (db m54877) HM

117 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Davis-Byrne Building — 1895 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1991 —

This building was originally part of the small commercial district that grew up around Dwight Way Station where Shattuck Avenue commuter trains intersected with the horse-car line that ran up Dwight Way to the California Schools for the Deaf and . . . — — Map (db m29581) HM

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118 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — 206 — Josiah John Rose-Goldsmith House — 1891 - Historic Landmark 206 —

This landmark commemorates an all but forgotten community called Newbury and a pioneer carpenter, Josiah John Rose, builder of many San Francisco and Berkeley homes. Newbury, annexed later in 1891 by Berkeley was a thriving village. The sidewalks . . . — — Map (db m145339) HM

119 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Longfellow School — City of Berkeley Landmark — designated in 1995 —

William C. Hays, Architect, 1922 James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930 John Reid, Jr., Architect, 1935 ELS/Elbasani & Logan Architects, 1998 As electric streetcar transportation improved and expanded in the early 20th-century, this section . . . — — Map (db m53873) HM

120 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Lorin Theater — (Philips Temple C. M. E. Church) — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1982 —

Hiram Lovell, Architect, 1910, 1914 James W. Plachek, Architect, 1921 The popularity of early movies created a demand for new spaces to accommodate eager audiences. South Berkeley’s first neighborhood theater with 144 stools for seats was . . . — — Map (db m53816) HM

121 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Site of Reid's Records — Berkeley History —

Founded in 1945 by local sports hero Melvin Reid and his wife Betty Reid, Reid’s Records was one of the first Black-owned record shops in California and one of the few shops of any kind where African-American music could be purchased before the . . . — — Map (db m152805) HM

122 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — South Berkeley Bank — Wells Fargo Bank, South Berkeley Branch — John Galen Howard, Architect, 1906 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1982 In the early 20th century, this was one of two banks anchoring the busy Lorin business district’s streetcar intersection. The building remained a bank until the 1980s. Its architecture combines a . . . — — Map (db m53815) HM

123 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — The Shuman Block — McDougall Brothers, Architects — 1906 —

Berkeley History Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to the Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to accommodate automobile showrooms, with artist studios above. Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Biscoff, William . . . — — Map (db m54333) HM

124 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — William Byron Rumford (February 2, 1908 - June 12, 1986) —

William Byron Rumford was a phamacist who worked on this very block. In 1948 he was elected to the California State Assembly becoming the first African American elected to any public office in Northern California. He took the lead in passing . . . — — Map (db m154349) HM

125 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — “A People’s History of Telegraph Avenue” —

Mural designed by Osha Newmann, painted with O’Brien Thiele, Janet Kranzberg, Daniel Galvez and many others Painted in 1976 Restored and enlarged in 1999 City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1990 The mural on this wall was painted . . . — — Map (db m54696) HM

126 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — 908 — Berkeley City Club —

The Berkeley City Club, organized in 1927, was one of the area’s earliest attempts by women to social, civic and cultural progress. The building, constructed in 1929, is one of the outstanding works of noted California architect Julia Morgan, . . . — — Map (db m100562) HM

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127 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — Berkeley Piano Club — William L. Woollett, Architect, 1912 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 2005 The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893 by a group of local women. Early meetings were held in members’ homes and later in a barn at the . . . — — Map (db m54726) HM

128 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — First Church of Christ, Scientist — Bernard Maybeck, Architect, 1910 —

Roof replacement, accessibility, and seismic improvements: Architectural Resources Group and Degenkolb Engineers, 2007 City of Berkeley Landmark designated 1975 Maybeck’s masterpiece is an Arts & Craft fusion of Romanesque, early Christian . . . — — Map (db m55032) HM

129 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — Fred Turner Building — City of Berkeley Landmark —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1981 Fred Turner Building Julia Morgan, Architect Christian M. Teigland, Builder, 1940 This elegant commercial building, featuring two projecting storefront bays, . . . — — Map (db m238722) HM

130 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — McCreary-Greer House — 1901 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1986 —

The McCreary-Greer House and neighboring turn-of-the-century houses on this block are survivors of one of the first residential districts developed around the University campus. This house, with its original garden area and carriage house, . . . — — Map (db m52300) HM

131 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — Moe's Books — Berkeley History —

In 1959, Morris (Moe) Moskowitz and his wife, Barbara, opened a small paperback bookshop on Shattuck Avenue. They soon moved to Telegraph Avenue where Moe's Books evolved into a renowned emporium featuring hundreds of thousands of books. Moe's . . . — — Map (db m136179) HM

132 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — 73 — Ten Speed Press —

In this very building in the year 1970 Phil Wood established Ten Speed Press Publishing Landmark No.73 — — Map (db m238688) HM

133 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen —

During the summer of 1969, the house at 835 Folger Avenue was home to the band Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. The band's style mixed country, rock 'n' roll, western swing, rockabilly, and jump blues together on a foundation of . . . — — Map (db m239011) HM

134 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Exxon Super Service Station —

This station was constructed as an Exxon Super Service Station in 1933. It was a business venture of longtime Berkeley elementary school teacher, Sue Irwin. Built in the California Mission Style it reflects the look of railroad . . . — — Map (db m171532) HM

135 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Frances Albrier — (1898-1987) — Champion of Equal Rights and Social Justice —

It was just automatic for me to stand up and tell a person, “You’re wrong. You’re mistreating me. You’re discriminatory. Why don’t you give me a chance?” Great generosity coupled with anger at injustice guided the life of . . . — — Map (db m54814) HM

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136 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Philadelphia Quartz Company — Furnace Room #1 and Mixing Room — Constructed 1917-1918 —

Berkeley History Reflecting West Berkeley’s early industrial heritage, this plant remains one of the city’s largest brick buildings. Once used to produce chemicals for a cluster of nearby industries that manufactured soaps, cleaning agents, paper . . . — — Map (db m53812) HM

137 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Rumford's Pharmacy — Berkeley History —

In the 1930s pharmacist and civil rights activist Dr. William Byron Rumford (1908–1986) served as the first black professional at Oakland's Highland Hospital. In 1942 he purchased a pharmacy in Berkeley and, after constructing this . . . — — Map (db m154343) HM

138 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — San Pablo Tennis Club — An African American Community Organization —

The San Pablo Tennis Club (SPTC) was established in 1954 by a group of predominantly Black tennis players who wanted to promote tennis, particularly for the youth, in their much beloved community. Due to racial discrimination, the San Pablo Park . . . — — Map (db m176624) HM

139 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Santa Fe Railroad Tracks —

From the early 1930's the Santa Fe railroad tracks ran along Sacramento Street in South Berkeley, through the heart of the African-American community. This was unsafe and a barrier to unifying the Berkeley community. In 1978 Dr. William B. . . . — — Map (db m171589) HM

140 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Workingman’s Hall — 1879 — Berkeley History —

Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingman’s Club, a west Berkeley political organization. Built as a reading room for laborers, it was used briefly as Berkeley’s . . . — — Map (db m53836) HM

141 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley — 946 — University of California Berkeley Campus —

These landmarks form the historic core of the first University of California campus, opened in 1873: Founders’ Rock, University House, Faculty Club and Glade, Hearst Greek Theatre, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, Doe Library, Sather Tower and . . . — — Map (db m229323) HM

142 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Upper Telegraph — Historic "Lorin District" —

South Berkeley was originally settled by Coast Indians. After Spanish conquest in the 1700s, large land tracts were held by the Peralta, Ashby and Harmon families. Transportation has been a key factor in Lorin's history. Gov. Stanford . . . — — Map (db m145998) HM

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