Berkeley walks : revealing rambles through America's most intriguing city / Robert E. Johnson and Janet L. Byron.
2015
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Berkeley walks : revealing rambles through America's most intriguing city / Robert E. Johnson and Janet L. Byron.
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Berkeley, California : Roaring Forties Press, [2015]
Copyright
©2015.
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x, 275 pages : maps, illustrations ; 21 cm
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Central Berkeley. Downtown
The UC campus
The north side of campus
The south side of campus
Maybeck country
North Berkeley. The gourmet ghetto
Codornices Creek
Hopkins and Monterey market
Southampton and Thousand Oaks
The rock parks
South Berkeley. The Elmwood
Piedmont Avenue to Panoramic Hill
Rockridge to Claremont
Ashby BART station and the Lorin district
West Berkeley. The McGee-Spaulding district
The Ohlone greenway
Ocean view
Aquatic park and the marina
Berkeley architectural styles.
The UC campus
The north side of campus
The south side of campus
Maybeck country
North Berkeley. The gourmet ghetto
Codornices Creek
Hopkins and Monterey market
Southampton and Thousand Oaks
The rock parks
South Berkeley. The Elmwood
Piedmont Avenue to Panoramic Hill
Rockridge to Claremont
Ashby BART station and the Lorin district
West Berkeley. The McGee-Spaulding district
The Ohlone greenway
Ocean view
Aquatic park and the marina
Berkeley architectural styles.
Summary
Celebrates the things that make Berkeley such a wonderful walking city: diverse architecture, panoramic views, tree-lined neighborhoods, historic homes, unusual gardens, secret pathways, hidden parks, vibrant street life, trend-setting restaurants, and intriguing history. Fascinating and surprising sidelights include the apartment building from which Patty Hearst was kidnapped; Ted Kaczynski's home before he became the Unabomber; and the residences of Nobel laureates and literary Berkeleyans such as Thornton Wilder, Ann Rice, and Philip K. Dick. Bob Johnson and Janet Byron - long time city residents and tour guides - designed these 18 walks to showcase the many elements that make Berkeley's neighborhoods, shopping districts, and academic areas such fun to explore. Visitors will discover a vibrant community beyond the University of California campus borders, while locals will be surprised and delighted by the treasures in their own backyards. -- Publisher's description.
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Includes index.
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BAY AREA BOOKS
Language
English
ISBN
1938901398
9781938901393
9781938901393
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