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| | Arlington Fountain | Arlington & Marin
Berkeley CA
| The little bears around fountain get decked out in decorative wreaths during the holidays. They have charming little bellies. We call them buddah bears.
For decades this was just a grassy circle, and it’s wonderful that the fountain was recreated. | |
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| | Mathewson "Studio" House | 2704 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| Right on the corner of La Loma and Buena Vista Way, this starts Maybeck Country. He lived across the street, and designed several homes in the area for friends and family. I rented an apartment just up the street and loved living in the hills | |
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| | Maybeck "Sack" House | 2711 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| Experimental Architecture - I recall that Maybeck dipped burlap sacks in concrete or stucco... then used them as architectural elements. | |
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| | Wallen Maybeck House | 2751 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| Maybeck built this for his son and daughter in law, Jacomena. I met Jacomena when I lived on Buena Vista Way. I think they originally lived in the wonderful home on Purdue in Kensington. | |
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| | Temple Of The Wings-Boynton House | 2800 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| Oh boy - one of Berkeley’s most amazing architectural gems. The original building didn’t have walls. I believe that Isadora Duncan once danced here. | |
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| | Hume Castle | 2900 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| I’d heard about this building for months when I’d first come to Berkeley, but I never knew where it was. Then I rented an apartment on Buena Vista Way... and discovered, to my delight, that I was smack dab between the Hume Castle and Temple Of The Wings (Isadora Duncan's hangout).. and just up the street from Maybeck Twin Drive. The home was built by the Boynton family, who were friends with Isadora Duncan
I loved living there with the pleasant eucalyptus fragrance. From time to time I’d awake to find a sea of fog below me. It was magical! You'll love it living in the hills too. | |
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| | Kennedy House | Euclid & Buena Vista Way
Berkeley CA
| Right on the corner, this is actually two buildings - a home and a performance studio. The colors are wonderful and the home has a graceful feel to it. | |
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| | Lawson House | 1515 La Loma Avenue
Berkeley CA
| I believe that Lawson was a geologist or structural expert, so Bernard Maybeck designed this Pompeiian villa to withstand earthquakes. It’s still there, so I guess his design worked. | |
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| | Rose Walk | Euclid by Codornices Park
Berkeley CA
| Pleasant path just south of the Rose Garden - several very attractive homes on it | |
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Berkeley
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| | LBL - Lawrence Berkeley Labs | 1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley CA
| LBL has an open house during Cal Day each spring and a wonder open house in the fall. If you’re interested in the physical sciences, this is the place to go. The open house has science exhibits, tours, lectures & talks.
The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Labs specializes in energy, electron microscopy, environmental, physics, and accelerator and fusion research.... amongst other things. | |
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| | The Homestay |
Berkeley CA
510-528-9970 | North Berkeley home renting for 1 week or more. Email them at hillshomestay@hotmail.com | |
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| | The Brown Shingle | 1514 La Loma Avenue
Berkeley CA
510-848-6385 | Bed n’ Breakfast - Room rates $75-$125 including tax and breakfast | |
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| | Tilden Park Little Farm |
Berkeley CA
510-635-0135 | Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Donkeys and more
This is a WONDERFUL place that we go to when we just want to get away from it all
It’s particularly magical in the spring, when the babies are born. There’s nothing as charming as an infant goat!
Also see Pt. Isabel when you want to be transformed by 4 legged creatures... of the woofer variety | |
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| | Lawrence Hall Of Science | Centennial Drive
Berkeley CA
510-642-1057 | Fun and Science in the Berkeley Hills | |
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| | Tilden Park Pony Rides | Central Park Drive
Berkeley CA
510-527-0421 | Tilden Park is just east of Grizzly Peak Blvd, and has pony rides, a children’s zoo with adorable goats (babies every spring) a merry-go-round, golf course, and more! | |
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| | Codornices Park | 1201 Euclid
Berkeley CA
| Just up from the Rose Garden | |
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| | Dorthy Bolte Park | Spruce & Michigan
Berkeley CA
| Enjoy the concrete slide! It's more fun (and less safe) with Wax Paper) | |
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| | Tilden Park Steam Train | Grizzly Peak & Lomas Contadas
Berkeley CA
510-548-6100 | Live Steam rides in Tilden Park. The trains are large enough to sit on. Enjoy! | |
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| | Hillside Club House | 2286 Cedar Street
Berkeley CA
510-848-3227 | | |
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| | Lawrence Hall of Science | Centennial Drive near Grizzly Peak
Berkeley CA
510-642-5132 | Science exhibits and more... and a spectacular view of the Berkeley and the Bay Area. It was used as a set in the movie "The Forbin Project" | |
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| | Berkeley Opera | 715 Arlington Avenue
Berkeley CA
510-524-5256 | | |
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| | Berkeley Hills Nursery | 1161 Sterling Avenue
Berkeley CA
510-849-1612 | | |
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| | Cragmont & Indian Rock Parks |
CA
| Cragmont and Indian Rock Parks are two of the best rock climbing parks in Berkeley. The view from Cragmont Park is particularly special. | |
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| | Cragmont Climbing Club |
Berkeley CA
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| | Wildcat Canyon Regional Park |
Richmond CA
510-562-7275 | | |
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| | UC Botanical Garden | 200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley CA
510-642-3343 | Plants from around the world... high up the Berkeley Hills
A magical place to go... it’s high up the Berkeley Hills, above the UC Berkeley Stadium. Carol spent lots of time here when she was a gardener. | |
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| | Contra Costa Rock Park | Contra Costa north of Solano
Berkeley
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| | Rose Garden | 1250 Euclid Avenue
Berkeley CA
| A WPA Project, it has a pleasant arbor and spectacular bay views. The Rose Garden Sign was recently redone. | |
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| | Indian Rock | Indian Rock & Shattuck
Berkeley CA
| Big rock in a small park - it’s a neighborhood favorite, and one of the places (Cragmont Park is another) to go when you want to learn how to climb rocks. Me??? I like to watch people climb rocks, and view the John Hudson Thomas Secessionist Architecture across the street
One of Berkeley’s special places - come here for sunsets or to watch the rock climbers. It’s only a few blocks up Indian Rock Path from Solano Avenue. Be sure to check out the John Hudson Thomas home just down the street on Indian Rock Road | |
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| | Remillard Park-Rock Climbing | Keeler & Poppy
Berkeley CA
| Another Rock Climbing Park | |
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| | John Hinkel Park | Somerset & Southampton
Berkeley CA
| Once the location of Berkeley Shakespeare Festival (moved to Orinda and renamed California Shakespeare Festival,, the ampitheather still hosts children’s Shakespeare Camp. | |
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| | De Anza Lake | Tilden Park
Berkeley CA
| First time I ever went here I saw a topless woman feeding a duck. So... why haven’t I returned in years? | |
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| | Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round | Tilden Park
Berkeley CA
510-524-6773 | A magical merry-go-round with special lights during the holidays. | |
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| | Tilden Park Golf Course | Tilden Park Grizzly Peak & Shasta Road
Berkeley CA
510-848-7373 | Golf??? In Berkeley??? You betcha!
Link is under contruction | |
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| | Tilden Regional Park |
Berkeley CA
510-562-PARK | The first time I went to Tilden Park I was astonished. Just a few miles from our home was a huge, undeveloped park! You can play golf, swim in Lake Anza, visit a botanical garden, or ride a live steam (small scale) railroad or merry-go-round! | |
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| | Berkeley Montessori School | 2030 Francisco
Berkeley CA
510-843-9374 | | |
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| | Bentley School | 1 Hiller Drive
Oakland CA
510-843-2512 x460 | K-12 Independent School | |
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| | Crowden | 2401 Le Conte
Berkeley CA
510-644-2299 | | |
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| | Cragmont Elementary School | 830 Regal Road
Berkeley CA
510-644-8810 | | |
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