East Bay: Then & Now
Photo: Daniella Thompson, 2022
The Thomas Block’s Future Is Dim
18 January 2022 The Intriguing H.J. Goetzman Built Four of Berkeley’s Earliest Shingled Houses
9 December 2020 The Niehaus-Rosano Building Is a Reminder of Ocean View’s Melting-Pot Past
8 January 2020 C. M. Cook, the Mysterious Architect
1 February 2018 Berkeley’s Two Campus Theaters
4 June 2013 Julia Morgan, Architect to Town and Gown
8 November 2012 Spring House Tour Will Explore Picturesque Villas in Arlington Heights
27 April 2011 The Goddards and Julia Morgan: An Occasional Love Story
22 April 2010 Bread and Music Were Staples of West Berkeley Block
3 March 2010 Railroad ‘Lobster’ Controlled State Politics for a Decade
15 February 2010 Ghosts of Old Greeks Populate the Northside
2 February 2010 From Scavengers’ Social Club to Rock Music Mecca
16 January 2010 James L. Barker Was Berkeley’s Booster for Five Decades
10 November 2009 U.C. Offers the American Turgenev’s House for $1
26 October 2009 Lucky Baldwin’s Heiress Once ‘Slummed’ in Berkeley
13 October 2009 Campus Janitor Beats Professors in Popularity Race
28 September 2009 The Circuitous Career of Berkeley’s Favorite Undertaker
14 September 2009 Edward F. Niehaus, West Berkeley Stalwart
31 August 2009 A Yankee Bricklayer’s Creation, Bonita Hall Endures
27 July 2009 The Carpenter, the Baker, and the Classics Professor
20 July 2009 James Pierce, the Consummate Host of Ridge Road
24 May 2009 A Viennese Epicure in Athens of the West
18 May 2009 Maybeck Made La Loma Park His Own Country
28 April 2009 Captain Thomas Offered the City of Berkeley His Land for a Park
12 April 2009 “Soap King” R.P. Thomas Settled in the Berkeley Hills
30 March 2009 French Couple Left Two Monuments on Dwight Way
16 March 2009 When Berkeley’s Home Street Was a Street of Homes
2 March 2009 Berkeley’s City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire
17 February 2009 Berkeleyan Torrey Owned Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting
2 February 2009 Kingman Hall: a Microcosm of 20th-Century Berkeley History
21 January 2009 Thornburg’s Storybook Village Succeeded Kellogg’s Farm
7 January 2009 The House of Three Charlies Conceals Many Stories
20 November 2008 The Inventor, His House, and the Neglected Bequest
11 November 2008 Landmarks Preservation Ordinance: Taking Stock of 34 Years
27 October 2008 Samuel Heywood and Sons: Lumber and Politics
21 October 2008 Will the Real William Heywood Stand Up?
30 September 2008 On the Trail of Zimri Brewer Heywood’s Residence
16 September 2008 Zimri Brewer Heywood: Separating Fact From Myth
2 September 2008 Berkeley Square: From Transport Hub to Urban Core
18 August 2008 The Curious Case of Honora Townsend Bentley
4 August 2008 William McCleave, Civil War Hero, Established a Military Dynasty
21 July 2008 The Shrinking Legacy of Volney D. Moody and His Heirs
10 July 2008 Weltevreden Was Berkeley’s “Premier Residence” 100 Years Ago
23 June 2008 Volney D. Moody, Serial Entrepreneur, Left a Mixed Legacy in Alameda County
16 June 2008 Bohemian Jewish Butchers Dominated Downtown’s Meat Trade
27 May 2008 Schweinfurth’s First Unitarian: A Powerhouse of a Church
11 May 2008 Westenberg House: The Grande Dame of Benvenue Avenue
27 April 2008 Marshall-Lindblom House Was the “Prettiest Home in Berkeley”
15 April 2008 Parsons House: A Pioneering Design for Accessible Living
28 March & 19 April 2008 Allanoke Was a Scene of Hospitality for Five Decades
18 March 2008 Telegraph & Durant: From Ritzy Enclave to Commercial Hub
5 March 2008 William Wharff: Architect, Civil War Vet and Free Mason
19 February 2008 The Rise and Fall of a West Berkeley Knitting Pioneer
6 February 2008 Knitwear Magnate Looked to Europe for Building Inspiration
23 January 2008 Grocer-Politician Fred C. Koerber Left Berkeley a Double Legacy
9 January 2008 Two East Bay Churches Mark Christmas Centennials
26 December 2007 The Bentleys of Le Conte Avenue: 96 Years of Public Service and Art
14 December 2007 North Gables: an Early Exemplar of Equal-Opportunity Housing
27 November 2007 A Tale of Two Mystery Houses and One Politician
13 November 2007 Maybeck’s Boke House: Made by One Crusader for Another
31 October 2007 The Shattuck Hotel: Berkeley’s Once and Future Jewel?
17 October 2007 Bennington Apartments Evoke 19th-Century Euclid Avenue
3 October 2007 Orchids and Industry Thrived Side-by-Side in Berkeley
18 September 2007 Simone Marengo Gave Berkeley Macaroni
4 September 2007 Buyer Sought for Historic West Berkeley Church
3 August 2007 Oscar Maurer Studio Celebrates Its Centennial
22 July 2007 When Southside Apartment Living Was All the Rage
9 July 2007 Immigrants’ Sons Established Local Tanning Industry
26 June 2007 Sea Captains Found in Berkeley an Ideal Home
12 June 2007 The Slater-Irving Connection Was Sealed in Paraffine
28 May 2007 Captain Slater's House Is an Early Classic Colonial
15 May 2007 John Hopkins Spring: Splendor, Strife & Shenanigans
2 May 2007 Mark Daniels Excelled in Developing and Marketing Scenic Beauty
28 April 2007 Villa della Rocca, the Sills’ Thousand Oaks Citadel
11 April 2007 The Evolution of a Downtown Corner
27 March 2007 Guy Hyde Chick: the Man Behind the House
13 & 21 March 2007 Maybeck’s First House Was a Design Laboratory
20 February & 8 March 2007 Builder-Artist A.H. Broad Left His Mark on Berkeley
6 February 2007 Sierra Club Pioneers Lived Near Pre-Stadium Strawberry Canyon
23 January 2007 Architectural Patron Phoebe Apperson Hearst Lived Here
1 January 2007 Charles Manning MacGregor, Indefatigable Builder
30 November 2006 Hillside Club Left a Lasting Mark on Berkeley’s Northside
24 November 2006 This West Berkeley Early Landmark Is a Proud Survivor
2004–17 November 2006 Inspired by Precedent, Part 2
24 October 2006 Inspired by Precedent
4 October 2006 Spring Mansion Was Modeled After Empress’ Island Palace
28 September 2005–19 September 2006 Shipping Magnate’s Mansion Is Rare Survivor on Its Block
28 July 2006–2 September 2006 SBCC: A Grand Building on a Modest Scale
22 August 2006 Harris Allen: The Spirit of Individuality
8 August 2006 The House That Students Built
25 July 2006 Roadside Architecture Worth Preserving
3 July & 10 August 2006 An Enchanting Country House Echoes East Coast Follies
20 June 2006 Maurice Curtis Lent Berkeley Brief Splendor
6 June 2006 Historic Pattiani House Emerges from a 20-Year Restoration
22 May 2006 Peralta Park Grew in the Shade of Giants
16 May 2006 When Walter Ratcliff Was City Architect
1 May 2006 Hawaiian Sugar Magnate’s Family Called Berkeley Home for Seven Decades
17 April 2006 In Berkeley, Seth Babson Gets No Respect
4 April 2006 High-Peaked Colonial Revival, a Bay Area Phenomenon
14 March 2006 Arts & Crafts on the Fire’s Edge
6 February 2006 Berkeley’s Victorian Enclave Recalls City’s Early Days
30 January 2006 Berkeley’s Landmarks Are Everywhere You Look
25 August 2005
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