TBT: Vintage and current views of the Heinz Building in Berkeley
The H.J. Heinz Co. Factory at 2900 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley has been called “Berkeley’s most elegant industrial building” by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. The building was...
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TBT: BART Richmond line begins service Jan. 29, 1973
A color view of the El Cerrito Plaza station before the opening of the Richmond line in January 1973. (Photo courtesy El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce). BART rolls into the El Cerrito Plaza station on...
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Berkeley: Moe’s Books explains why it will be closed on Feb. 17
People gather in front of Moe’s Books on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley Sunday 4/20/97 during a memorial block party for bookstore owner Moe Moskowitz who died April 1, 1997 at the age of 75. (WEST...
View ArticlePresidents Day: Harry Truman visits Berkeley in 1948
For Presidents Day we offer these images from the Berkeley Daily Gazette of a visit to the city and UC Berkeley by Harry Truman, who delivered the commencement speech at Memorial Stadium in 1948.
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Can you help ID this West County/East Bay mystery photo?
At the March 9 centennial talk on El Cerrito’s history of gambling and vice — held at the former Wagon Wheel gambling house and nightclub — a woman brought in the above photo, wondering if anyone...
View ArticleMeet the artists behind “Alt-Left” exhibit at Berkeley Art Center
“Sequester” by Michael Kerbow. The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park, is hosting “Alt-Left: Local Treasures Artists in Conversation” from 4 to 6 p.m. May 20. The center is...
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Streetcars and giant urns in North Berkeley
A car, a streetcar and a giant urn, right, co-exist on Arlington Avenue at Thousand Oaks in Berkeley in 1947. It may be hard to believe now, but the neighborhoods around Arlington Avenue in Berkeley...
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Friday flashback: The Alameda at Hopkins in Berkeley today and in 1950
Southeast corner of The Alameda at Hopkins today and in 1950, when there was a Mobil station on the corner, now Chevron. Hopkins Street at The Alameda in Berkeley looks much the same in these views...
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TBT: Vintage views of Solano Avenue as you get ready to stroll on Sunday
This building, seen in 1938, is still in use, but not for automotive purposes. Can you ID the location? Photo courtesy John Stashik. Photo courtesy John Stashik. The lower end of Solano in Albany....
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Berkeley fun facts Great Depression edition — did you know the city had...
In 1930 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph welcomed visitors to its central office (pictured below). Berkeley had an estimated population of 85,000 in 1930 and the University of California was the...
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