Past Events (2004)

Live Oak Park Recreation Center, 1301 Shattuck Ave.

Speaker: Historian Chuck Wollenberg
Topic: “Berkeley: Athens of the West (?)”

Mr. Wollenberg will discuss Berkeley in the early decades of the 20th Century. He will explain the context for the path building of that era, when businessmen and intellectuals aspired to create a “Utopia of the Pacific.”

Refreshments will follow. Live guitar music by Dale Miller. Please note that parking can be difficult, so walk if you can.

~free and open to all~

Contact Emma Morris at 510-525-4894 for more information.
 

How to get there:
Top of path: From Grizzly Peak Blvd, turn downhill onto Summit Rd. The path is between 1504 & 1506 Summit.

Bottom of path: From Grizzly Peak, turn downhill onto Senior. From Senior, turn left on Fairlawn, then left on Olympus, finally left onto Wilson Circle. Path is obvious at the end of Wilson Circle.

What to bring:
Work gloves if you have them--though I will also bring along several extra pairs. I will get tools from the tool library, so nothing else is needed, but you could bring a pick, a shovel, a level or a small sledge hammer if you have it.

Please drop me a reply if you can come--although it's also extremely welcome to see someone show up who didn't reply... My phone # is: 510-540-7223.

Charlie Bowen
BPWA: Path Building Chair
charlie_paths@comcast.net
 

Note: Use caution on the partly improved paths. Please.

Start at the fountain at Park Gate and Shasta Road (just a few yards from the big wooden Tilden Park sign at the corner of Shasta and Grizzly Peak).

• Walk back to the big Tilden Park Sign and turn right (north) onto Grizzly Peak. Walk to the top of Stoddard Path.
• Turn left onto Stoddard Path and walk down to Miller Ave. At the bottom of the path, turn right onto Miller.
• Turn left onto Stevenson Path (upper segment) and walk down to Sterling Ave.
• Cross the street and continue down Stevenson Path (lower segment) to Keeler Ave. At the bottom of the path, turn right onto Keeler.
• Walk north on Keeler for quite a while, until you get to Sterling Path.
• Turn left onto Sterling Path and walk down to Cragmont Ave. At the bottom of the path, turn left onto Cragmont Ave.
• Walk south on Cragmont for quite a while, until it ends at Shasta Road. Turn left (uphill) onto Shasta Road.
• Walk up and turn right onto Northgate Rd. When Northgate ends, turn left at Quail.
• At the corner of Quail and Campus Drive, turn left onto Campus. Walk about 1 block to the bottom of Glendale Path.
• Turn left onto the new concrete stairs on [unsigned] Glendale Path (bottom segment) and walk up to Queens Road. At the top of the path, turn right onto Queens.
• Walk south the on Queens until you get to the wide parking area in the road. This is the bottom of Terrace View Park. Walk up through the Park to Fairlawn Drive. Turn right onto Fairlawn.
• Walk along Fairlawn all the way to its end at Olympus—many twists and turns. Turn left onto Olympus.
• Walk along Olympus to Wilson Circle and turn left onto Wilson Circle.
• Walk straight ahead and go up [unsigned] Wilson Walk to Summit Road. Turn left onto Summit Road.
• Cross Grizzly Peak Blvd [CAREFULLY!!] and continue on Summit Road.
• Walk along Summit Road to Atlas, turn left on Atlas, and then turn right onto Hill Road.
• Walk along Hill Road to where it ends and keep going straight ahead onto Scott Newhall Path to the other side of Hill Road. Continue along Hill Road until you are back at the fountain where you started.

Contact Charlie Bowen (510-540-7223) for more information.
 

Bring workgloves if you have them, also picks would be helpful. Other things you could bring: a level, sledge hammer, flat-blade shovel, hoe.

We've already put in 28 steps on this path, and we are right on the steepest part, so there are lots more steps needed. Clearing of weeds and shrubbery is also required as we progress upwards. The view is wonderful from this path--it is a prime candidate for a bench once the steps are in.

Did we all really enjoy the last BPWA newsletter highlighting our work on building the paths, as well as our plans for more to come?? :-)

If you're coming on Saturday, could you drop me a reply so I have an idea of how many to plan for? Refreshments will be served, of course. And you can certainly show up even if you don't send a reply.

Charlie Bowen
BPWA: Path Building Chair
charlie_paths@comcast.net
 

Terrace Walk (2) - across Shattuck - up Walnut to the Short Cut (45) - Oxford St, Los Angeles and then up the lower side of Spruce (which is nice with the divider blocking the street) to Easter Way (36) all the way up - along Regal Rd. to Pinnacle Path (37). Through Remillard Park and along Keeler Path (41). A few feet on Sterling St. and down Bret Harte Path (56) - Along Cragmont Ave and Bret Hart Rd. (or upper section of El Mirador Path (50)). Once on Keith continue down to Redwood Terrace (51) to Euclid St to Oak St. Path (46) and take Oak St. and Arch St to Spruce.

Contact Dale Miller (millbush@sbcglobal.net) for more information.
 

Tasks for this workparty: Install wood steps & clear weeds

I'll get tools from the tool library, but you can bring any of the
following if you have them:

• work gloves
• pick or mattock
• clippers
• square-end shovel

Could you please drop me a reply if you are going to come? (Feel free to come along even if you don't let me know--I just want a general idea of how many people to plan for.)

Refreshments will be served, and I always try hard to have us end
promptly, so you can count on being done by 12:30.

Thanks! (My phone# is 540-7223)
--
Charlie Bowen
BPWA: Path Building Chair
charlie_paths@comcast.net
 

Space Sciences Building (above Lawrence Hall of Science), off Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA (map)

It's a hill walk, starting at 10:00am at the UC Space Science Lab near Centennial and Grizzly Peak. It goes down through some beautiful and interesting neighborhoods with funky architecture to end at the foot of the Rose Walk, near the Rose Garden on Euclid.The walk will start at 10:00am in the Space Sciences parking lot.I'll give a short tour of the exhibits at the entrance of the Space Science Lab. Then we'll walk a little way down the Fire Trail to look at the satellite tracking antenna. We might see a satellite pass; can't guarantee it.We will then reverse course and go down the steps between the Space Sciences and Mathematical Sciences buildings. We get a spectacular view of the Bay.We'll visit the garden in back of Lawrence Hall of Science. Then we'll cross the LHS north parking lot and follow several paths to Harding Circle.From there, we'll follow mostly the downhill roads: Olympus Ave, Campus Drive. We'll look at Columbia Path and Glendale Path, which have been partly built over.The walk then descends to Glendale - La Loma Park, where we might see some archery practice.We exit the park via some steps onto Quarry Road, and then onto La Loma Ave. We turn off onto the Rose Steps which take us to Rose Street.We follow Rose Street down to the famous Rose Walk. The walk ends at the bus stop on Euclid, near the Rose Garden.

DirectionsYou can drive to the Space Sciences parking lot by going around to the East side of the UC campus and get on Centennial Drive. There's a sign for Space Sciences and Mathematical Sciences. The road goes around the back of the football stadium, where Centennial turns off. You drive several miles uphill, past the soccer field, the swimming pools, and the Botanical Gardens. You go past Lawrence Hall of Science too. Don't park in their lots unless you want to pay. You continue up the hill and just before Centennial joins Grizzly Peak, there's a road to the right, labeled "Gauss Way"; this leads into the Space Sciences parking lot, a dead end. On weekends, there's no charge for parking.Alternatively, you can park near the Rose Walk and ride the #65 bus from there up the hill. On weekends, the #65 runs hourly, starting on the half-hour from Center & Shattuck (Bank of America). Bus fare is $1.50 one-way.There's one catch: the bus doesn't go to Space Sciences Lab. You can either walk up the stairs to Space Sciences from the last stop at Lawrence Hall, or get off at Senior, and walk along Grizzly to the path which leads in to Space Sciences.Alternatively, you could skip the Space Science part of the walk and wait at Lawrence Hall for the rest of us to come down the steps at about 10:45.I plan to catch the 8:30 #65 at Center & Shattuck. I will walk in from Senior to meet the group at Space Sciences. If you are on that bus, I can guide you in from Senior. I'm the big guy with a red face, white shirt and black suspenders, and a billed cap marked "BUS RIDER".

For additional information, my phone is 510-913-4682 (email:stgeller@comcast.net). It's a cell phone; I'll have it with me on the day of the walk.

The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) will hold its 29th Spring House Tour and Reception on Mother's Day -- Sunday, May 9, from 1 to 5 pm. "Berkeley 1890 -- at home" features twelve Victorian-era houses -- several of them designed by A.W. Pattiani -- built between 1889 and 1900 along Berkeley's Fulton Street and adjoining side streets. The reception, with light refreshments served, will be held in the garden of one of the houses.

Tickets for the self-guided house tour and reception are $25 general admission, $20 for BAHA members and their guests.

Two pre-tour lectures will be offered. Paul Duchscherer will speak on "Victorian Glory in the San Francisco Bay Area" on Wednesday, April 28. Paul Roberts will lecture on "A.W. Pattiani, Victorian Designer-Builder" on Wednesday, May 5. Both lectures will be held at the Church by the Side of the Road, 2108 Russell Street, Berkeley, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $7 and may be ordered by mail. They will also be available on both evenings at the lecture site.

Complete tour and ticket order information is available on the BAHA website.

Advance tickets may be ordered by mail. A printable order form is available online at
<http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/house_tour_tickets.html>

For further information, please call the Berkeley Architectural Heritage office at (510) 841-2242 or 841-1055. Reservations may also be made by writing to BAHA at P.O. Box 1137, Berkeley, CA 94701.
 

Live Oak Park Recreation Center
1301 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA (map)

His talk will include a discussion of:

• which birds frequent cities
• the kinds of habitats they need
• recognizing birds by songs and calls
• birdwatching tips
• the pros and cons of feeding birds & more...

The meeting is free and open to the public, so feel free to invite your friends. For more information, please call Jacque at (510) 524-4715.
 

Upper Stevenson Path (Path #62)
1167 - 1171 Sterling Avenue
Berkeley, CA (map)

Live Oak Park Recreation Center
1301 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA (map)